TY - JOUR
T1 - Portuguese Archives and Libraries: a Century of Preservation and Conservation Practices for the Control of Biodeterioration
AU - Casanova, Conceição
AU - Pinheiro, Ana Catarina
N1 - PTDC/EPH−PAT/0224/2014
UID/ QUI/50006/2019
POCI−01−0145−FEDER−007265
CEECIND/02598/2017
PY - 2021/2/10
Y1 - 2021/2/10
N2 - Biodeterioration has been a central subject for libraries and archives. Throughout the ages, different preventive and curative conservation measures were adopted to manage biodeterioration in Portuguese institutions, but the problem persists. A historic review of different methodologies used to prevent biodeterioration in the Portuguese context is presented and compared to international trends. It focuses on theories and practices of paper conservation on par with their evolution and a comparison between the art collectors’ world and Libraries and Archives is also made. Biodeterioration management has always been a major concern, namely amid librarians and archivists, among the first ones to endorse the implementation of preservation policies. Although preservation awareness has a relatively long history, it is vital to encourage a better understanding of it at the decision-making level. In fact, the implementation of preventive conservation strategies continues to be unsatisfactory, despite the current sustainability issues and the dangers of handling contaminated documentation.
AB - Biodeterioration has been a central subject for libraries and archives. Throughout the ages, different preventive and curative conservation measures were adopted to manage biodeterioration in Portuguese institutions, but the problem persists. A historic review of different methodologies used to prevent biodeterioration in the Portuguese context is presented and compared to international trends. It focuses on theories and practices of paper conservation on par with their evolution and a comparison between the art collectors’ world and Libraries and Archives is also made. Biodeterioration management has always been a major concern, namely amid librarians and archivists, among the first ones to endorse the implementation of preservation policies. Although preservation awareness has a relatively long history, it is vital to encourage a better understanding of it at the decision-making level. In fact, the implementation of preventive conservation strategies continues to be unsatisfactory, despite the current sustainability issues and the dangers of handling contaminated documentation.
KW - Biodeterioration; Preventive Conservation; Archives; Libraries; Contamination; Sustainability
UR - https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104374182&origin=inward&txGid=322d5e8776c265ee68a25289548d8379
U2 - https://doi.org/10.14568/cp202004
DO - https://doi.org/10.14568/cp202004
M3 - Article
VL - 36
SP - 46
EP - 61
JO - Conservar Património
JF - Conservar Património
SN - 1646-043X
ER -