Managing the Preservation of Library and Archive Collections in Historic Buildings

Created By:  Ella Buckingham

Last updated:  30 Aug 2024

Summary/Description:

Guide to making alterations to historic buildings to preserve and protect them and their archival contents. The publication is from the eary 2000s so is dated in places, but provides a solid framework approach.

Type: Guidance
Published/led by: The British Library
Audience: Sector, Corporate
Original content owned by: The British Library
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National-Preservation-Office-Managing-the-Preservation-of-Library-and-Archive-Collections-in-Historic-Buildings-Nov-2002.pdf

Tags: guidance heritage frameworks conservation buildings
Topic: Physical Resilience

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