Materials for Storage and Soft Packing

Description: 

Choosing appropriate materials for storage containers, supports, and soft packing can be confusing. Which foams are good? Is buffered paper better than acid-free? Why do some plastics turn yellow? What is a source for good materials? Participants will take home a sample sheet with good and bad examples of materials commonly found with collections. Techniques for testing materials will be discussed/demonstrated. Examples of various types of storage supports that utilize the materials will be available. This session was part of the 2016 ATALM annual conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 10-13, 2016.

Protocol: 
Public Access
Community: 
Sustainable Heritage Network
Category: 
Preservation, Artifacts and 3D Objects
Keywords: 
storage, museums
Collections: 
2016 ATALM Full Sessions, 2016 ATALM Resources, Materials for Soft Storage and Packing
Original Date Description: 
2016-10-10
Original Date: 
2016 October 10th
Creator: 
Nancy Odegaard, Audrey Harrison, Gina Watkinson, Marilen Pool
Contributor: 
Academic Media Services
Language: 
English
Publisher: 
Sustainable Heritage Network
Format: 
MP4
Citation: 
Odegaard, Nancy, Audrey Harrison, Gina Watkinson, and Marilen Pool. "Materials for Storage and Soft Packing." Sustainable Heritage Network. Accessed 19 April 2024, sustainableheritagenetwork.org/digital-heritage/materials-storage-and-soft-packing