I dislike the plastic clips, because they are so bulky, they get hung
up, they create major bulges, and they create dents in the papers. You
can find stainless steel staples at Metal Edge, Inc. and probably other
places as well. 
 

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Subject: Re: Archival fasteners

It has been suggestted to us that some
institutions
use soemthign called acid free staples.

and that these would be superior to
paperclips in plastic.

Any ideas? help?

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