La importancia de la restauración de los documentos en papel de la biblioteca provincial de Manabí

Abstract

This study is basically aimed at archivists and librarians, as it contains a detailed description of the systems and principles that allow a thorough knowledge about the planning and implementation of programs for the conservation and restoration of paper documents, taking into account that each Information units should ensure that collections are protected, available and preserved. The objective is to demonstrate the importance of the restoration of paper documents of the Provincial Library of Manabí. As a methodology, a descriptive study with a quantitative and qualitative approach was carried out using the observation guide, adopting a bibliographic system to study the concepts, considering the use of methods of analysis of the status of documents in the library. The techniques used were the structured interview whose instrument was the interview guide, for which a staff of 10 people working in the Libraries of the Manabí Province was considered, with 100% of the sample. The obtained results highlight the little knowledge the librarians have for the restoration of paper documents, so it is proposed the creation of a restoration plan that contains the necessary guidelines and the procedures of specific parameters to keep the documentation on paper for years to come.