GEN: Care of books and computers in humid climate

[Ellen Wiseman <ewiseman@wt.net>]

The following message was forwarded to me.  Maybe someone can help.

Please send responses to original poster:  Mexicopeace
<mexicopeace@igc.apc.org>

Thanks.
Ellen Wiseman
Scroggins Elementary
Houston, TX

>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 02:51:29 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Mexicopeace <mexicopeace@igc.apc.org>
>To: mexicopeace@igc.org
>Subject: Zapatista Library Request
>
>Oventic Library Technology
>May 1, 1998
>
>Does anyone know of an effective way to protect books and computers in
the
>middlie of a rain cloud?
>
>This summer we hope to finish construction on a library facility at
Oventic
>Aguascalientes II as a part of the first autonomous, indigenous junior
high
>school in Chiapas, MEXICO.  Many books have already been donated and we

>hope to find  more by the summer.  However the climate in the highlands
of
>Chiapas is challenging to the printed word with humidity staying at
about
>110%.
>
>What can we do to protect the books (and computers) at the Oventic
library?
>
>The library facility will be of concrete block with concrete floor
similiar
>to the classrooms that can be seen on our web site listed below.  There
is
>usually electricity available.  The indigenous school board at Oventic
>Aguacalientes II has requested that we investigate both low and high
tech
>solutions to this problem.
>
>Your suggestions will be greatly appreciated!  Please forward this
message
>to folks who might have good ideas.

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