Deacidifying Library Collections: Myths and Realities
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English Slovak |
| ISSN: | ISSN 0034-5806 |
| Online Access: | http://www.viks.sk/chk/res_1_87_69_93.doc |
| Abstract: | SUMARRIES. The magnitude of the preservation problem caused by acidic paper in U.S. research libraries is expressed as an annual loss of national wealth. A general review of the different mass deacidification approaches for deacidifying library materials is presented. The Library of Congress DEZ, and Wei T'o deacidification processes, the two approaches that appear practical, are compared on (he basis of their respective technologies and projected treatment and capital costs. A detailed history of the 1985/86 DEZ mishaps and their political consequences is provided. A listing of major current publications, meetings, and programs is reviewed to demonstrate preservation work in the process of undergoing a major expansion. CONCLUSION. Libraries should not take the emergence of mass deacidification and the development of Wei 'To technology reported here as suggesting that all of their mass preservation problems have been solved. Significant understanding of library-preservation problems now exists within the conservation, industrial, and scientific worlds, and this information is being made available to the general public80 8!. Libraries are no longer standing alone, and their preservation problems are beginning to achieve the visibility that they deserve. Librarians have an economic justification as well as a proven technology to use in planning the strategies for preserving their library collections. |
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| ISSN: | ISSN 0034-5806 |
