As part of the Cellulose Acetate Project, the National Library of Australia has conducted a literature review of papers about cellulose acetate and the management of deteriorating collections. It has also compiled an annotated bibliography of references. Both these resources are available to other institutions dealing with cellulose acetate collections. They have been running a 5 fridge system for around 3 years. The Archives holdings are small and this seems to work.
All material is held in double thickness corrugated card boxes within a polyethylene sleeve.
Advice can be given on how to choose the best brand of fridge for this purpose. ScreenSound Australia ScreenSound Australia provides support for institutions dealing with cellulose acetate motion picture film collections through its Distributed National Collection program. State Archives of Tasmania Copying film to video The State Archives of Tasmania has been involved in telecine copying 16mm motion picture film to video for access purposes as part of their preservation activities. This has been done on a small scale and they are happy to answer queries from others who are interested in this aspect of preserving cellulose acetate materials. The State Library staff have experience in testing their film collections using IPI A-D Strips and are currently investigating storage storage options for degrading film in the light of their current building redevelopment.