Libraries want to give new books at longer shelf life at lower cost

摘要

From the latest Harry Potter novel to a new reprint of Shakespeare' Macbeth, every new book in the world can now expect to have a longer shelf life, thanks to a new International Standard. ISO 14416:2003, Information and documentation - Requirements for binding of books, periodicals, serials and other paper documents for archive and library use - methods and materials, offers recommendations to assist libraries and archives to preserve not only books, but any paper publication, from periodicals to serials to archive documents, by means of binding. Libraries and archives receive books and other paper documents which should remain in good physical condition for as long as their content is worth preserving. Based on their judgement of the likely wear and tear of an item and its expected lifetime, libraries and archives can decide on how each publication ought to be protected.