Preservação do acervo da Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Maués – AM

Abstract

This article addresses the preservation of the collection of the Municipal Public Library of Maués, focusing on the physical bibliographic collection. The research aims to demonstrate the importance of implementing preservation strategies, identifying the current conditions of the library, highlighting the risks that may lead to the loss of the physical collection, and proposing potential preservation strategies based on literature. This is a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive research study, situated in the field of Information Science, within Library Science. Bibliographic procedures were used, allowing for the survey of concepts, methods, and experiences, which were linked to field research through direct observation of the institution's reality, which may serve as an aid for future research and studies. The research contributed satisfactorily to reinforcing the importance of preserving the physical collection of the Maués-AM Municipal Public Library, aiming at improvements and highlighting the collection as an instrument of knowledge and cultural appreciation.