Subject: Storage of microfilm masters
In Rosario, a provincial city in Argentina we are developing a microfilm project. For the first time we are following all the conservation standards in order to have a master copy that will last according to preservation needs. We are also developing the system to digitize the copies in order to give them access. Unfortunately, the cold storage area design and construction for the masters is coming a little bit slower and the masters are already being produced. I have read somewhere (I am sorry for being so unprecise about that) that the masters could be stored in refrigerators if they are well wrapped with paper, aluminium foil, and plastic. We have been searching for an adequate refrigerator. We found that the ones that have a glass in front can go down to -2 degrees Centigrade, but the manufacturers told us that they will take the same humidity that there is in the room according to the quantity of times that the doors are opened and because they have air circulation inside since it is a non frost refrigerator. Is there any other suggestion on how we could solve this problem? Unfortunately in Rosario the levels of humidity are very high and uneven. We are worried that the masters will have to stand almost 8 months until they could be placed in adequate storage conditions. Maria Esteva Book conservator Buenos Aires Argentina *** Conservation DistList Instance 12:51 Distributed: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 Message Id: cdl-12-51-022 ***Received on Monday, 14 December, 1998