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Appendix 1 - Where are the cool stores?

Last updated December 2001

Not all cool or cold stores in Australia are listed. Please contact the relevant person for further information on each facility.
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Institution How many Cool Stores? Temp/RH Size Sqm and/or cum Use space else-where? Conditioning Room? Filtration system? Type of air conditioning system and dehumidifier Person to contact re cold store
1 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) 1 7°C, 35% (will build new one in 2002, existing will be raised to 12°C after Feb 2001 for stock take) 100 sqm NAA yes yes Munters dehumidifier Caitlin Hickie National Co-ordinator, TV Preservation
(02) 9950 4128
2 Australian Centre for the Moving Image (formerly Cinemedia) 1 18 - 19°C, 35% 2400 cum no no yes Dedicated plant with Munters and Leibert dehumidifiers Chris Undy
chrisundy@acmi.net.au
3 Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)(also have three vaults maintained at 16°C) Vinegar Store 5°C, 35% 3.8 sqm (12.9 cum) no yes Paper filters In-space a/cMunters dehumidifier Tom Eccles
(02) 6246 1133, tom.eccles@aiatsis.gov.au
Vault 5 67.3 sqm (228.8 cum) Paper filters
4 Australian War Memorial (AWM) 2 12-14°C, 38-40%,   NLA
SSA
no Water scrubbers One has dedicated plant, the other has a shared air handler unit Munters desiccant wheel Bill Fogarty bill.fogarty@awm.gov.au
16-18 °C, 35-38%
5 Library and Information Service of Western Australia (LISWA) 1 (Another in the future) 10 ±2°C, 35±5% RH 41sqm no no Crystals Dedicated a/c unit with solid bed dehumidifier Pat Griffiths
pgriffiths@liswa.wa.gov.au
6 National Archives of Australia (NAA) ACT 1 10°C± 1.5°C 35% ± 3% 307.5 sqm [1168 cum] no yes Pre-filters and carbon filters Dedicated air handler unit Desiccant wheel dehumidifier Andy Peluko,
andyp@naa.gov.au
(02) 6212 3466
7 NAA NSW 1 10°C, 35% 62 sqm [204.6 cum] SSA yes activated carbon Dedicated air handler unit Chris Lowger,
chrisl@naa.gov.au
8 NAA Vic 1 10°C, 35% 160 sqm [544 cum] 1936.8 shelf metres no yes panel filter, activated carbon filters, deep bed filters and activated carbon filters Dedicated air handler unit. Desiccant wheel - lithium chloride Les Cargill, lesc@naa.gov.au
(03) 9881 6801
9 National Library of Australia 3 7-9°C/30-40% 305 sqm [884.5 cum] approx 3, 200 shelf metres   yes yes Munters desiccant wheel Trevor Pidd
tpidd@nla.gov.au
(02) 6262 1663
16-18°C/25-35% Tape Store 85 sqm [255 cum]   no yes Munters desiccant wheel
16-18°C/25-35% Tape Store 65 sqm [162.5 cum]   no yes Munters desiccant wheel
10 Museum of Victoria (MOV) 1 small 5°C, 30% 1 cum no no     Trish Stokes, Manager Conservation tstokes@museum.vic.gov.au
1 large (Jan 2002) 100 shelf metres yes, but not controlled yet External to cold store Munters desiccant wheel
11 Powerhouse Museum (PM) 5 fridges 5°C, 25% (some differences between each fridge) 0.4 cum each fridge no no   Fridges in a/c space. No BMS - T and RH values charted weekly using hygrotherms. James Elwing james@phm.gov.au
12 Queensland State Archives (QSA) 2 (for microfilm only) 5°C, 35% about 30sqm each no yes   Stand alone system Brian Devaney Brian.devaney@dcilgps.qld.gov.au
13 ScreenSound Australia (SSA) 6 6 at 16°C, 35%  77.5 sqm [433 cum] and 158 sqm [880 cum] NLA       Victoria Ramshaw
(02) 6248 2000
(main switchboard)
1 duping store 16°C, 40%  
14 State Library of Queensland (SLQ) 2 10°C, 35% 31 sqm each QSA houses preservation master microfilm no     Grant Collins
grant.collins@slq.qld.gov.au
(07) 3840 7841
15 State Records of NSW (SRNSW) 2 located at the Western Sydney Records Centre, Kingswood. New one being built soon. 20°C, 55% (for mag tape)
14°C, 40% (for microfilm) (both same size)
60 sqm [180 cum]   yes (very low access from 14°C store) no   Sally Irvine-Smith, Manager Systems Control
(02) 9673 1788
grrnsw@records.nsw.gov.au
16 Tasmania Museum & Art Gallery (TM&AG) 2 13°C, 35% 15-20 sqm [80 cum] no       Patricia Sabine, Director
tmagmail@tmag.tas.gov.au

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