Part One Preservation of Archives in Tropical Climates

Chapter 1: Basic Concepts

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Problems in the Tropics
1.3 Tropical Climate Zones
1.4 Archives, Libraries and Museums
1.5 Surveys
1.6 Country and Regional Reports
1.7 Projects and Programmes
  1.7.1 UNESCO 55
    1.7.1.1 RAMP
    1.7.1.2 Museum International
    1.7.1.3 Memory of the World
  1.7.2 ICA
  1.7.3 IFLA-PAC
  1.7.4 Pacific Manuscript Bureau
  1.7.5 NRLC
  1.7.6 APOYO
  1.7.7 CECOR
  1.7.8 GCI

Chapter 2: Preservation and Conservation

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Terminology
   2.2.1 Preservation Pyramid
   2.2.2 Preventive Conservation
2.3 Preservation in Developing Countries
   2.3.1 Artefacts From the Tropics
   2.3.2 Climatic Problems
   2.3.3 Lamination
   2.3.4 Literature
2.4 Appropriate Technology
2.5 Traditonal Preservation

Chapter 3: Books and Writing Materials

3.1 Books
  3.1.1 Manuscripts
  3.1.2 Printed Books
  3.1.3 Bindings
3.2 Writing Materials
  3.2.1 Palm-leaf
  3.2.2 Bark
  3.3.2 Paper

Chapter 4: Buildings

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Climate and Building
4.3 New Building
4.4 Sustainable Building
  4.4.1 Passive Climate Control
4.5 Traditional Building
4.6 Location of Building
4.7 Underground Building
4.8 Adaptation of Existing Buildings
4.9 Construction
  4.9.1 Walls
  4.9.2 Windows
  4.9.3 Roofs
4.10 Country and Regional Reports

Chapter 5: Storage

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Internal Climate Control
  5.2.1 Air-conditioning
  5.2.2 Simple Mechanical Provision
  5.2.3 Air Pollution
5.3 Sunlight
5.4 Dust
5.5 Shelving
5.6 Handling
5.7 Packaging
  5.7.1 Boxes
  5.7.2 Wrapping
5.8 Good Housekeeping

Chapter 6: Disaster Preparedness

6.1 Introduction
6.2 Disaster Planning
  6.2.1 Prevention
    6.2.1.1 Buildings
    6.2.1.2 Fire
      6.2.1.2.1 Fire Fighting Methods
    6.2.1.3 Water
  6.2.2 Preparedness
  6.2.3 Response
  6.2.4 Recovery
    6.2.4.1 Water-related Recovery
    6.2.4.2 Fire-related Recovery
6.3 Natural Disasters
  6.3.1 Introduction
  6.3.2 Tropical Cyclones
  6.3.3 Forest Fires
  6.3.4 Earthquakes
  6.3.5 Volcanoes
  6.3.6 Floods
    6.3.6.1 Tsunamis
  6.3.7 Landslides
6.4 Man-made Disasters
  6.4.1 Introduction
  6.4.2 War
  6.4.3 Theft
  6.4.4 Neglect and Vandalism
6.5 International Cooperation
  6.5.1 WMO
  6.5.2 The Hague Protocol
  6.5.3 Cardin
  6.5.4 ICBS
  6.5.5 IDNDR and ISDR
  6.5.6 ECHO

Chapter 7: Integrated Pest Management

7.1 Introduction
  7.1.1 The Old Way
  7.1.2 The New Way
7.2 Integrated Pest Management
  7.2.1 Prevention and Control
  7.2.2 Integrated Pest Management and Building
     7.2.2.1 Inside the Building
    7.2.2.2 Outside the Building
  7.2.3 Integrated Pest Management-outline
  7.2.4 Literature
7.3 Pests
  7.3.1 Moulds
  7.3.2 Insects
    7.3.2.1 Silverfish and Firebrats
    7.3.2.2 Cockroaches
    7.3.2.3 Termites
  7.3.3 Rodents
    7.3.3.1 Rats
    7.3.3.2 Mice
  7.3.4 Other Small Animals
    7.3.4.1 Birds
    7.3.4.2 Bats
    7.3.4.3 Snakes
  7.3.5 Literature
7.4 Treatments
  7.4.1 Fumigants
    7.4.1.1 Ethylene Oxide
    7.4.1.2 Methyl Bromide
    7.4.1.3 Sulphuryl Fluoride
   7.4.2 Non-chemical Treatments
    7.4.2.1 Freezing, Freeze-drying and Other Cold Treatments
    7.4.2.2 Heating
      7.4.2.2.1 Thermo Lignum-system
    7.4.2.3 Modified Atmospheres with Low-oxygen Or Inert Gases
    7.4.2.4 Gamma Radiation
    7.4.2.5 Micro Waves
  7.4.3 Traditional Methods
    7.4.3.1 Neem and Tea Tree
  7.4.4 Literature

Part Two Bibliography

Chapter 1: Basic Concepts
Chapter 2: Preservation and Conservation
Chapter 3: Books and Writing Materials
Chapter 4: Building
Chapter 5: Storage
Chapter 6: Disaster Preparedness
Chapter 7: Integrated Pest Management