Microfilm storage

In talking to someone about digitizing microfilm that is stored in less than optimum conditions, I decided to provide him with information on the proper storage of microfilm.  This information may also be of use to you.

• Microfilm and Microfiche , Northeast Document Conservation Center, 2007, 6 pages, http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/6Reformatting/01MicrofilmAndMicrofiche.php
• Storage and Preservation of Microfilms, Eastman Kodak Co. 2002, 22 pages (PDF), http://graphics.kodak.com/docimaging/uploadedfiles/en_D-31.pdf
• Microfilm Storage,South Carolina Department of Archives and History Archives and Records Management Division, 1992, 5 pages, http://rm.sc.gov/leaflets/Documents/ELEVEN.pdf

Sadly, microfilm that has not been stored properly may be in such bad condition that digitizing it may be a real challenge and perhaps impossible.