[PADG:913] Re: Microfilm Storage

["Shannon O'Dell" <shannono@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is this the facility that had an underground fire a number of years ago?

--On Tuesday, February 08, 2000, 7:27 AM -0500 Walter Cybulski
<CYBULSKW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Cathleen:
> 
> Did anyone mention:
>      Underground Vaults & Storage, Inc.
>      P.O. Box 1723
>      Hutchinson, Kansas 67504-1723
>      (316)-662-6769
>      (800)-873-0906
> 
> I picked up their flyer at AMIA in Montreal.  They say "650 feet
> underground ... over 1 million square feet leased and 400 acres
> available."  Also: "Utilize our natural conditions, dehumidified or
> refrigerated vaults."
> 
> (It would be helpful to hear from anyone out there who has microfilm or
> motion picture film stored in this facility.  I know nothing about it
> other than what it says on the flyer.)
> 
> - Walter Cybulski
> National Library of Medicine
> 
>>>> Cathleen Mook <cathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 02/07/00 03:04PM >>>
> Good afternoon,
> 
> Last week I asked this group for advice/contact info for microfilm master
> negative storage facilities other than National Underground Storage and
> Preservation Resources.  I asked that people respond directly to me and
> wrote that I would summarize for the list if there was any interest.    
> 
> Well, there was plenty of interest.  I received approximately 12 messages
> from archivists and librarians from across the country.  Two mentioned
> that they used facilities owned by their state or local government.  One
> respondent noted that his negatives were stored on site at the library,
> print masters in one building and camera masters in another.  Most of the
> other messages were from people with clarifications or from those who were
> interested in my findings, asking me to summarize them for the group.
> Unfortunately, I did not receive contact information for any other
> publicly available storage facilities.
> 
> Sorry that I don't have any additional information for those who responded
> to my initial message.  
> 
> While I have you, can I direct your attention to a rather philosophical
> question?  In your opinion, are we, as an industry, satisfied with having
> (basically) only 2 publicly available microfilm master storage facilities?
> Do we need one more? 2 more? Both IM/NUS and PresRes are located in
> Pennsylvania.  Is there any interest in having a more geographically
> diverse choice of storage locations?  If we feel we need more choices,
> what can we do to make it happen?  Your musings and thoughts would be
> appreciated.
> 
> Cathy
> 
> 
> [One bureaucratic item to note:  Iron Mountain, a worldwide records
> management company, purchased National Underground Storage (NUS) in July
> of 1998.  The new entity, named Iron Mountain/National Underground
> Storage, Inc, has a Web site at http://www.national-underground.com/ 
> <http://www.national-underground.com/>  .  Preservation Resources, the
> other storage facility currently holding a UF contract for master
> microfilm storage, has a web site at
> http://www.oclc.org/oclc/presres/index.htm 
> <http://www.oclc.org/oclc/presres/index.htm>   .] 
> 
> 
> Cathleen L. Mook
> Head, Preservation Department
> P.O.Box 117007
> University of Florida
> Gainesville, Fl 32611
> Voice 352-392-6962
> Fax 352-392-6597
> Cathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  



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