IMR652 Exercise - Preservation & Conservation

The following photo is the thermohygrograph that is used to absorb water from the air.

(a)  

• True
• False

The following photo is an example of records shelving in a records centre.

• True

• False

Should secured records be stored separately from public records to ensure their storage and preservation?

• True

• False

The fire safety equipment, including the fire phone, hose, fire extinguisher, and digital alarm, must be installed in the school building and tested twice a year.

• True

• False

Preservation is any actions taken to repair the damaged records for further use while conservation is any actions taken to protect records from damage.​

• True

• False

Storage for business records must be from the basement level to the ground level for an ideal repository.​

• True

• False

The disaster recovery plan should cover before, during, and after disaster impacted the records storage.​

• True

• False

Silica gel is used to control the fluctuation of humidity in paper documents.

• True

• False

Cockroaches have mostly eaten cellulose, gum, and gelatine in the book bindery.

• True

• False

Booklice are always found on the back of the books or the pages. They breed in crowded record storage. This is referred to as booklice.

• True

• False