Remote storage

Regarding information about preservation issues and remote storage
facilities, the New York State Education Department put out an
Environmental Controls Resource Packet a couple of years ago.  It
includes, among other things, "Conservation Environment Guidelines for
Libraries and Archives" by William P. Lull and "Hold Everything! A
Storage and Housing Information Sourcebook for Libraries and Archives",
compiled by Metro, the New York Metropolitan Reference and Research
Agency.  Although some of the information is N.Y. State-specific, there
is a lot of good general information in both these books.  I don't know
if the packet and/or the books are still available. I would hope so!
The address is

    University of the State of New York
    State Education Department
    New York State Library
    Division of Library Development
    Albany, NY 12230.

If you are up to dealing with an address that long, you might want to
request at least a copy of the Lull book, which I have found very
useful.

Jeanne Eichelberger
Special Collections & Preservation
Binghamton University Libraries
Binghamton, NY

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