Are You Practicing Safe-Scrapbooking?
The answer is d) photo copy it onto acid free paper.
Because, as was mentioned in an earlier question, newspapers are very high in
lignin and are also acidic, they deteriorate quickly. You can spray the
item with a deacidification spray, however your best solution for long term
storage is a color photo copy onto acid-free and lignin free paper.
How did you do?
8 Correct answers makes you a Scrapbook Safety Expert!
6-7 Correct answers means that you have a good handle on safety issues.
4-5 Correct answers means you still need to do a little safety research.
less than 4 means you need to heed this warning:
"The Scrapbook General encourages anyone participating in scrapbooking to protect their own album and the albums of others by practicing safe-scrapbooking."
You can check out this subject area for more archival safety information: Archival Safety
