Documents conservation

Since 1987, ISO has worked on the setting-up of standards for preservation and files management methods and also for the improvement of actual medias. The first result of such works is that an international standard for permanent paper should be adopted by the end of this year. Four other subjects have just been planned : archives paper, inks permanency, industrial and craft binding and requirements for document store. These works not only permit the dialogue between conservation specialists but also make the manufacturers who produce the different books elements sensitive to the durability of their products.
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