- Film Preservation Handbook Contents
- Film Construction
- Base Polymers & Decomposition
- Gelatin
- Image Forming Materials
- Damage to Films
- Cold Storage of Film
- Preparation for Long Term Storage
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Condition Reporting
- Film Identification & Handling
- Film Repair
- Conservation Treatments
- Photographic Duplication
- Disaster Planning
Condition Reporting
- Condition Reporting Program
- Risk Analysis
- Environmental Monitoring
- Cyclic Maintenance
- Condition Report Form
An essential component of collection management is benchmarking collection items condition. This provides an opportunity to track the effects of the storage environment on the rate of deterioration of individual collection items and how the provision of access is affecting the physical condition.
Assessing the condition of film materials is a very labour and time intensive task. Due to the repetitive nature of film examination there are also ergonomic considerations in workplace design and task administration to ensure that staff do not suffer from Occupational Overuse Syndrome or other OH&S risks.
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