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In [[Conservation and restoration of cultural property|conservation]], [[Library science|library]] and [[archival science]], '''preservation''' is a set of preventive conservation activities aimed at prolonging the life of a record, book, or object while making as few changes as possible. Preservation activities vary widely and may include monitoring the condition of items, maintaining the temperature and humidity in collection storage areas, writing a plan in case of emergencies, digitizing items, writing relevant [[metadata]], and increasing accessibility. Preservation, in this definition, is practiced in a [[library]] or an [[archive]] by a [[Conservator-restorer|conservator]], [[librarian]], [[archivist]], or other professional when they perceive a collection or record is in need of maintenance.
Preservation should be distinguished from interventive [[Conservation and restoration of books, manuscripts, documents and ephemera|conservation and restoration]], which refers to the treatment and repair of individual items to slow the process of decay, or restore them to a usable state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.archivists.org/glossary/terms/c/conservation |work=A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology |publisher= Society of American Archivists |title = conservation }}</ref>[[Preventive conservation|"Preventive conservation]]" is
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