Caring for Cultural Material 1

Caring for Cultural Material 2

Damage and Decay

Managing Collections

Managing People

Handling, Transportation, Storage and Display

Glossary

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Caring for Cultural Material 1
In this volume:
– Paper
arrow Books
– Photographs
– Paintings
– Electronic Information Media
– Acknowledgments
Books
In this chapter:
– Objectives
– Introduction to the care and repair of books
– Parts of the books
– What are the most common types of damage
– Book structure, materials and damage to books
– Wear and tear of books
– Common causes of damage
– The do's and don'ts of handling books
– The do’s and don’ts of repair and labelling
– Storing and displaying books
– The best materials for storage and display of books
– Storage enclosures for books
– Easy do-it-yourself storage enclosures for books
– How does light affect books on display?
– Supporting books when they are on display
arrow Summary of conditions for storage and display
– Books in Australians climatic zones
– Book maintenance
– Some miscellaneous advise
  MORE ABOUT BOOKS
– A brief history of books
– Types of bindings
– Materials commonly found in books
– Paper repair
– For further reading
– Self-evaluation quiz
– Answers to self-evaluation quiz

 

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Summary of conditions for storage and display

Summary of conditions for storage and display
. Storage Display
Temperature 18–22ºC 18–22ºC
Relative Humidity 45–55%RH 45–55%RH
Brightness of the Light Dark storage is preferred for books; but if light is present it should be less than 250 lux. If you think the books are particularly light-sensitive,the brightness should be less than 50 lux. Should be less than 250 lux. If you think the books are particularly light-sensitive, the brightness should be less than 50 lux.
Higher lighting levels are necessary when books are being read. The brightness should not exceed 500 lux with exposure to these lighting levels kept to a minimum.
UV Content of Light Dark storage is preferred; but if light is present, UV content should be less than 30µW/lm and no higher than 75µW/lm. Less than 30µW/lm and no greater than 75µW/lm.

 

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