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Significance of Preservation and Conservation in Libraries Sanda Oo The physical deterioration of library materials, especially of paper-based materials, is now recognized as one of the major professional issues of librarianship. This deterioration occurs from various factors such as the quality of environment which library collections are stored, the handling of these collections, the increasing use of library resources, etc. This paper aims to identify the significance of preservation and conservation in libraries and to find out its major professional issues and how to overcome them. So, this paper presents an overview of preservation of library materials, the inherent characteristics which cause deterioration, the extent and nature of preservation problems in collections and methods of controlling the storage environment, handling library materials and education of librarians, library staff and users. Qualitative research method is used for this study. It will be useful for librarians, library staffs, researchers and the students of librarianship. 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12678/0000000265 https://meral.edu.mm/records/265