PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS IN THE DIGITAL ERA A STUDY OF THE ARCHIVE CENTRES of GUWAHATI CITY

Abstract

Archive is a specific location or a place where the old relevant documents like records, books, files, reports etc., are preserved and conserved using variety of technologies. Preservation and conservation of archival materials has become very crucial to restore it from loss, decay, mutilation and theft and thereby increase their longevity for future use. However, it has become a great challenge to integrate the manual measures of preservation and the emerging new preservative technologies. This paper highlights the present status of the archives of Kamrup metro, the traditional and emerging approaches of preservation and conservation of archival documents, need of digital preservation of archives in this global digital information environment and their limitations