Professional Documents
Culture Documents
of Library Materials
Fumigation
Using Carbon tetrachloride and ethylene
dichloride (1:1)
Preservation: Paper
Causes of Deterioration of Materials
Inherent Causes – inherent strength of
paper depends on the length and strength
of organic fibers
External Causes
Temperature and Relative Humidity
Light
Biological Agents
Atmospheric Pollutants
Preservation: Paper
Human Causes
Handling by Library Staff
Handling by Users
Preservation – Non Book
Materials: Basic Consideration
Physical Environment
Temperature - No single temperature can
be prescribed for media formats is 75˚F for
videotapes and cassettes; for magnetic
tapes is between 50˚F to 125˚F
Humidity – Non Book materials are
sensitive to this factor. Ideal humidity
factor is 45%±5%
Preservation – Non Book
Materials: Basic Consideration
Security – It focus on protection against
human problems such as vandalism and
pilferage. It will be necessary to store in a such
location and manner that these cannot be
accessed without assistance of staff.
Circulation Policy – Evolved a balance
between security and service. A strict in-house
circulation policy has certain advantages
Preservation – Non Book
Materials: Basic Consideration
Maintenance of Equipments - Non book
materials like videotapes, film, tapes,
slides, transparencies, film strips etc.
require additional equipments for their
usage. These items are all susceptible to
damage caused by improper maintenance
of equipments.
Preservation – Non Book
Materials: Basic Consideration
Storing - non book materials like
phonograph records, tapes, Film, CD-Rom
etc. should be stored in vertical position.
Handling - non book materials are mostly
delicate and require proper handling by
the librarian and the user.
Hazards to Library Materials
Environmental Factor
Temperature
Light and Darkness
Humidity and Moisture
Water
Smoke
Dust and Dirt
Chemical Factors
Hazards to Library Materials
Biological Factor
Fungi
Insects