Archivo-Library Materials : Their Enemies and Need of First Phase Conservation/C.L. Prajapati. 1997, 225 p., $25.
Contents: Preface. I. Component of a Document: 1. Conservation of documentary wealth. 2. Base materials used for writing through the ages. 3. Paper: historical background. 4. Properties of paper. 5. Ink. II. Enemies of Archivo-Library Wealth: 6. Enemies responsible for causing decay or weakening support and writing fluid. 7. Bio deterioration: insects, the enemies of records and books. III. Preventive and Curative Conservation: 8. Preventive conservation. 9. Curative conservation. Annexures. Plates. Bibliography. Index.
"Through the text, effort has been made to make people understand the importance of conservation of information in changed circumstances. The book through its various chapters, attempts, to throw light on the component of a document, its nature, enemies of records, and their counter measures. The significance of the book is that it also attempts to develop an awareness among the people associated with the Archives, Libraries of different kind, creating agencies and allied centres, about the changing feature of information carriers, challenges, and to find out suitable inexpensive measures in order to save the information.
"The book will serve as a reference tool to help millions in the task of conserving information in the form of documents, manuscripts and other modern forms." (jacket)