Archive

n : a depository containing historical records and documents [syn: archives] v : put into an archive [syn: file away]

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Businesses, organizations, government offices, charities, and professionals like doctors, lawyers, dentists, and accountants, often have to store or archive old records and documents for a number of years..

To set up a document archive storage area, whether in-house or in off-site self-storage, look at the following quick steps:

1) Find space, either by crowding existing space or by leasing extra space.
2) Purchase and set up proper shelving that a) meets safety standards for anyone working around them, b) is designed specifically for the storage of document boxes, and c) will not interfere with security and fire systems.
3) Purchase strong, document-specific, manageable boxes to hold the records and documents.
4) Protect them from theft (this is also a privacy issue).
5) Meet fire codes for your building (storing large amounts of paper in one area) and protect them from fire, and therefore also from water damage if there is ever a fire.
6) Protect them from flood or from dampness, mildew, etc.
7) Protect them from insects and rodents.
8) Protect them from extreme temperatures that have a degrading effect on paper and other substances.
9) Manage them so that a document can be found when required.

These challenges are sometimes overlooked, and that can spell disaster. Fortunately, there are companies who know how to archive paper records and documents effectively and efficiently. These document storage companies are more cost effective even than off-site self-storage! And they can provide this service for your office.

To archive your documents, files, and records, rather than being a challenge for your office, becomes an integrated part of an office's smooth running when you use a document storage company.

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