TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zerek,Bogdan Filip
TI  - The preservation and protection of library collections: a practical guide to microbiological controls 
T2  - Chandos information professional series
SN  - 9781780634401
AV  - Z701 .Z474 2014eb
U1  - 025.84 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Oxford, England
PB  - Chandos Publishing
KW  - Library materials
KW  - Conservation and restoration
KW  - Microbial contamination
KW  - Information resources management
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; The Preservation and Protection of Library Collections: A practical guide to microbiological controls; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; About the author; 1 Introduction; Introductory remarks; Who and how they may benefit from this book; The nature of library collections; The climate and its impact on microbiological conditions of the library collection; Biological factors; Overview of the book; How to use this book; 2 Short mould review; Statistics of moulds isolated at the National Library of Poland; Fungi from the National Library in experiments for my MSc thesis in BiologyDaily work with fungi in the National Library at the present day; A final comment on the presented quick methods of identification of the genera of moulds; Conclusions; 3 Methods of microbiological control of the air; Introduction; Methods; Fungi; Evaluation of the microbiological condition of the room -- interpretation of the results; Counteractions; Conclusions; 4 Methods of microbiological control of objects; Evaluation and qualifying of objects for sampling; Sampling spots selection; Sampling -- general; Impress sampling with sterile pieces of Whatman filtration paperSampling with swabs: transferring material from swabs to dishes with medium further work; Conclusions and results -- classes of objects returned for regular activity; Disinfection of individual objects on the grounds of sampling results; Conclusions; 5 Methods of disinfection; The idea of disinfection; Disinfecting methods in Poland and other countries; Practical use of PCMC; Fungicidal efficiency of disinfection with PCMC in experiment; Disinfection with radiation; Practical use of ethylene oxide; Conclusions; 6 Methods of microbiological control and evaluation of the collectionsWhy I adapted the Stanford method selection approach; Selection of the objects; Objects evaluations, conclusions, recommendations and further action; Conclusions; 7 Experiment on moulds and papers with application in conservation and preservation; Introduction to a sample experiment; Defining procedure of experiment; The experiment; Results and conclusions; Discussion; The efficiency of the researched methods in practice and literature; Conclusions; 8 Disaster response; General consideration; Case Study of Iconographic Collections -- generalCase Study of the Iconographic Collections -- microbiological evaluation of air and objects; Case study of the Iconographic Collections -- analysis of the possibilities of disinfection of the collections of the Department of Iconographic Collections in an additional disinfection chamber; Case Study of the Iconographic Collections -- microbiological evaluation of large-sized objects ofthe Department of Iconographic Collections; Case Study of the Iconographic Collections -- final comments; Conclusions; 9 Overall conclusions; 10 Appendices
N2  - Preservation involves a complex of activities including climate, air-quality, and surface control, as well as microbiological control, which is a key part of preserving and protecting library collections. The Preservation and Protection of Library Collections examines microbiological control for preservation of library and archival collections. A supporting tool for conservators, this title should be integrated into conservation and preservation policy. The book comprises nine sections that cover three aspects: microbiology, surveying, and the response required. Chapters in this title cover th
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781843347590
ER  -