CHRONICLE OF A DISAPPEARING FUTURE: CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION IN THE ROYAL LIBRARY OF BELGIUM

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS v
3. INTRODUCTION ix
4. SESSION 1: National Libraries as Museums of Books and Living Libraries at the Same Time - Resolving Contradictions
5. BOOK MUSEUM OR A BIG RESEARCH LIBRARY? THE DILEMMA OF NATIONAL LIBRARIES 1
6. CHRONICLE OF A DISAPPEARING FUTURE: CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION IN THE ROYAL LIBRARY OF BELGIUM 5
7. PERMANENT PAPER: MYTH OR REALITY, DREAM OR NECESSITY? 13
8. THE SPANISH REGISTER OF REPRODUCTIONS 18
9. DIGITAL LIBRARIES: A NEWAPPROACH TO PRESERVATION FOR A BROADENED ACCESS 24
10. PRESERVATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 31
11. SESSION 2: Preventive Conservation and Disaster Recovery: Preservation of Collections
12. COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF LOCAL HISTORY IN NEW JERSEY 38
13. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF BOOK STORAGES IN THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES LIBRARY (BAN) 46
14. MAINTENANCE OF AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT: IMPERATIVE STEP AGAINST DISASTERS 52
15. FREEZE-DRYING OF WATER-DAMAGED PAPER MATERIALS: A REPORT ON PRACTICAL DISASTER RECOVERY 55
16. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE LIBRARY OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 59
17. SESSION 3: Mass Conservation: Methods and Dilemmas
18. THE BATTELLE MASS DEACIDIFICATION PROCESS: ESTABLISHMENT AT DIE DEUTSCHE BIBLIOTHEK IN LEIPZIG AND FUTURE APPLICATIONS 64
19. THE APPLICATION OF THE BATTELLE MASS DEACIDIFICATION TREATMENT IN THE GERMAN LIBRARY, LEIPZIG 69
20. MASS DEACIDIFICATION OF ARCHIVAL MATERIALS: THE BATTELLE AND DEZ PROCESS COMPARED 76
21. THE BOOKKEEPER PROCESS A REAL SOLUTION 95
22. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE TECHNOLOGY 100
23. IN THE TREATMENT OF BRITTLE PAPER, DOES THE FUTURE BELONG TO MECHANICAL OR CHEMICAL REINFORCEMENT? 109
24. SESSION 4: International and Regional Efforts in Preservation and Access: Training for Preservation and Conservation
25. THE IFLA SECTION ON CONSERVATION: LIBRARY PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION IN THE 90s 114
26. THE PAC CORE PROGRAMME 117
27. MEMORY OF THE WORLD: PRESERVING THE DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE 122
28. BUILDING BRIDGES: THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ON PRESERVATION AND ACCESS 133
29. EDUCATION FOR PRESERVATION: THE CHALLENGE OF ACCESS TO OLD AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES 139
30. TRAINING FOR PRESERVATION: NEEDS AND PROVISION 146
31. WHICH KIND OF BOOK CONSERVATORS IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM? THE STATE-OF-THE-ART IN ITALY AND SOME PROPOSALS FOR THE FUTURE 151
32. SESSION 5: National and Local Activities in Preservation and Training in Central and Eastern Europe
33. PRESERVATION IN RUSSIAN LIBRARIES: CURRENT SITUATION, TENDENCIES, ASPIRATIONS FOR THE FUTURE 156
34. MAIN STEPS TO IMPROVE THE CARE OF BOOK COLLECTIONS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC 163
35. PERMANENT PAPER IN SLOVAKIA: ITS PRODUCTION, PROPERTIES AND USE 167
36. DEVELOPING OF A COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION SYSTEM ON CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION 175
37. TRAINING OF BOOK CONSERVATORS IN HUN 177