Estudo da técnica de congelamento em acervos bibliográficos

Abstract

This study brings up the concern with the conservation of the collections on paper, with the aim of analyzing the procedures used during the application of deep freezing technique for eliminating re-assaults on biological bibliographic Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões – URI – Campus Santo Ângelo. The study presented is a case study, characterized as a search system that uses multiple cases, a qualitative approach. Initially, we conducted an all-es, reviewing the most common problems that cause their degradation, focusing on the damage caused by insects that feed on the components of the paper. After, it was defined archival institutions and / or libraries that adopt the freezing technique for the elimination of aggres-sores. After, we presented a brief report and a comparative study of the experiences at the Library of the URI - Campus Santo Ângelo and the Historical Archives of Joinville, an institution which has given the deep freezing technique for the elimination of biological agents. You can verify that the procedure using the deep freeze was efficient in both cases and is presented as a practical and low cost. This article shows that it has met the goal of eliminating biological aggressors.