BS 4971:2002 pdf download – Conservation and care of archive and library collections

BS 4971:2002 pdf download – Conservation and care of archive and library collections 3Terms and definitions For the purposes of this British Standard, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1collecting body organization, institution, authority, trust or individual that collects archive and library materialintended for long term preservation 3.2conservation measures and/or actions aimed at safeguarding cultural heritage while respecting its significanceincluding its accessibility to present and future generations NoTE Conservation can be sub-divided into preventive and remedial conservation (see 3.2.1 and 3.2.2). 3.2.1preventive conservation indirect measures and/or actions aimed at avoiding and minimizing future deterioration,damage and/or loss 3.2.2remedial conservation actions applied to an object to prevent or arrest damaging processesNOTE Remedial conservation is also known as interventive conservation.3.3drop-spine box single-piece book box with its lid and spine-wall hinged at the base allowing access to the boundvolume from the spine side NOTEA drop-spine box can also be used for the storage of paper manuscripts/documents. 3.4aisle subsidiary passageway between runs of shelf bays leading from a gangway enabling access to shelvesfor the removal or replacement of objects 3.5archive collection of archive and library material intended for long-term preservation NOTEIn this context ‘archive’ does not refer to the institution carrying out archiving activities.3.6archive and library material object(s) found in library and archive collections 3.7traditional material paper, leather, cloth, parchment, wax and resin, palm leaves, birch bark, papyrus and theirassociated media 3.8non-traditional material plastics, photographic, audio-visual and electronic media and their carriers NOTEExamples include negatives and transparencies, cine film, video and audio tape and cassettes, magneticand optical discs etc. 3.9unstable material object(s) composed of materials that are rapidly deteriorating or becoming unusable NOTE 1 Unstable material can be both traditional and non-traditional. NOTE2 Typically unstable materials include those which are decaying or which are becoming inaccessiblethrough mechanical or digital obsolescence, such as 19i-20 century chemically reduced and wood pulp papers(e.g.newsprint), acid tanned leather,esterified plastics (e.g.negatives, cine film), magnetic emulsions and cassettedelectronic media (e.g. video, optical discs) and chemically unstable inks. NOTE 3 Further information about the characteristics of archive and library materials can be found in Annex Aand Annex B 3.10alkaline buffer content of a packaging material, which reacts with volatile acids to protect the contentsof the package 3.11integrity extent of physical or conceptual wholeness of an object 3.12medium material of which information is composed NOTE Examples include inks, pigments, watercolours, etc.3.13substrate surface upon which information is recorded 3.14 membrane single skin, or part of...