Preservation policies and strategies in British archives and record offices: A survey

Journal of the Society of Archivists

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-70

  Eden, Paul ^a   Feather, John ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031491544     PISSN: 00379816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00379819709511812     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. John Feather, Graham Matthews & Paul Eden, Preservation Management. Policies and practices in British libraries (Aldershot, Gower, 1996).
2. UKPA is an ad hoc grouping called together by the British Library and the NPO. The working party consisted of Dr Helen Forde, Head of Preservation Services, Public Record Office, Kate Walsham, Sub-Librarian (Collection Management), Glasgow University Library and John Feather.
3. The Advisory Group consists of Amanda Arrowsmith, Director of Libraries and Heritage, Suffolk County Council, Dr Mirjam Foot, Director of Collections and Preservation, British Library, Dr Helen Forde, Head of Preservation Services, Public Record Office, Dr John Hall, University Librarian, University of Durham, Stephanie Kenna, Research Analyst, British Library Research and Innovation Centre, Dr Chris Kitching, Secretary, Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Dr Vanessa Marshall, Director, National Preservation Office, Dr Ann Matheson, Keeper of Printed Books, National Library of Scotland and Jonathan Rhys-Lewis, Senior Conservator, Greater London Record Office.
4. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Record Repositories in Great Britain: a geographical directory (9th ed; 3rd impression (with revisions), London, HMSO, 1994).
5. We use the term 'local authority archives' to avoid lengthy repetition. It should be taken to include both archives and record offices, as well as other historical collections (such as local history collections held in public libraries) which were included in our sources.
6. The following archives, record offices and libraries were visited: The Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, The British Library, The Greater London Record Office, Gwynedd Archives Service, The Hampshire Record Office, The Isle of Wight County Record Office, The Leicestershire Record Office, The National Library of Scotland, The National Library of Wales, The Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections, Nottingham University, The Public Record Office, The Scottish Record Office, Special Collections, Southampton University Library.
7. Joint Funding Councils' Libraries Review Group, Report (Bristol, HEFCE, December 1993). (The Follett Report.)
8. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, A Standard for Record Repositories on Constitution and Finance Staff, Aquisition, Access (London, RCHM, 1990), reprinted in JSA vol 12 (1991), pp 114-22,
9. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, A Standard for Record Repositories on Constitution and Finance Staff, Aquisition, Access (London, RCHM, 1990), reprinted in JSA vol 12 (1991), pp 114-22,
10. Museums and Galleries Commission, Code of Practice on Archives for Museums and Galleries in the United Kingdom (revised edition. London, Museums and Galleries Commission, 1996).
11. BS5454, Recommendations for Storage and Exhibition of Archival Documents (London, BSI, 1989).
12. BS4971, Recommendations for Repair and Allied Processes for the Conservation of Documents, Part 2. Archival Binding (London, BSI, 1980).
13. Jerry Weber, 'Photocopiers - friend or foe? A survey by the Preservation Group of the Society of Archivists', JSA, vol 14 (1993), pp 65-68.