Cathleen Baird, M.A., Director &
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From:
Deborah Wythe [mailto:deborahwythe@HOTMAIL.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, April
10, 2002 10:52 AM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject:
vertical files to compact shelving
As part of our library renovation, we're going to be moving the contents of about 50 4-drawer vertical filing cabinets into compact shelving. They contain the library's artist and institutional files--clippings, brochures, etc., all filed in ordinary file folders. It is a very heavily used collection, both for research and with volunteers filing new additions.
We expect that the vendors will have some solutions to offer (lateral files on the compact shelving carriages, hanging folders, etc.), but would appreciate input on what worked (or didn't) for others. For a lot of reasons, just putting the folders on shelves won't work--at the very least they'd all have to be refoldered into accordion folders. Has anyone boxed VF materials in open-top boxes to place on shelving? How much bulk did this add to the collection? Did it help or hinder access?
Has anyone experienced such a move? Would you be willing to share your experiences?
Thanks!
Deborah
Deborah Wythe Brooklyn Museum of Art Archives 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11238 tel: 718 638 5000 x311 fax: 718 638 3731 email: deborahwythe@hotmail.com
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