BS ISO 18934:2011
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Imaging materials. Multiple media archives. Storage environment
Hardcopy , PDF
English
31-10-2011
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Recommendations
5 Selecting environmental conditions for mixed media
archives
Annex A (informative) - Stability of electrophotographic,
dye sub, inkjet prints
Annex B (informative) - Cold storage practices
Bibliography
Specifies suggested guidelines for four temperature and humidity macro-environments for archives that contain a variety of recording media, based on the corresponding ISO storage standards for those media.
Committee |
CPW/42
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DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 04/30099985 DC (06/2006) Supersedes 09/30213509 DC. (10/2011) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, August 2016. (07/2016)
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
22
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PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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Status |
Current
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Supersedes |
This International Standard provides suggested guidelines for four temperature and humidity macro-environments for archives that contain a variety of recording media, based on the corresponding ISO storage standards for those media. Whenever possible, this International Standard recommends that users follow the storage environments in the ISO storage standards.
This International Standard does not replace those ISO storage standards. In addition to environment recommendations, those standards also include other vital information pertinent to the long-term keeping of recording materials, such as inspection, housing, and handling guidelines. Although microenvironments within a storage enclosure can be dependent upon the macro-environment, they are not the focus of this International Standard.
The storage of traditional paper collections is not within the scope of this International Standard. However, many archives containing mixed recording media also include such collections. Archivists are encouraged to review the appropriate standards (see References [1] and [2]) for those materials.
Nitrate-base photographic films are also included in this International Standard, since they are often stored together with other materials.
NOTE Nitrate-base films represent a fire hazard and need to be stored in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association standard[3] in the United States, or other applicable national standards. Moreover, fumes from decomposing nitrate film and acetate-base film can have detrimental effects on other materials stored in the same area[11]. A solution to this problem is to isolate such films in a separate storage area.
This International Standard does not address the various strategies to upgrade substandard environments that deviate from those recommended by ISO standards.
Standards | Relationship |
ISO 18934:2011 | Identical |
BS 4971:2017 | Conservation and care of archive and library collections |
11/30232592 DC : 0 | PD 5454 - GUIDE FOR THE STORAGE AND EXHIBITION OF ARCHIVAL MATERIALS |
PD 5454:2012 | Guide for the storage and exhibition of archival materials |
ISO 18911:2010 | Imaging materials Processed safety photographic films Storage practices |
ISO 18920:2011 | Imaging materials Reflection prints Storage practices |
ISO 11799:2015 | Information and documentation — Document storage requirements for archive and library materials |
ISO 10356:1996 | Cinematography — Storage and handling of nitrate-base motion-picture films |
ISO 18925:2013 | Imaging materials — Optical disc media — Storage practices |
NFPA 40 : 2016 | STORAGE AND HANDLING OF CELLULOSE NITRATE FILM |
ISO 18923:2000 | Imaging materials — Polyester-base magnetic tape — Storage practices |
ISO 18918:2000 | Imaging materials Processed photographic plates Storage practices |
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