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BS ISO 18934:2011

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Imaging materials. Multiple media archives. Storage environment

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Language(s)

English

Published date

31-10-2011

€156.59
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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
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 04/30099985 DC (06/2006) Supersedes 09/30213509 DC. (10/2011) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, August 2016. (07/2016)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
22
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
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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