Diagnóstico do estado de conservação e preservação do acervo documental: um estudo de caso da Tmcel - Moçambique Telecom, s.a na Cidade de Maputo

Abstract

The present stusy deals with the conservation and preservation of the documentary collection of the company Tmcel, S.A. The study sought to analyze the state of conservation and preservation of the company's document collection, illustrating the informational supports, the signs of deterioration, the factors that cause the documents to deteriorate, as well as making a general diagnosis of the place where the documents are kept. The research is characterized as a qualitative approach, carried out through applicative, exploratory, bibliographical, documentary research, case study, observation and structured interview made to employees of the Tmcel archive. Therefore, in view of the results obtained, it can be observed that, although Tmcel does not have employees trained in the area of archives, this company works to keep its document collection in good conditions of conservation and preservation of documents. Furthermore, a rapid deterioration of the documents can be seen due to the type of support used, which is paper and floppy disk, which over time wears out because with the appearance of some signs of deterioration such as dirt and dust, the document tends to suffer rapid degradation. Not only, but also with some environmental and biological factors that end up attacking the archival document itself. However, the lack of good conservation and preservation practices by the company brings negative results, as it culminates in the loss of a lot of information in the institution, because the documents are not stored and managed, looking at the weakness of the type of informational support used.