Activity 7: Preventive Conservation Part 1

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  1. 4. Preventive conservation is the responsibility of everyone who works in and around museum collections, including _____, museum technicians, collection managers, conservators, curators, interpreters, maintenance personnel, preparators, and researchers.
  2. 7. One of rationale of preventive conservation is to reduce the risk of _____ loss of cultural property.
  3. 8. In preservation concerns in stack maintenance shelvers should not pack books so tightly that _____ them becomes difficult.
  4. 9. One of rationale of preventive conservation is to extend the life of _____ property.
  5. 10. One of rationale of preventive conservation is to defer, reduce, or eliminate the need for _____ treatment.
  6. 11. _____ should be prevented from falling directly on papers because the sun is a great emitter of ultraviolet rays.
  7. 12. _____ of plants near the building must be avoided, as the roots will damage the building foundation.
  8. 13. It is always better to construct the building away from _____ to avoid dust and dirt.
  9. 16. Provision of adequate number of electric fans and few exhaust fans will facilitate air _____ inside the library.
  10. 18. The most basic function of stack maintenance in a public or academic library is to re-shelve materials. The people doing this are often _____, student workers, or volunteers.
  11. 19. In preservation concerns in stack maintenance shelvers should make sure books do not extend beyond the edge of the _____.
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  1. 1. If there is a need to use wooden materials, the wood selected should be well seasoned and must be treated _____ to avoid insects.
  2. 2. _____is the mitigation of deterioration and damage to cultural property through the formulation and implementation of policies and procedures
  3. 3. As high humidity and high temperature are more _____ for library materials it is advisable to maintain ideal room temperature (200-250c) and relative humidity of (RH45- 55%) for preservation of documents.
  4. 5. Air conditioning of the _____ area round the clock is an ideal example of maintaining optimum temperature & humidity for the storage of documents.
  5. 6. It is important to monitor _____ conditions such as temperature and relative humidity even if it is not possible to make changes in the short term.
  6. 9. _____ of environmental factors partially begins from selection of site, the planning and the construction of the library building.
  7. 14. By monitoring and documenting the _____ regularly, records and archives staff will have factual evidence to support any requests for environmental controls.
  8. 15. High humidity could also be minimized by the use of de-hydrating agents like _____ gel.
  9. 17. It is very important to choose the best architectural design for the library having cross _____ facilities for free air circulation within the building.