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Abstract

Adopts ISO 11798:1999 which specifies requirements and test methods for evaluation of the permanence and durability of writing, printing and copying on paper stored in libraries, archives and other protected environments for long periods of time.
RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee IT-019 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 22 January 2016
Approved for reconfirmation in New Zealand on behalf of the Standards Council of New Zealand on 18 May 2016.
The following are represented on Technical Committee IT-019:
Australian Computer Society
Australian Library and Information Association
Council of Australian University Librarians
CSIRO
Education & Communities (NSW)
Institute for Metadata Management
La Trobe University
National and State Libraries Australasia
National Library of New Zealand
Northern Territory Library
Tertiary Library Networks
University of Southern Queensland
University of Waikato

Scope

This International Standard specifies requirements and test methods for evaluation of the permanence and durability of writing, printing and copying on paper stored in libraries, archives and other protected environments for long periods of time.
It is applicable to
- images on paper with the exception of documents within the scope of ISO/TC 42, Photography;
- multicoloured images.
The information contents of multicoloured images should be retained but not necessarily the full artistic quality of the coloured image. Documents where the information contents are influenced by small colour changes are not covered by this International Standard.
It does not apply to
- documents stored under harmful conditions, such as high humidity that may promote microbiological attack, excessive heat, radiation (e.g. light), high levels of pollutants, or the influence of water. Since documents may be kept in non-protected environments before being transferred to protected environments, resistance to water
and light is, however, of importance;
- legal documentation, e.g. banking documents, where the authenticity is of primary interest.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 10/06/2016. This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2016 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 10/06/2016
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ISBN
Committee	IT-019
Supersedes	DR 04214 CP