leesbehoud
Leesbehoud is a term used in library and archival heritage contexts to describe the activities aimed at preserving reading materials and the culture of reading for present and future generations. It encompasses physical conservation of books, manuscripts, and periodicals, as well as the management of access to these resources through digitization and digital preservation. The goal is to maintain readability, legibility, and the informational value of materials despite aging or format obsolescence.
Physical conservation includes binding repairs, deacidification, stabilization of brittle pages, housing in climate-controlled environments, and pest
Digital leesbehoud covers strategies to preserve electronic resources over time. This includes preserving bitstreams, emulation or
In governance and practice, leesbehoud is pursued by national, regional, and institutional libraries and archives. In