What would you do in the case of a fire than with all these paper files
shrink wrapped in plastic and they end up melted goo? LOL
Heather McAra-Tinkler
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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Parapadakis, George
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 12:15 PM
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Subject: Re: Vacuum packed records - Sensible?
Dean,
I was thinking about this more as a preventative measure than as
remedial. The cost of the machines can easily be absorbed by the paper
storage companies and I can see two main benefits (assuming you have to
keep paper for whatever reasons, otherwise IM would be out of
business...):
1) Since IM (and others) charge storage fees by floorspace, a 40%
reduction in size = 40% reduction in storage costs.
2) In case of flooding (reference today's posts on NO situation) the
records are actually safe and would not need salvaging and restoration.
But what would be the drawbacks of such an approach?
Regards
George Parapadakis
Solutions Architect
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Behalf Of Dean DeBolt
Sent: 01 September 2005 18:59
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Subject: Re: Vacuum packed records - Sensible?
I would suggest you post this to the Conservation Online list which is
made
up of conservators who might be familiar with this. Looking at the
costs
of the machines for this process, I have difficulty balancing this with
the cost of a refrigerator truck where you could store wet boxes of
records and prevent mold growth by temperature. I noticed the advocates
of the vacuum procress also urge you to save office space
by vacuum storing all your papers and files. Wouldn't it be cheaper
to
either have
an efficient records management program, a microfilming or scanning
operation, than simply "canning" your records?
Dean DeBolt
University Librarian
Special Collections/West Florida Archives
John C. Pace Library
University of West Florida
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514-5750
850-474-2213
850-474-3338 (fax)
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Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 3:37 AM
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Subject: Vacuum packed records - Sensible?
Hello all,
Our thoughts are first and foremost with the families affected by
Katrina. We feel pretty useless watching the devastation from afar
(Europe), but I'm happy to read on the list stories of people whose
property and lives has been spared.
I would like to ask your opinion: Back in 1988-99, I saw a small article
advertising an innovative technique of vacuum-packing records, to reduce
storage space requirements and to preserve the paper records from
environmental disasters, such as floods, insects, etc.
I have recently also seen another article where vacuum-packing has been
used to preserve records (books in this case) that have already been
damaged by water, by preventing the development of mould while the books
are restored.
http://www.conservation-by-design.co.uk/flood.html
Does anyone know if vacuum-packing techniques are used by any of the
record storage facilities, and would you consider it to be generally a
good idea for long-term preservation?
Best Regards
George Parapadakis
Solutions Architect
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