On 3/22/06, Bob Shuster <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > If the restriction is relatively simple, such as this material may not > be used for thirty years, you could put cord or some other wrapping > around the folder or the box and then seal the wrapper with tape or wax > or something similar and write on the seal so that if the seal is > broken, it will be obvious. Years ago while touring the Rosenberg Library archives in Galveston I saw something like you suggested. except that they had placed a large X made out of red ribbon across the front of a bank of mobile shelving. The ribbon indicated that the material was IIRC restricted and not to be accessed. here are links to tamper evident tape products http://www.rightertrack.com/securitytape.htm http://www.rightertrack.com/tamper.htm http://www.copquest.com/43-1005.htm http://www.safebiz.info/product_info.php?products_id=2324 http://www.novavisioninc.com/pages/prd_tamper_evident_tape.html -- Peter Kurilecz CRM CA Richmond, Va A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>