Hi,
I am starting a new job soon at a different museum.  My first major project
will be to move the collection from one off-site storage area to another.
I am looking for suggestions on how to go about doing this in an organized
fashion.  I was thinking of labelling all of the shelving units
(ex. "Kitchen 1" or "Tools 1") and that each box on that shelving unit
should have the same designation (ex. "Kitchen 1 Box 1 of 20") so that I
will know just where to put the box when moved to the new site.  Also,
though there is currently no location code for the present storage area,
each box has a list on it of all of the items within it, along with
accession number.  Is it necessary that I do a complete inventory of every
object in the collection at this time, or just count the boxes and
inventory the larger objects that are not in boxes for purposes of moving?
Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.
Lisa

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