北京大学图书馆古籍修复工作之思考

Thoughts on Ancient Book Conservation in Peking University Library

北京大学图书馆收藏约150万册古籍,藏量居中国第三、高校之首。但由于种种原因,馆藏古籍破损情况严重,不仅使这些国之瑰宝的传承受到威胁,而且使学校的教学、科研工作受到影响。作者结合工作实践,从典藏条件、经费问题、管理方法以及修复人员培养等方面,分析了造成馆藏古籍破损严重的原因和古籍修复工作所存在的问题,并提出了切合实际的解决办法。

Peking University Library owns a rich collection of 1.5 million copies of ancient books, being the third large collection among libraries in China and the largest among China＇s university libraries. For various reasons, some of ancient books have been in bad disrepair. It is not only a dangerous situation for the precious ancient documents to pass on, but also an interference with teaching and research in the university. Based on the years of experience as staff of Rare Books Department, the authors have made an analysis on the reasons of bad condition of ancient books and the conservation problems such as the preservation condition, management, shortage of funds and training technical personnel for conservation. Then they offer helpful suggestions to solve the problems.