We utilize standard shelving and line the shelves with plastic VHS tape
shelf inserts available from Winsted. www.winsted.com
http://catalogs.google.com/catalogs?dq=&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&issue=19046&catpage=175&zoom=3
Product number 70985 is for the 35" shelf.
If you can't find an answer to storage needs at Winsted, you might be stuck.
Mark
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At 08:57 AM 8/8/03 -0500, you wrote:
>You could cover the styrofoam OR use covered egg cartons like we do. Works
>great! Gena
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gary Handman [mailto:ghandman@library.berkeley.edu]
>Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 4:43 PM
>To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
>Subject: Re: [Videolib] Styrofoam
>
>
>Styrofoam shreds over time, John...think I'd avoid it.
>
>gary
>
>
>At 03:03 PM 8/7/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hi all
> >I have a question. I am in process of reconfiguring my shelves so our
> >vhs tapes will stand vertically rather than horizontally. (I read in
> >Gary's book that that is better.) The shelves however are deep and to
> >keep the tapes close to the edge, I was going to get some styrofoam to
> >make spacers to put behind the tapes. Is there any problem using
> >styrofoam this way, it doesn't offgas anything that will deteriorate my
> >ancient VHS collection?
> >Thanks
> >John
> >
> >John H. Streepy
> >Media Assistant III
> >Library-Media Circulation
> >Central Washington University Library
> >400 E. 8th AVE
> >Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548
> >
> >(509) 963-2861
> >http://www.lib.cwu.edu/media
> >_______________________________________________
> >Videolib mailing list
> >Videolib@library.berkeley.edu
> >http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/videolib
>
>Gary Handman
>Director
>Media Resources Center
>Moffitt Library
>UC Berkeley
>ghandman@library.berkeley.edu
>http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
>
>"In societies where modern conditions of production prevail,
> all of life presents itself as an immense accumulation of
>spectacles."
> --Guy Debord
>
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Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8
Instructional Materials Services Department
580 Foot of Ten Road
Duncansville, Pa 16635
(814) 695-1972 Phone
(814) 695-3018 Fax
E-Address:
mailto:iu8film@iu08.org
See us on the Web at:
<http://www.iu08.org>http://www.iu08.org
Click on; "Instructional Materials Services"
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We utilize standard shelving and line the shelves with plastic VHS tape shelf inserts available from Winsted. www.winsted.com
You could cover the styrofoam OR use covered egg cartons like we do. Works great! Gena
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Handman [mailto:ghandman@library.berkeley.edu]
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 4:43 PM
To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Styrofoam
Styrofoam shreds over time, John...think I'd avoid it.
gary
At 03:03 PM 8/7/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi all
>I have a question. I am in process of reconfiguring my shelves so our
>vhs tapes will stand vertically rather than horizontally. (I read in
>Gary's book that that is better.) The shelves however are deep and to
>keep the tapes close to the edge, I was going to get some styrofoam to
>make spacers to put behind the tapes. Is there any problem using
>styrofoam this way, it doesn't offgas anything that will deteriorate my
>ancient VHS collection?
>Thanks
>John
>
>John H. Streepy
>Media Assistant III
>Library-Media Circulation
>Central Washington University Library
>400 E. 8th AVE
>Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548
>
>(509) 963-2861
>http://www.lib.cwu.edu/media
>_______________________________________________
>Videolib mailing list
>Videolib@library.berkeley.edu
>http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/videolib
Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley
ghandman@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
"In societies where modern conditions of production prevail,
all of life presents itself as an immense accumulation of
spectacles."
--Guy Debord
_______________________________________________
Videolib mailing list
Videolib@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/videolib
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