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Assessment Guidelines

May 2001
National Library of Australia

Also available as Word version (712KB : 25 pages)


Introduction

Identification of cellulose acetate in collections

  • Film Collections
  • Sound Collections

Methods of identification

  • Identification of sound material
  • Identification of film bases

Condition assessment

  • Evaluating the Stage of Deterioration of Cellulose Acetate
  • Monitoring Deterioration in Storage

Assessment of significance or value

Access requirements

References

Appendix 1- Cellulose acetate working group

Appendix 2 - Developing a preservation strategy for cellulose acetate

Appendix 3 - Notch code identification

Appendix 4 - Deterioration pathway of cellulose acetate


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