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Storage of Cellulose Acetate Collections: A Preliminary Survey of Issues and Options

February 2002
National Library of Australia

Also available as PDF version (78KB : 19 pages) or Word version (145KB : 19 pages)


Executive Summary

Introduction

  • What is cellulose acetate?
  • Risks to cellulose acetate collections
  • Colour film
  • Occupational Health & Safety

Storage of cellulose acetate collections

  • Temperature
  • Relative Humidity
  • Fluctuations in environmental conditions
  • Enclosures
  • Adsorbents: Zeolites and silica gel

Equilibration Procedures

Access

Monitoring

Facilities/Storage Options

  • Humidity controlled cold storage vaults
  • Domestic frost-free freezers
  • Domestic frost-free refrigerators

Active Ventilation

Copying and cold storage

Cold storage in Australia

References

Appendix 1: Where are the cool stores?


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