Preservation in Perspective : International Strategies for the Preservation of Written Cultural Heritage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boroffka, Anna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Basel/Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.

Summary:

This book compiles proceedings from the 'Preservation in Perspective' conference held in Berlin in 2021, focusing on international strategies for the preservation of written cultural heritage. It outlines the efforts of the Coordination Office for the Preservation of Written Cultural Heritage (KEK) and its collaborations with federal, state, and local governments in Germany, as well as international institutions. Topics include the preservation of original written materials, the impact of climate change, digital preservation strategies, and sustainable conservation practices. The volume highlights key initiatives, such as AI applications in restoring fragmented archives and regional emergency preparedness for cultural heritage protection. It serves as a resource for scholars, archivists, librarians, and policymakers invested in cultural heritage preservation. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Welcome Address by Minister of State Claudia Roth, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media

Welcome Address by Markus Hilgert, General Secretary of the Cultural Foundation of the German Federal States

Introduction by Ursula Hartwieg, Director of the KEK

The Social Importance of the Preservation of Knowledge

I International Initiatives and Cooperation

Protecting Culture in Crisis - International Cooperation for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in the Context of the Blue Shield

The Climate Crisis and Its Impact on Our Cultural Heritage - 'Strengthening Cultural Heritage Resilience for Climate Change': A Survey in Europe by the EU OMC Expert Group

Reflections on Two Decades of the Endangered Archives Programme

II Preservation Management and National Strategies

Managing the Preservation of Originals - Aims, Maxims, Instruments

Cooperative Preservation - The Regional Legal Deposit Copy as a Basis for a Mass Deacidification Strategy

Mass Deacidification at the Swiss National Library

Preservation at the Royal Danish Library - Achievements and Future Perspectives

III Digital Strategies: Opportunities and Synergies

Digital Reconstruction of the Cologne Fragments - How, with the Help of AI, 'Cologne Flakes' Are Turned Back into Complete Items

Simulating the Effect of Preservation Options - Are Archives More Complex than Rockets?

Disposal of Documents After Mass Digitisation

Multispectral Analysis of Paper Objects - The Amalgamation of Archaeometry and Conservation

IV Sustainability and Resource Management

Sustainable Conservation of Collections - The Push for Passive

Sustainable Paper - A Challenge for Preservation?

The Library of Congress Preservation Directorate - Fiscal and Organisational Sustainability

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ISBN:

9783111386713

3111386716

OCLC:

1482262417