One must be able to control the environment (temperature, humidity, pests, light, exposure, etc) in order to preserve organic materials

Storage environment in Preservation

Preservation criteria

A systematic preservation plan is necessary to prolonging the life of a collection. Identifying general and specific needs of the collection, establishing priorities, and gathering the resources to execute the plan are what make up preservation standards

Preservation standards

Research and testing regarding the vulnerabilities of old media and the abilities of new media are active in the library science field

Research and testing for preservation

Determining if an outside vendor is necessary for the preservation plan

Vendor Services for Preservation

- Storage environment in Preservation
- Preservation criteria
- Preservation standards
- Research and testing for preservation
- Vendor Services for Preservation

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A set of rules and activities established in order to lengthen the physical life of a record

Information Preservation

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- Collections Care
- Conservation
- Disaster preparedness
- Digitization
- Reformatting

Preservation Activities

Preservation Practices Factors

- Digital Preservation
- Preservation Activities in Archival Processing
- Preservation in Librarianship
- Reformatting

Types of Preservation

- Inherent vice
- Poor environmental conditions and/or fluctuations
- Poor or frequent handling
- Biological factors

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