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This is an effective and disposable barrier that only needs to be renewed
about once every year (assuming the exhibit space in question has HVAC
climate controls and is relatively dust-free). The chief advantage is that
the glassine is relatively invisible to most viewers.

Good luck,

Kevin V. Bunker
Student Assistant
California State Archives
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> From:         Katherine Johnson[SMTP:kbjohnson@LOUISVILLE.EDU]
> Reply To:     Archives & Archivists
> Sent:         Monday, July 17, 2000 8:09 AM
> To:   ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject:      Question re: lining wooden shelves for rare books and
> archives
>
> Much of the rare book and manuscript collection that I work with one day a
> week at our health sciences library is housed in a lovely room with wooden
> bookcases, which is a replica of the original medical school library from
> the 1800s.  Everything in that room was chosen 30 years ago for how it
> looked.
>
> My concern is that we have these rare materials sitting on shelves that
> may be off-gassing and/or causing other problems.  I have suggested, and
> it has been approved, that I order acid-free mat or barrier board and have
> it cut to fit and line all of the shelves, so that the books and other
> materials will not be sitting directly on the finished wood.  My estimates
> of cost run from $1500 to $2000 for the board, so before I proceed, I
> would like to hear others' opinions.
>
> Have any of the rest of you faced this situation?  Is this a reasonable
> solution?  Have you tried anything else that might have worked better?
> Any other ideas?  I need to make a decision by the end of this week.
>
> Kathie Johnson
>
> Katherine Burger Johnson, Associate Archivist
> University Archives and Records Center
> 400 Ekstrom Library
> University of Louisville
> Louisville, KY 40292
> Phone-502.852.6674    FAX-502.852.6673
> kbjohnson@louisville.edu
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