Since we're just in a "why not?" mode. You could also just take the
present box and just shrink-wrap it in plastic to keep it water and
bug-proof. Or couldn't you just use that corrugated-plastic like the
Post Office uses for it's trays to make storage boxes. I remember seeing
water-proof paper that was used for field books and forms (someone here
sent the link as I recall) ... Use that technology to make storage
boxes.  The possibilities are endless!

Nolene Sherman
Records Manager
CJ Segerstrom & Sons * South Coast Plaza


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Fire - you would do exactly what you do with paper. If the fire was to
destroy the plastic, it would certainly destroy the paper. But when
records are wrapped in plastic, you can spray the fire area to your
heart's content without worrying about damaging the paper records!

Weight - You don't put 40% more records in a box, you make the
"standard" box 40% smaller! That way the indexing does not change, there
are still 1000 pages in a box and the weight per box stays the same. In
terms of the shelving, well, you might need slightly stronger shelves,
although I suspect that there should be enough allowances for weight
variations on a shelf.

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