conservation
1. The conscious, deliberate and planned
supervision, care and preservation of the total
resources of a library, archives, or similar
institution, from the injurious effect of age, use
(or misuse), as well as external or internal
influences of all types, but especially light,
heat, humidity and atmospheric influences. 2. A
field of knowledge concerned with the coordination
and planning for the practical application of the
techniques of binding, restoration, paper
chemistry, and other material technology, as well
as other knowledge pertinent to the preservation
of archival resources. Cf. RESTORATION .
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