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Access Requirements

Access requirements need to be considered when developing a preservation strategy. However, access considerations should not be allowed to put the material at risk.

Placing materials into cool and cold storage requires that equilibration procedures have to be followed before the material can be accessed. The time required for this will vary depending on the storage temperature and the size of the retrieved item or package. In the case of material which has been frozen, the equilibration process may take up to a week.

Copying the material either onto polyester or via digitisation can be a viable method for providing access to material, particularly if it is in an already deteriorated state. Digitisation has the additional advantage that the material can be made widely accessible via the internet. Valuable originals can then be stored at subfreezing temperatures for long-term preservation.


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