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Co-funded by the European Union

Co-funded by the European Union

THE SOLUTION

Storage products used for long-term archival storage are made from top quality materials and comply with the re- quirements of international standards applied in archival in- dustry, such as ISO 9706, ISO 16245 or Photographic Activity Test (PAT). For boxes and folders, we strongly recommend solid board, which protects collections much better than corrugated board in the event of fire or flooding. All raw ma- terials used to produce our storage products are acid-free. Our service includes: • based on many years’ experience, comprehensive consult- ing and advice choosing optimal archival storage products for a given type of collection; • choice of optimal construction and material of the storage product; • help taking measurements of the objects to be stored; • providing samples of storage products, free of charge and without obligation; • quick price estimation, free of charge; • supplying single units or short series of archival storage products in special formats or of non-standard construc- tions produced by means of digital plotters; • supplying large series of storage products, produced with die-cutting technology; • design of and supplying custom-made individual storage products, according to the client’s preferences and provided measurements.

As we are learning more and more about the factors caus- ing disintegration of parchment, paper, film or photograph- ic materials, “preventive preservation” is becoming crucial. This term refers to ensuring suitable archival storage condi- tions and damage prevention. The most important aspect of “preventive preservation” is, besides the right conditions of archival rooms’ environment, a suitable archival storage product. Piql provides comprehensive support so that the client can decide on the best manner of securing the originals in storage products which will protect their contents against accelerated disintegration caused by acidification, light, me- chanical damage or insects. These products also minimise negative effects of events such as fire or flooding. Optimal preservation of collections is based on a wide variety of archival storage products: boxes, folders, enve- lopes and enclosures dedicated to various types of prod- ucts, such as photographs (historic or contemporary), glass plate negatives, negative film strips, films, VHS tapes, paper documents, books as well as various museum objects, from very small objects, such as coins or jewellery pieces, through items of daily use, to large objects, such as historical cos- tumes or banners. Our client-oriented service includes a detailed analysis of the client’s needs and objectives. Owing to our long experi- ence we are able to choose an optimal solution for any type of object.

THE WORKFLOW

LONG-TERM PRESERVATION ON PIQLFILM

LONG-TERM STORAGE OF ORIGINALS

Meta data

UNIFORM CATALOGUE CREATION

DIGITISATION enrich metadata through extraction from documents

INSTANT ONLINE ACCESS

PHYSICAL ARCHIVES

CONTACT INFORMATION For a complimentary, no-obligation discussion around how we can help you develop an optimal solution for the storage of your collections in archival storage products, please contact your local Piql Partner. For details, please go to piql.com/contact .

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