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The Paper De-acidification process

BY ETIWEL MUTERO Introduction The Michigan State University Libraries says before the American civil war paper was made from cotton and linen.  These fibres made a very durable paper, but acquiring the materials and processing them was time consuming and costly.  As the demand for paper increased, a new material and paper making techniques were required to meet the demand.  Wood pulp was the new material and while it met the increase demand for paper, it came a host of problems.  When paper made from wood pulp reacts with heat, light and moisture, acids are formed.  These acids in paper weaken the strength of the paper making the paper turn yellow, less flexible and becoming brittle.  In this paper the author is going to write on the de-acidification process as a conservation treatment employed to retard or slow down the rate of deterioration.  The author will also try to find if de-acidification is a total solution to paper preservation problems. Definition of Terms Accord

A critique Schellenberg’s model of primary and secondary values.

T.R Schellenberg worked in an American archive and shortly after the second world war he was overwhelmed by a huge influx of records which prompted him to devise a strategy of appraising records.  The result was the appraisal of records using what he called records values, that is, primary and secondary values.  In this article the author is going to critique Schellenberg’s model of primary and secondary values. Definition of Terms The author will define what the Schellenberg’s model of primary and secondary values is all about.  According to Bettington (208:20-21) T.R. Schellenberg was a US Archivist who advocated that archivists needed to be involved in the selection of records of value to researchers.Bettington says Schellenberg devised a system of values to assist archivists in making appraisal decisions.  Schellenberg explained that public archives have two types of values:  a primary value to the original agency and secondary value to other agencies and non users.  Schell

Factors Influencing Human resources Supply

A successful human resources strategy complements a company mission and goals so that what works for an industry grant won’t necessarily be suitable for your small business.  The factors influencing human resources activities are not static:  to maximize recruitment and retention, and to maximize employee issues, small business managers must continually monitor internal and external environmental factors and adjust human resources strategy accordingly.  In this paper the author is going to discuss factors that influence human resource supply. Definition of Terms Human resources according to the en,Wikipedia.org is the set of individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, or economy.  Human capital is sometimes used synonymously with human resources.  The whatishumanresources website www.whatishumanresource.com defines human resources as the individuals or personnel or workforce within an organization responsible for performing the tasks given to the

The (7) seven stages of the information retrieval.

Lesk (1996) is famed for writing the seven stages of information retrieval.  Lask is account seemed to be a criticism of Bush’s predictions on information retrieval systems since he referred a number of times to Bush’s writings and predictions.  Shakespear had described the seven ages of man (Shakespear 1599) starting from infancy and leading to senility.  The history of information retrieval parallels such a life, assert Lesk (1996:1).  Lesk says the popularization of the idea of information retrieval started in 1945, with Vannevar Bush’s article.  In this paper the author is going to discuss the (7) seven stages of the information retrieval. Definition of Terms The author will define what information retrieval is and who Michael Lesk was.  According to the Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org/wiki/information-Retrieval , Information retrieval (IR) is the activity of obtaining information need from a collection of information resources.  Searches can be based on metadata or on full-tex

The importance of evaluation in information retrieval

Finding and evaluating information are two of the main steps in doing research. Of course, finding the information is one thing, but how can you determine if it is good information? Everyone will have a different opinion on what is considered good information. The best way to evaluate information is to make a list of questions and check each source against them. In this paper the author is going to analyse the importance of evaluation in information retrieval. DEFINITION OF TERMS According to San Diago State University website “e valuating information encourages you to think critically about the reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, timeliness, point of view or bias of information sources.” A web definition of information retrieval is the tracing and recovery of specific information from stored data. The Wikipedia defines information retrieval as “ the activity of obtaining   information   resources relevant to an information need from a collection of information reso

Aims and components of a disaster preparedness programme of an archives system of your choice.

It is necessary for archives institutions to identify risks which can endanger records and archives. It is also necessary for archives institutions to identify and access all possible risks to buildings, facilities and records and consider possible impact of these dangers to records and archives in the event of a disaster. In this paper, the author is going to explain the aims and components of a disaster preparedness program of an archives system of his choice. DEFINITION OF TERMS An archive, according to web definitions, is a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people. According to www.businessdictionary.com a disaster preparedness plan is a written document profiling the process of ensuring that an organization has complied with the preventive measures is in state of readiness to contain the effects of a forecasted disastrous event to minimize loss of life, injury, and damage to property, can provide re