1 Scope
This document provides guidance and recommendations in the planning, implementation, maintenance and improvement of the preservation of archive and library collections through:
— recommendations and guidance for preservation planning and ongoing management of physical collections in archives and libraries ;
— procedures for managing collections in the stacks, research and reading rooms, conservation facilities and while on exhibit and during transportation.
— guidance and recommendations for appropriate enclosures and containers for archive and library collections .
This document applies to preservation of archive and library physical collections of institutions and volumes small and large. It applies to all collections housed by an institution; their own collections and deposits or loans from other institutions. Some information on digital collections , born digital and digitized, for