I used to work in the Nebraska state office that was responsible for records
management and stored literally millions of pages or paper for the state.
Although not my direct repsonsiblity I had numerous conversations with the
director of that division, who has been there since the sixties.
There are a few things you need to worry about as far as how the magazines
will hold up over time. One you cannot really do anything about, which is
the acidity of the paper the publication or document was originally produced
on. If high acid content paper it will eventually deteriorate on its own
over time, not much you can do.
You can, however, have some control over temperature, light and humidity.
And the advise here is pretty much common sense. Don't store in direct
sunlight. Don't allow exposure to moisture or high humidity (which worst
case can allow mold to start). And lastly a moderate temp. with little
change is good as well, but probably not as essential as the other two.
Like our cars storing in plastic is not a good idea if moisture is present
in the item stored, as it will have little or no way to breath or dry out.
Regards,
Greg Lemon
54 BN1
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