{"content":[{"text":"Knowsley Council \n Customer Services \n Knowsley Archives Service: \n The ARK (Archive Resource for Knowsley)","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.10792,"width":0.40786100000000003,"height":0.06880000000000001}},{"text":"Collections Conservation Policy","bbox":{"left":0.320382,"top":0.189421,"width":0.359419,"height":0.02296300000000001}},{"text":"May 2020 \n Revision date: May 2022","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.225366,"width":0.233091,"height":0.036017999999999994}},{"text":"1. \n 1.1","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.274539,"width":0.028079000000000007,"height":0.03590399999999999}},{"text":"Purpose of the Policy \n This policy is one of a set of policies which provide a strategic framework for \n Knowsley Archives, known as The ARK (Archive Resource for Knowsley). It \n expands upon the Conservation and Storage statements made in the over- \n arching Knowsley Archives Service: The ARK (Archive Resource for \n Knowsley) Archives Policy (2014, revised and expanded 2017, further revised \n 2020) feeds into the Collections Management, Digital and Access policies.","bbox":{"left":0.181449,"top":0.274539,"width":0.692686,"height":0.11789500000000003}},{"text":"1.2","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.405632,"width":0.028079000000000007,"height":0.01958399999999999}},{"text":"The Collections Conservation Policy sets out Knowsley Archives’ approach to \n collections care and conservation, ensuring the safe custody of the collections \n for future generations to explore. It also provides a guide to inform decision \n making and service delivery plans.","bbox":{"left":0.181449,"top":0.408051,"width":0.694416,"height":0.06633899999999998}},{"text":"2. \n 2.1","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.487659,"width":0.028079000000000007,"height":0.03590399999999999}},{"text":"Collection Care \n The collections are housed in secure, temperature and humidity controlled \n conditions, where they are preserved and organised in line with \n PD5454:2012 (Guide for the Storage and Exhibition of Archival Materials).","bbox":{"left":0.181449,"top":0.487659,"width":0.660512,"height":0.06871}},{"text":"2.2","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.569567,"width":0.028079000000000007,"height":0.019584000000000046}},{"text":"The collections are cared for with regard to the relevant standards and good \n practice guidelines.","bbox":{"left":0.181449,"top":0.569567,"width":0.676637,"height":0.03597499999999998}},{"text":"2.3 \n •","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.61874,"width":0.039508,"height":0.03584299999999996}},{"text":"The condition of the collections is assessed in a number of ways: \n A programme of stock checks, where each item is examined for condition, \n location, catalogue record and packaging: a database of the findings is then \n used to direct remedial works and conservation priorities; \n Individual item check on accessing collections; \n Condition surveys by qualified conservation professionals.","bbox":{"left":0.181449,"top":0.61874,"width":0.674897,"height":0.10439100000000012}},{"text":"• \n •","bbox":{"left":0.15122,"top":0.68715,"width":0.009272000000000002,"height":0.03484999999999994}},{"text":"2.4","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.736364,"width":0.028079000000000007,"height":0.019584000000000046}},{"text":"Appropriate action on the findings will be taken to conserve, protect and \n preserve the collections.","bbox":{"left":0.181449,"top":0.736364,"width":0.638795,"height":0.03597600000000001}},{"text":"2.5","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.785538,"width":0.028079000000000007,"height":0.019584000000000046}},{"text":"The ARK aims to package all material in acid free, archival quality materials to \n protect and preserve the collections in the archive. Items identified for \n repackaging during collection assessments will be dealt with appropriately.","bbox":{"left":0.181449,"top":0.785538,"width":0.6954840000000001,"height":0.052366000000000135}},{"text":"2.6","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.851102,"width":0.02813900000000001,"height":0.019584000000000046}},{"text":"Access to the collections is given to researchers, although the condition of \n items requested will inform the level of access permitted, e.g. it may not be \n possible to copy or handle a very fragile item.","bbox":{"left":0.181449,"top":0.851102,"width":0.665695,"height":0.05236200000000002}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.757324,"top":0.933937,"width":0.120943,"height":0.050777},{"left":0.120943,"top":0.931739,"width":0.083317,"height":0.04757},{"left":0.412501,"top":0.042047,"width":0.174948,"height":0.051311}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.757324,"top":0.933937,"width":0.120943,"height":0.050777},{"left":0.120943,"top":0.931739,"width":0.083317,"height":0.04757},{"left":0.412501,"top":0.042047,"width":0.174948,"height":0.051311}]}