Preservation and conservation of records at Nansana Municipal Council registry

Abstract

The project Report was based on the topic entitled Preservation and Conservation of Records at Nansana Municipal Council Registry Preservation and Conservation occupies an important place in records management, which are useful for posterity and are important for future generations .Preservation is a branch of records and information science concerned with maintaining or restoring access to artifacts documents and records through the study diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the decay and damage. Preservation is a bound concept that denotes all actions relating to the protection, maintenance, restoration of information materials The study covered background on the study, statement to the problem, the main objectives of the study, research questions and scope of the study, justification of the study and the definition of operational terms. The study was guided with objectives and these included to examine the causes and agents of deterioration of records at Nansana Municipal Council registry, to identify the methods used in preserving and conserving of records for Nansana Municipal Council registry, to identify the barriers to effective preservation and conservation of records at Nansana Municipal Council registry and to recommend for preservation and conservation of records at Nansana Municipal Council registry Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional design with both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection was employed to collect data. Quantitative survey was involved the use of questionnaires to collect information and qualitative survey the use of interview guide and observation checklist to collect data from a number of 20 respondents Data was analyzed using micro soft excel and presented using tables Conclusion: In conclusion preservation is an important aspect in records management there for should not be ignored, if it not taken seriously it can diminish the image of an intuition due to deterioration of record, lead to increased need for resources in order to restore damaged records.