Re: conservation vs preservation

["Karen Brown" <kebrown@xxxxxxxxx>]

The American Institute for Conservation uses the following two definitions:

Conservation:  The profession devoted to the preservation of cultural
property for the future.  Conservation activities include examination,
documentation, treatment, and preventive care, supported by research and
education.

Preservation:  Teh protection of cultural property through activities that
minimize chemical and physical deterioration and damage and that prevent
loss of informational content.  The primary goal of preservation is to
prolong the existence of cultural property.

Hope this helps!  Karen


At 02:41 PM 2/23/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Thanks to all who responded about where the preservation dept.
>fits into the library.  This has brought up another question,
>which wasn't answered by a visit to the dictionary.
>
>Is there a difference between conservation and preservation?
>I feel as though there is, but I can't really say what it is.
>I know that we don't preserve energy, we conserve.  Anyone out
>there have a really good definition of the differences?
>
>Gretchen
>
>
>Gretchen Fulforth Stroh
>Materials Processing Specialist
>McCabe Library, Swarthmore College
>500 College Ave, Swarthmore PA 19081
>gstroh1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>

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