BS 4971:2017 gives recommendations for the long term conservation of archive and library collections. It gives recommendations for managing conservation of collections, starting with organizational policy, strategy and planning, which in turn lead to the identification of prioritized actions and on-going processes that protect collections, such as environmental qualities, repository management and preventive and remedial treatment projects.

It is applicable to traditional archive and library collections, e.g. documents, books, maps, drawings, prints, photographic materials and the carriers of machine readable records in both analogue and digital format such as video cassettes and CDs.

It does not include the preservation of digital information and associated metadata.


Cross References:
BS EN 168932
BS 5699-1:1979
BS EN ISO 534:2011
BS EN 15095:2007+A1:2008
BS ISO 18902:2013
BS EN ISO 9706:2000
BS ISO 10716:1994
BS ISO 18916:2007
BS ISO 302:2015
BS ISO 18906:2000
BS 5699-2:1979
BS ISO 12606:1997
BS EN 16790:2016
BS EN 16095:2012
BS EN 356:2000
BS 1153:1992 BS EN 15999-1:2014
BS EN 15635:2008
PAS 197:2009
BS ISO 18911:2010
PD CEN/TS 16163:2014
BS ISO 18920:2011
BS ISO 18918:2000
BS EN 15878:2010
BS ISO 18934:2011
BS 4783-8:1994


Replaces BS 4971:2002 and PD 5454:2012 which remain current.

All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.