ブックタイトルConservation and Restoration of Western Paper

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Conservation and Restoration of Western Paper

Challenges in the Conservation and Restoration of Maps,Manuscripts and Objects on Western PaperAnne Frances MaheuxHead, Conservation of Works on Paper, Maps and Manuscripts,Library and Archives CanadaINTRODUCTIONLibrary and Archives Canada (LAC) isthe single largest repository of Canadiandocumentary heritage in the world.Formed by an act of Parliament in 2004that combined holdings of the NationalLibrary of Canada and the Public Archivesof Canada, the collection includes 20million books, periodicals, literary texts andgovernment publications; 167,000 linearmeters of government and private textualrecords; 3 million architectural drawings,maps and plans; 24 million photographs;350,000 hours of film; 425,000 pieces ofart, 547,000 musical items; and more than abillion megabytes of digital content.Within the National Capital Region ofOttawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec,there are three principal LAC buildingsthat house the majority of the collection, inaddition to the original National Librarybuilding and regional preservation andstorage facilities for federal governmentrecords that are found in several locationsacross Canada.The LAC Nitrate Film PreservationFacility is an eco-designed building thatofficially opened in 2011, and housesalmost 6,000 film reels dating back to1912, including some of the first Canadianmotion pictures and photographic negativesin twenty- one storage vaults set at 2degrees Celsius and 25% RH. The nationalnewspaper collection and records of WWIIveterans are stored in a high-density storagefacility featuring a high bay metal shelvingsystem with an environment of 20 degreesCelsius and 40% RH.The conservation facilities of Library andArchives Canada are situated in a state-Photo 1 Library and Archives Canada Preservation CentreGatineau, QuebecPhoto 2 View of the 5th floor of the LAC PreservationCentre55