Short Introduction to Conservation of Library and Archival Documents

This book provides a basic outline of the concept of physical conservation of library and archival documents. Not only books there are various types of non-book materials like manuscripts cartographic materials like maps atlases globes topographic drawings charts etc. newspapers motion pictures and video recordings like film cartridges video cassettes video discs etc. graphic materials like photographs postcards etc. microforms like aperture cards microfiche microfilms etc. three-dimensional artefacts and realia sound recordings like sound cartridges sound cassettes etc. Various conservation techniques of different book and non-book materials have been thoroughly analysed here.