Just like museums and galleries, archives and libraries must pay close attention to the temperature and humidity conditions in their spaces. It would be tempting to think or expect that archive collections are not as materially diverse as ethnographic museum...
Mold, red rot, insect damage, and corrosion of metal elements can be some of the most concerning forms of deterioration for book collections – and they are all directly or indirectly related to relative humidity levels. As such, relative humidity levels in...