-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: file jackets for Storage of Aerial Photos Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 10:36:30 -0800 From: Cynthia Jahns <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Arlyn, We store our aerial photos in vertical files, in accordian folders that are called "jackets" in the Metal Edge catalog. They're item OJ911, page 28 of my catalog. Metal Edge, a producer of preservation supplies, can be reached at 1-800-862-2228. Like all preservation supplies, they're not cheap - we recently bought 100 jackets for $2.10 each, for a total of $210. Cynthia Jahns, Map Librarian, University of California, Santa Cruz At 4:47 PM -0500 3/14/03, Johnnie D. Sutherland wrote: >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: RE: [Fwd: Storage of Aerial Photos] >Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 14:34:36 -0600 >From: "Booth, Arlyn" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum'" <[log in to unmask]> > >------------------ >We used to keep our aerial photos in accordian folders shelved in >regular >office filing cabinets, until a few years ago. One of the problems with >that >arrangement was that the drawers weren't quite deep enough to keep the >top >of the aerial photos from rubbing against the bottom of the drawer >immediately above it unless you let the folder "slouch" a little, which >causes the photos to curl. So, a few years ago, I found some cabinets >that >are a little bit deeper and now the folders can stand up straight >without >rubbing the top of the drawer above. I then looked for some acid free >folders in which to put the photos, one flight line per folder, like we >had >before. I looked in the regular library supplier catalogs but didn't >find >any thick or strong enough. I'm still open to suggestions. > >Arlyn >Illinois State Library >