7.1 Preservation

NRC-CISTI recognizes the need to preserve its collection for future use and endeavours to address issues of repair and reformatting in accordance with available resources.

7.1.1 Print and Microformat Material

The NRC-CISTI Water Damage Recovery Plan (WDRP) for the main collection sets out an organizational structure and an operational plan to assess the damage and to salvage the damp or wet materials, be they paper, film/fiche, or magnetic tape. The plan does not address the salvage of equipment, nor does it address response action during an actual fire situation. This and other emergencies are covered elsewhere in the M-55 Emergency Response Plan, which is available from Information Access and Delivery. Most regional NICs have their own disaster plans.

7.1.2 Electronic Material

NRC-CISTI is currently locally loading digital material to support the development of a Canadian national 'infostructure'. To ensure continuing access to this information, NRC-CISTI will refresh the data to retain compatibility with new technological platforms.

7.2 Disposal of Material

NRC-CISTI adheres to the guidelines of the Library and Archives Act for the disposal of material. (National Library Directive on the Acquisition and Disposal of Books and the Management of Published Government Material, National Library of Canada, 1990.)