Preservation and Protection of Library Collections (eBook)

A Practical Guide to Microbiological Controls

Bogdan Zerek (Autor)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
482 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-78063-440-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Preservation involves a complex of activities including climate, air-quality, and surface control, as well as microbiological control, which is a key part of preserving and protecting library collections. The Preservation and Protection of Library Collections examines microbiological control for preservation of library and archival collections. A supporting tool for conservators, this title should be integrated into conservation and preservation policy. The book comprises nine sections that cover three aspects: microbiology, surveying, and the response required. Chapters in this title cover the nature of the library collections, physical and chemicals factors and their impact on microbiological issues, as well as biological factors and methods of microbiological control of the air and objects. Later chapters examine methods of object disinfection, disaster response, methods of microbiological control and evaluation of collections, and includes a vocabulary guide, appendices, literature information and references. - Gives an overview of basic biological and environmental facts and their implications for library collections - Informed by practical experience in the library situation - Provides guidelines, requirements, procedures, workflow charts, regulations, and case studies

Bogdan Filip Zerek works for the National Library of Poland and since 2007 has been the head of the microbiology, disinfection and conservation of atypical objects section. He is also deputy head of the Conservation Department-Laboratory. With an MA in paper conservation and an MS in environmental biology, Bogdan is most active in the field of microbiological control, as a part of conservation and preservation measures for both single objects and whole collections. Bogdan has practical experience in daily Library routine, disaster response and scientific experimental research.

Inhalt

Cover 1
The Preservation and Protection of Library Collections: A practical guide to microbiological controls 4
Copyright 5
Contents 6
List of figures 10
List of tables 24
About the author 28
1 Introduction 30
Introductory remarks 30
Who and how they may benefit from this book 33
The nature of library collections 36
The climate and its impact on microbiological conditions of the library collection 41
Biological factors 46
Overview of the book 48
How to use this book 50
2 Short mould review 52
Statistics of moulds isolated at the National Library of Poland 52
Fungi from the National Library in experiments for my MSc thesis in Biology 55
Daily work with fungi in the National Library at the present day 93
A final comment on the presented quick methods of identification of the genera of moulds 124
Conclusions 125
3 Methods of microbiological control of the air 126
Introduction 126
Methods 128
Fungi 162
Evaluation of the microbiological condition of the room – interpretation of the results 162
Counteractions 167
Conclusions 169
4 Methods of microbiological control of objects 172
Evaluation and qualifying of objects for sampling 172
Sampling spots selection 174
Sampling – general 206
Impress sampling with sterile pieces of Whatman filtration paper 206
Sampling with swabs: transferring material from swabs to dishes with medium further work 207
Conclusions and results – classes of objects returned for regular activity 208
Disinfection of individual objects on the grounds of sampling results 210
Conclusions 212
5 Methods of disinfection 214
The idea of disinfection 214
Disinfecting methods in Poland and other countries 215
Practical use of PCMC 217
Fungicidal efficiency of disinfection with PCMC in experiment 220
Disinfection with radiation 221
Practical use of ethylene oxide 228
Conclusions 233
6 Methods of microbiological control and evaluation of the collections 234
Why I adapted the Stanford method selection approach 234
Selection of the objects 237
Objects evaluations, conclusions, recommendations and further action 239
Conclusions 247
7 Experiment on moulds and papers with application in conservation and preservation 248
Introduction to a sample experiment 248
Defining procedure of experiment 250
The experiment 251
Results and conclusions 253
Discussion 254
The efficiency of the researched methods in practice and literature 255
Conclusions 256
8 Disaster response 258
General consideration 258
Case Study of Iconographic Collections – general 259
Case Study of the Iconographic Collections – microbiological evaluation of air and objects 261
Case study of the Iconographic Collections – analysis of the possibilities of disinfection of the collections of the Department of Iconographic Collections in an additional disinfection chamber 297
Case Study of the Iconographic Collections – microbiological evaluation of large-sized objects ofthe Department of Iconographic Collections 304
Case Study of the Iconographic Collections – final comments 307
Conclusions 308
9 Overall conclusions 310
10 Appendices 312
Appendix 10.1: The structure of the National Library of Poland 312
Appendix 10.2: Photomanual of air sampling 315
Appendix 10.3: Photomanual of contact sampling – general 320
Appendix 10.4: Photomanual of contact sampling – impress 324
Appendix 10.5: Photomanual contact sampling – swab 330
Appendix 10.6: Instruction defining the working time organization and use of Petri dishes by conservators (the library description of posts in conservation department) performing the microbiological analyses of the air and the objects in microbiological laboratory 354
Appendix 10.7 Supplementary (there is a producer’s one) instructions of operating the ethylene oxide disinfection chamber of the National Library of Poland 360
Activities not included in the producer’s manual of the disinfection chamber 363
Appendix 10.8 Exemplary equipment and installations for a microbiological laboratory 367
Appendix 10.9 The instructions of microbiological control of newly acquired objects coming to the National Library 370
Appendix 10.10: Procedure for evaluating microbiological conditions of the library or archival collections 372
Appendix 10.11 Procedure for the departments and other units of the National Library of transferring the objects for microbiological evaluation/sampling and conservation treatment 375
Appendix 10.12 Instructions defining the methods of running documentation of microbiological evaluation and sampling of objects in the Department-Laboratory for Conservation of the Library Collections according to the applicable Office Instruction of the National Library 380
Appendix 10.13 Chart of Microbiological Evaluation or Disinfection of the Object 387
Appendix 10.14 Instructions for preparation of Czapek-Dox medium for use in the Conservation Laboratory-Department of the Library Collections 390
Appendix 10.15 Creating procedures for immediate microbiological surveys of objects in the Krasinski Palace 392
Appendix 10.16 A few practical remarks, tricks and tips 394
11 Institutions, resources, links and addresses 398
The National Libraries 399
Other online resources 438
Glossary 446
References and further reading 456
Index 460

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List of figures

2.1 Aspergillus ochraceus, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 28

2.2 Aspergillus ochraceus, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 29

2.3 Aspergillus versicolor, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 30

2.4 Aspergillus versicolor, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 31

2.5 Aspergillus versicolor, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 32

2.6 Aspergillus versicolor, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 33

2.7 Gliocladium catenulatum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 35

2.8 Gliocladium catenulatum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 36

2.9 Penicillium ochraceum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 37

2.10 Penicillium ochraceum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 38

2.11 Verticillium lamellicola?, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 39

2.12 Verticillium lamellicola?, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 40

2.13 Penicillium verrucosum var. cyclopium, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 42

2.14 Penicillium verrucosum var. cyclopium, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 43

2.15 Trichoderma harzianum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 44

2.16 Trichoderma harzianum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 45

2.17 Aspergillus awamori, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 47

2.18 Aspergillus awamori, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 48

2.19 Botryotrichum piluliferum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 49

2.20 Botryotrichum piluliferum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 50

2.21 Paecilomyces variotii, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 51

2.22 Paecilomyces variotii, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 52

2.23 Penicillium funiculosum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 53

2.24 Penicillium funiculosum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 54

2.25 Aspergillus terreus?, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 56

2.26 Aspergillus terreus?, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 57

2.27 Penicillium spinulosum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 58

2.28 Penicillium spinulosum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 59

2.29 Gliocladium catenulatum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, obverse 60

2.30 Gliocladium catenulatum, 14-day-old colonies, Czapek-Dox medium, 10 cm dish, reverse 61

2.31 Regular biological microscope for transmitted light and an open Petri dish 65

2.32 Penicillium sp. single colony, after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, obverse 67

2.33 Penicillium sp. single colony, after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, reverse 67

2.34 Penicillium sp. single colony, microscopic 68

2.35 Different Penicillium sp. colonies and an unidentified colony after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, obverse 69

2.36 Different Penicillium sp. colonies after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, reverse 70

2.37 Penicillium sp., one of the colonies 71

2.38 Botrytis sp., after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, obverse 71

2.39 Botrytis sp., after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, obverse 72

2.40 Botrytis sp., microscopic observation shows a characteristic tree-like form of the ends of the conidiophores clustered conidia 73

2.41 Chaetomium sp. after 14 days, 10 cm dish, Sabouraud medium, obverse 73

2.42 Chaetomium sp. after 14 days, 10 cm dish, Sabouraud medium, reverse 74

2.43 Chaetomium sp., a very characteristic picture of the perithecia of the genus showing cullulolitic abilities 74

2.44 Scopulariopsis sp. after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, obverse 75

2.45 Scopulariopsis sp. after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, reverse 75

2.46 Scopulariopsis sp. looks similar to Penicillium sp. but the overall look of the colonies is powdery with no true green shades, varying from white to buff, brown and black 76

2.47 Growth after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, obverse. Four colonies of hyphaceous fungi, one colony of bacteria or some yeast 76

2.48 The dark reverse of the middle colony suggests Cladosporium sp. Growth after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, reverse 77

2.49 With no other information regarding the large white colony, only microscopic analysis of the fungus could give the answer 77

2.50 Probably Penicillium sp. and Aspergillus sp. of Aspergillus niger group. Growth after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, obverse 78

2.51 Growth after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, reverse 79

2.52 Presence of Penicillium sp. was confirmed, showing a typical view of the conidial head of Aspergillus sp. 80

2.53 Alternaria sp. is one of the fundamental genera for the normal and average mycoflora of the air. Growth after 14 days, 9 cm dish, Czapek medium, obverse 81

2.54 The hyphae of Alternaria sp. are not hyaline, but show different shades of brown. Growth after 14 days, 9 cm dish, Czapek medium, reverse 81

2.55 Alternaria sp. spores are septated, made of a few elements, like bricks 82

2.56 A single colony of Cladosporium sp.. Growth after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, obverse 82

2.57 The dark reverse of the colony. Growth after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, reverse 83

2.58 In microscopic observation, Cladosporium sp. may be problematic 83

2.59 Typical air sample dish with different Penicillium sp. colonies. Growth after 14 days, 9 cm dish, MEA medium, obverse 84

2.60 The hypothesis of Cladosporium sp. so far not disproved,...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.10.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Wirtschaftsinformatik
• ISBN-10: 1-78063-440-4 / 1780634404
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78063-440-1 / 9781780634401