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Subject: Re: cardboard for making map folders
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 11:45:05 -0700
From: timross <[log in to unmask]>
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Brendan,

The Western Ass'n. of Map Libraries (WAML) lists suppliers of acid free
papers and folders in its Map Librarians'  Toolbox under the heading
'Map Preservation Supplies'  http://www.waml.org/maptools.html

Given the probable high cost of shipping buffered papers overseas,
though, I wonder if there is a supplier of acid-free museum boxes in
Oz?  If so, perhaps they could sell you some of the buffered paper that
they manufacture the boxes from.

Best,

Tim Ross
University of British Columbia, Vancouver



Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee wrote:

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        cardboard for making map folders
> Date:   Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:11:17 +0000
> From:   Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     Carto-soc <[log in to unmask]>, mapsL
> <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
> The National Library of Australia is trying to find a supplier of
> acid-free (archival) cardboard with which to make folders for use in our
> map drawers.
>
> We need sheets of 1300x1800mm, which are then folded in half to fit in a
> drawer.
> Our previous supplier has gone out of business and none of the others we
> have contacted can help us.
>
> Does anyone know of a supplier that can supply such sheets?
>
> Thanks
>
> Brendan
>
> Dr Brendan Whyte
> Assistant Curator of Maps
> National Library of Australia



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Tim Ross,  Map  &  Reference Librarian
Koerner Library, Univ. of British Columbia
1958 Main Mall,   Vancouver, B.C.    V6T 1Z2
Phone:  (604) 822-6191    Fax:  (604) 822-9122
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