The International Council on Archives is pleased to announce the availability of three new electronic publications concerning buildings and equipment for archives storage and preservation on the ICA website:

Bibliography of Books, Journal Articles, Conference Papers and Other Printed Sources relating to Archival Buildings and Equipment, June 2003

Arnold den Teuling and Ted Ling, ICA Committee on Archival Building in Temperate Climates (ICA/CBTE)

This popular ICA bibliography has been updated to include works up to 2003.

The Darwin Shipping Container Trial: Report and Results, November 2002

Ted Ling, Pacific Regional Branch of ICA (PARBICA)

Outline of results of scientific trial of use of non-air-conditioned shipping containers for low-cost storage of records in a tropical environment, demonstrating that this is not a suitable option for long-term archives storage.

Using Shipping Containers for Record Storage: Specification and Description, November 2002

Ted Ling, Pacific Regional Branch of ICA (PARBICA)

A practical and technical guide on how to use shipping containers as low-cost alternatives to more expensive buildings for temporary records storage, where other options are not available.