A conservação e preservação de documentos na prática arquivística: uma análise no Labcor da UFPB

Abstract

With technological advancement, paper remains a widely used information medium and much of the documentary record is still an essential element for the information society. The objective of this article is to identify the factors of information degradation, concepts of conservation, preservation and its techniques used in the Laboratory of Conservation and Restoration - LABCOR, in the course of Archivology of the Federal University of Paraíba. The article presents the concepts of preservation and restoration of archival documents and how techniques are performed to preserve them, in front of any type of support. In this way, the proper preservation and restoration of the documents serve to preserve them for a longer time, besides making them available to users without major concerns. The research is characterized as being exploratory and descriptive with a qualitative approach. The archivist with techniques training becomes "the conservator" who evaluates the state in which the document lies for its recovery. In conclusion we know that all types of documents have a certain life span, whether on paper or other media, so we have to raise awareness about their custody in an organized way guaranteeing its preservation and preserving it so that it does not disappear for reasons of degradation and other claims.