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FW: Query Re. Archival Consultant



'Lo all,

In response to the forward Bob sent along before, I posted a response to the
asker, who then responded to me again.

Clear?

Anyway, here is her request, restated based on some suggestions I made.

DS

______________________________________
Daniel Sokolow, Archives Coordinator
David Taylor Archives
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
155 Community Drive
Great Neck, NY 11021
mailto:dsokolow@nshs.edu

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Berg, Carol [SMTP:CBERG@CSBSJU.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 3:52 PM
> To:   DSokolow@nshs.edu
> Subject:      RE: Query Re. Archival Consultant
>
> Thanks for the advice.  Yours truly didn't even know enough to be that
> specific.  It's the whole ball of wax: assessing the storage, preservation
> potential and problems, types of content.  We are in central Minnesota. .
> .and would like a consultant to spend two-three days with us some time
> between August and Dec. 2002.  Is this specific enough?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DSokolow@nshs.edu [mailto:DSokolow@nshs.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 1:27 PM
> To: Berg, Carol
> Subject: FW: Query Re. Archival Consultant
>
>
> Carol,
>
> As you can see your request was forwarded to our list.  I think you'll get
> better responses if you identify the location (consultants here in the
> Northeast may not travel to the West Coast, for example).  Tell us what
> you
> want the consultant to do.  Assess the collections for value?  Determine
> the
> time needed to organize?  Look for conservation problems?  Storage needs?
>
> Like every other profession, consultants can sometimes
> subsubsubsub-specialize, so if you have a better idea of what you want the
> consultant to do (and where), we'll be more likely and able to offer
> advice.
>
> DS
>
>

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