Queensland Government Recordkeeping
Following on from our previous blog posts about the preservation lab here at QSA, and the different types of damage we see, we wanted to tell you a little story about a special register we have in our collection… so special it has a name. Why you ask? Well, continue on, dear reader, for here... Continue Reading →
It’s our 3rd week of our virtual tour of the Preservation lab here at QSA. We’ve covered the effect of dry conditions on paper, we’ve looked at mouldy records, and we’ve come unstuck from our sticky tape situation. Today we’re looking a couple of types of rust… If you’ve missed previous installments of the tour,... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to our virtual tour of the Preservation lab here at QSA. This week, we’re getting ourselves into a sticky situation and examining the problem with sticky tape, lamination and other things… well… sticky. If you’ve missed previous installments, catch-up on what we covered so far. Sticky tape Have you ever had a document... Continue Reading →
Whenever anyone comes on a tour of QSA, they usually say that the Preservation Lab was their favourite part… and I can totally understand why. So, what happens in the Preservation Lab and why it is so awesome? Well, did you know that the condition of the records we get here at QSA can tell... Continue Reading →
