Mandy; You might want to talk to people at other institutions in earthquake prone areas, such as the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco and the Auckland Museum in Auckland, New Zealand. I suspect they've "been there, done that"! I can provide contact info if you repond offline. Harry Harry Needham Special Advisor - Programme Development Canadian War Museum 330 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0M8 Voice: (819) 776-8612 Fax (819) 776-8623 Email: [log in to unmask] > ---------- > From: Mandy Wagoner[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: Museum discussion list > Sent: Thursday, February 25, 1999 1:53 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: earthquake safety > > I work at the University Museum on the campus of Southeast Missouri State > University. We have a several large collections and we are looking for > information on safeguarding them in case of an earthquake. (The New Madrid > fault zone is nearby). Does anyone have information on companies or > products that could be used to stabilize shelving or storage areas? > Thanks. > > > > > Mandy Wagoner, Historic Preservation student > Southeast Missouri State University > Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 > [log in to unmask] >