Technological innovation in the preservation of the Cuban Documentary Heritage
Keywords:
technological innovation, document preservation, scientific investigation, documentary heritage, preservation of documentary heritage, international collaboration projectsAbstract
Introduction. Documentary Heritage is impaired by its interaction with people and the environment. It constitutes the memory of nations, so its preservation is essential. For more than 15 years, the National Archive of Cuba (ARNAC) has been conducting technological innovation research aimed at such preservation. The objective of the work was to evaluate the results obtained in the different R+D+i projects that the ARNAC has been carrying out since 2006 and until 2017 to visualize the contribution of these investigations to the preservation of the Cuban documentary heritage.Methods. The research lines (RL) created in 2006 were identified; also the projects run by both national and international RL over the period from 2006 to2017. The national and international publications and presentations were gathered within each RL. The yearly scientific performance of the RL was calculated. The contribution of the RL to the formation of undergraduate and graduate human resources was analyzed. The highly specialized technical-scientific services provided by each project and each RL were identified.
Results. During this period, we have worked mainly on two research lines that complement each other; one is related to the diagnosis of environmental conditions and their influence on the deterioration of documentary heritage and human health, and the other is intended to use plant products as biocides to stop the environmental fungal contamination in the archives and the biodeterioration of paper documents.
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