Preservação documental do acervo da saúde da Biblioteca Central da UFSM: um estudo dos agentes externos

Abstract

This paper presents a study of biological agents in the collection of health UFSM Central Library. Through this, we tried to emphasize the importance of conservation of documents, since it can be considered one of the functions essential to the preservation of library collections and archives. The research was based on the reality of the Central Library, that is, the environmental problems raised by the data collection made by analyzing the existence of micro-organisms in the environment and materials, as well as the humidity, ventilation and temperature. The results demonstrated the need to use resources to correct high levels of moisture in the basement of Central Library, temperature control and ventilation. There is a need for further studies for verification of fungi and bacteria in other materials, as tests showed evidence of the existence of the documents analyzed. It was concluded that regulation of a manual for the preservation of documents would be important to recommend care for the environment of the acquis in order to avoid creating problems that may affect the well being of the Central Library patrons UFSM.