Category

Preservation (library and archival science)

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set of activities aimed at prolonging the life of a record or object in the fields of museum, library and archive

Timbuktu Manuscripts

Manuscripts preserved in Timbuktu, Mali

1966 flood of the Arno

November 1966 flood of the Arno River

International Dunhuang Project

international collaborative effort

Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies

international standard for metadata to support the preservation of digital objects

conservation and restoration of books, manuscripts, documents and ephemera

profession and academic discipline

vinegar syndrome

type of deterioration of film stock

paper embrittlement of a book or document

Mass deacidification

measure against the degradation of books made of acidic paper

book-shaped container for manuscripts, prints, maps etc.

collections management

process of overseeing a collection, including acquisition, curation, and deaccessioning

International Archives for the Women's Movement

Dutch archives, Women's Movement archive