Kuzucuoglu, Hamdi Alpaslan Museum, Proactive Measures in the Library and Archives Building. Swah – International Refereed Journal of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 2015, flight. 4, n. 11, pp. 226-237.

Abstract

Risk-reducing measures are necessary for the long term health of objects (museum collections, library and archival materials) which features all periods of history located in display, reading room and storage spaces of museum, library and archive buildings. To minimize risk related with employees, visitors, users, artifacts, archival materials in case of an emergency situation or disaster time, conservation should be provided with proactive measures (prior action) at the spaces where contain artifacts which have been cultural memory of society. Additionaly, deterioration caused by environmental risk factors that will be minimized through measures to be taken. When the artifacts and archival materials deterioration occurred by risk factors which are oriented interior building conditions, not reactive (immediate response), but proactive (preventive) approach should be predicted with continuous monitoring due to prevent this deterioration. Due to adverse climatic conditions in the interior environment that may occur stress or health problems on the staff level, proactive monitoring is essential. Implementation of proactive security management is also important in the case of unsafe act of the personel who is responsible of artifact protection. In Turkey, introduced by the Labour Act of Turkey Law No. 4857 which contains proactive approach, to take measures are compulsory in workplaces. In the study, it is emphasized that necessity of proactive measures which are contribute to minimizing risks of human and objects.

Summary

Museum, libraries and collections of works of which the properties of all historical periods in the archives building, display where the library materials and archive documents, health of the reading room and works to take measures that reduce the risk for storage and is required to extinction. Because of these proactive measures found in the works, which are the places where social memory (advance measures) on Preservation; staff, Visitors, Users, works, the least damage will be rescued in an emergency or disaster of archival material. However, the deterioration resulting from environmental risk factors are also thanks to this measure will be taken to minimize. Building on the risk factors, work and reactive breakdown occurred at the time of archive material (reactive) it is not, proactive (preventive) As with continuous monitoring can prevent this deterioration should be foreseen. On staff due to unfavorable climatic conditions in the indoor environment can occur stress or struggle with health problems in terms of proactive monitoring is important. The staff is essential to the protection of works for the lack of implementation of proactive safety management unsafe acts. Our Country 4857 In a proactive approach introduced by the Labour Law No. workplaces have made it necessary to take such measures. Work on the necessity of proactive measures that contribute least to the download of the risks to human and work are emphasized.

Keywords: Protection of cultural heritage , information and documentation management, occupational health and safety, risk management, proactive methods; protection of cultural heritage, information and document management, occupational health and safety, risk management, proactive methods