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Make sure that your records are stored in materials that will not damage them. Many types of paper, cardboard and plastic contain substances that can harm your collection. They may be used as outer containers, so long as your records do not touch them. This can be arranged by first wrapping or placing your records in archival quality materials such as acid-free tissue, plastic or archival paper.
These and other conservation storage materials may be obtained at some specialised stationery shops and library suppliers.
Zetta Florence
187 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 3065
Tel: 03 9416 2236 · Fax: 03 9416 2360
Suppliers of archival and library storage materials.
State Library of Victoria
The State Library of Victoria website has an excellent section on conservation techniques: Conservation For Your Private Collections, prepared by the Preservation and Storage Division. Check it out at http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/services/conservation/index.html
National Library of Australia
http://www.nla.gov.au/preserve/
http://www.nla.gov.au/pres/conver/
The National Libray of Australia has published various articles on conservation and preservation of archival items. They also have articles looking at problems with 'safety film' and 'vinegar syndrome', and digitisation of collections.
Conservation OnLine
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
CoOL, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, is a full text
library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those
involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials.
ScreenSound Australia
For information on film preservation, contact the Canberra Office of ScreenSound Australia:
McCoy Circuit, Acton, ACT 2601
GPO Box 2002, Canberra, ACT 2601
Phone: 06 209 3011. Fax: 06 209 3165
The website for ScreenSound Australia is at http://www.screensound.gov.au
