Project No.ISO 11798:1999
Title<P>This International Standard specifies requirements and test methods for evaluation of the permanence and</P> <P>durability of writing, printing and copying on paper stored in libraries, archives and other protected environments for</P> <P>long periods of time.</P> <P>It is applicable to</P> <P> images on paper with the exception of documents within the scope of ISO/TC 42, Photography;</P> <P> multicoloured images.</P> <P>The information contents of multicoloured images should be retained but not necessarily the full artistic quality of the</P> <P>coloured image. Documents where the information contents are influenced by small colour changes are not covered</P> <P>by this International Standard.</P> <P>It does not apply to</P> <P> documents stored under harmful conditions, such as high humidity that may promote microbiological attack,</P> <P>excessive heat, radiation (e.g. light), high levels of pollutants, or the influence of water. Since documents may</P> <P>be kept in non-protected environments before being transferred to protected environments, resistance to water</P> <P>and light is, however, of importance;</P> <P> legal documentation, e.g. banking documents, where the authenticity is of primary interest.</P>
Registration number (WIID)20031
Scope<P>This International Standard specifies requirements and test methods for evaluation of the permanence and</P> <P>durability of writing, printing and copying on paper stored in libraries, archives and other protected environments for</P> <P>long periods of time.</P> <P>It is applicable to</P> <P> images on paper with the exception of documents within the scope of ISO/TC 42, Photography;</P> <P> multicoloured images.</P> <P>The information contents of multicoloured images should be retained but not necessarily the full artistic quality of the</P> <P>coloured image. Documents where the information contents are influenced by small colour changes are not covered</P> <P>by this International Standard.</P> <P>It does not apply to</P> <P> documents stored under harmful conditions, such as high humidity that may promote microbiological attack,</P> <P>excessive heat, radiation (e.g. light), high levels of pollutants, or the influence of water. Since documents may</P> <P>be kept in non-protected environments before being transferred to protected environments, resistance to water</P> <P>and light is, however, of importance;</P> <P> legal documentation, e.g. banking documents, where the authenticity is of primary interest.</P>
StatusAtcelts
ICS group87.080
01.140.20
37.100.20