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FW: Double Depth Shelving Query



Whoops! Sorry Bob.
Island County Records and Information Services
 e-mail to asefairfax@co.island.wa.us

 Thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.

> ----------
> From:         A.S.E. Fairfax
> Sent:         Friday, September 21, 2001 10:14 AM
> To:   'Bob Schmidt'
> Subject:      RE: Double Depth Shelving Query
>
> Hi--
>
> Double deep shelving is intended to be accessed from both sides.  I work
> in some areas where this was not understood at the outset (before
> professional records management was on board)  and it has caused a great
> deal of difficulty for us.  Many injuries have occurred when  people try
> to access boxes which are heavy, stored in the back row, from ladders.  We
> are trying now  to transition to a) facilities which allow us to utilize
> the shelving appropriately and b) to accommodate spaces which we cannot
> change to single depth shelving.  Obviously our storage facilities are not
> ideal, but the injury issue is one I cannot emphasize enough.  The risk
> factor is significant for injuries when this type of shelving is not
> accessible from both sides.  You will surely get feedback from others on
> this.
> Elizabeth
> Island County Records and Information Services
>  e-mail to asefairfax@co.island.wa.us
>
>  Thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.
>
> ----------
> From:         Bob Schmidt[SMTP:rschmidt@LIB.MUOHIO.EDU]
> Reply To:     Bob Schmidt
> Sent:         Friday, September 21, 2001 8:49 AM
> To:   ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject:      Double Depth Shelving Query
>
> Hello Everyone,
> I've been asked to post the following query to the
> List. Please reply to Tom at
> <twildenberg@JWV.org>.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob Schmidt
> Archives Listserve Coordinator
> Miami University Archives
> Oxford, Ohio 45056
> 513-529-6720
> rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu
> ___________________________________________
> Subject: Double Depth Schelving
>    Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:29:37 -0400
>    From:  "Wildenberg, Tom" <twildenberg@JWV.org>
>      To:   "'rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu'"
> <rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu>
>
>
> The institution that I just started working for
> has shelving that is two
> boxes deep.  I've never seen this before and was
> wondering if anyone on the
> list could provide guidelines on what, if any,
> principles of use apply to
> this situation.  I personally do not like the fact
> the a large percent of
> the collection has been placed on the shelves so
> that one box hides another.
> Normally I would never use such a set up as it
> makes it very difficult to
> locate individual boxes, especially when their
> original order, as is the
> case here, is gets mixed up.
>
> Thanking the list in advance
> Thomas Wildenberg
> Consulting Archivist
> National Musuem of Jewish American Military
> History
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