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The role of information sustaining mounting progress by the world societies has been pivotal. But the habit of retaining it cannot be less evaluated so far as accounting the task. It is the habit besides, power of reasoning gifted by nature, which paved the way fro tracing different history of mankind among the millions of living organisms. Obviously, to maintain the progress and to propel it on the course setting new milestones, the conservation of information is a must. Though man had been efforting to save it against prevailing dangers through the ages and still efforting, yet the endeavours whatever being made they are neither sufficient nor known to the masses. With the resuit, the existence of information is at jeopardy. Through the text, effort has been made to make people understand the importance of conservation of informtin in changed circumstances. The book through its various chapters, attempts, to throw light on the component of a document, Its nature, enemles of records, and their counter measures. The significance of the book is that it also attempts to develop an awareness among the people associated with the Archives, Libraries of different kind, creating agencies and allied centres, about the changing feature of information carriers, challenges, and to find out suitable inexpersive measures in order to save the information. The book will serve as a reference fool to help millions in the task of conserving information in the form of documents, manuscripts and other modern forms.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR C.L. Prajapati

C.L. Prajapati (b. 1949) has done his post graduation in Physics, History and indology & Museology. He is presently working as Scientific Officer in the School of Archival Studies, National Archives of India, a pioneer educational institution in Afro-Asian countries offering various courses in Archival discipline including care and conservation of Books,` Manuscripts and Archives of professional level. He had started his career in 1972 as Asstt. Chemist, Nai. Prajapati has contributed articles, which were published in various reputed journals and participated in various conferences/seminars in the field of conservation of documentary wealth. He was actively engaged in preparing reading materials relating to conservtion, brought out by NAI entitled Pralekhon, Pandulipion Tatha Dusprapya Pustkon Ka Abhirakshan Aur Pratisanskar (Hindi), Elements of Records Management and Conservation (English) The author has conducted several practical workshops on Conservation of Documentary Heritage and Records Management. He has also authored a book entitled, Archivo-Library Materials: Their Enemies and Need of First Phase Conservation.

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Title
Archivo-Library Materials
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8170996643
Length
xx+225p., Figures; Tables; Col. Plates; Annexures; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
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