Preservation and conservation of library and archival documents: a Unesco/IFLA/ICA enquiry into the current state of the world’s patrimony

Table of contents (32 p.)

prepared by
D. W. G. Clements

General Information Programme and UNISIST

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

PGI-87/WS/15 rev.
Paris, October 1987

Recommended catalogue entry:

Clements (D. W. G.). Preservation and conservation of library and archival documents: a UNESCO/IFLA/ICA enquiry into the current state of the world's patrimony/edited by D. W. G. Clements [for the] General Information Programme and UNISIST. - Paris : Unesco, 1987. - 40 p : 30 cm. (PGI-87/WS/15 rev.)

I - Title
II - International Council on Archives (ICA)
III - International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
IV - Unesco. General Information Programme and UNISIST

© Unesco, 1987

Contents

Working group on UNESCO/IFLA/ICA survey

Introduction

Methodology

Results of the questionnaire

Background
Environmental control
Building problems
Disinfection
Changes in preservation conditions
Effects of use by the public
Preservation and conservation policies and resources
Preservation resources
Special documents

Mission reports

Major concerns

Properties of documents
Buildings
Environmental factors
Biological pests
Use, handling and storage
Preservation and conservation resources
Information dissemination

Scale and scope of the problem

Action programme

Background
Awareness
Education and training
Policy development and implementation measures
Treatment options

Recommendations

Introduction
Recommendations to Unesco
Recommendations to ICA and IFLA
Recommendations to national institutions and associations
Technical recommendations

Annex 1 : Questionnaire

Annex 2 : Follow-up mission visits to selected countries