Operating systems and procedural standards to ensure the integrity of documentary manuscript holdings
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Operating Systems, Procedural Standards, Documentary Manuscripts, Integrity, Preservation, Manuscript HoldingsAbstract
The integrity of the manuscript documentary heritage depends on the extent of adherence to rigorous protocols that integrate technical management with environmental control. The implementation of modern operational systems in global libraries and archives provides a safety net against human and operational risks. Meanwhile, technical requirementsspecifically those pertaining to temperature, humidity, and lightingform the first line of defense against the organic degradation of paper fibers.
As the manuscript documentary heritage constitutes a nation's living memory and the intellectual bridge connecting its past to its present, this wealth of knowledge faces formidable challenges imposed by time and surrounding environmental conditions
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Abdel-MoizShaheen, Methods of Maintenance and Restoration of Antiquities and Artistic Acquisitions, Cairo: Egyptian General Book Authority, 1993.
Abdulaziz bin Mohammed al-Musfar, The Arabic Manuscript and Some of Its Issues, King Saud University, Riyadh, 1999.
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