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Preservation And Conservation Of Library Materials
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Alegbeleye (1985) define conservation as a term that embraces several
related idea such as (i) restoration which is the action taken to
correct deterioration of all kind and also maintain the items in as near
as possible in their original form (ii) substitution which has to do
with the replacement of the original by microfilm digitalization for
regular use.
Mean while, restoring materials to it’s original nature
is what we know as conservation and a way of using a materials by making
an effort to see that materials are not made home use rather you make
photocopy and return back for preservation.
A distinction between
preservation and conservation is a method of applying the physical or
chemical treatment of library materials to sustain them in their
original state.
Considering preservation and conservation in a
digital age, we consider about digital repository service to support not
only day to day access to digital age challenge a libraries and
archivist to create an appropriate organizational context for action.
Digital technologist is erasing many of the distinction between
custodians of articles libraries and other repository that traditionally
have assumed responsibilities for preserving information face
technical, legal and organizational challenges in responding to new
demands of digital preservation. According to the Russell (1999) digital
preservation in a simplest term means a process by which digital data
is preserved in digital from in order to ensure the usability,
durability and intellectual integrity of the information contained there
in on that note, we have the following as a library services obligation
towards preservation. To keep technical development in the conservation
field under review to utilize those which are suitable and incorporate
them into the strategy to provide added benefit and more effective
operations? To do everything possible to minimize damage from use,
promoting good practice in handling.
To promote best practice amongst
staff and readers in seeking to ensure the security of materials which
has been selected for permanent preservation to maintain agreed standard
of preservation through library services? Therefore it is highly
imperative that materials acquired in the library should be taken care
of.
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