Richard,
For an affordable locker source, I'd start with a local school district
facilities person or architect who focuses on school buildings. A locker
company putting thousands of lockers into the new high school (or often in
town to maintain or show off an existing installation) may give the best
prices and service for your smaller special order. School facilities people
are also attuned to security issues.
The products of competing manufacturers have become fairly standardized to
meet public bidding specifications and many companies offer a wide range of
sizes and types, including self-checking ones. The Sweets Catalogue (many
architects, facility managers and builders have it) includes
well-illustrated materials from lots of locker makers.
Some respondents have suggested asking visitors to leave their bags in their
cars. I would argue against this as a tourist who has had her trunk broken
into at both a rural and urban cultural sites. There are still more petty
thieves than terrorists out there.
Will the events of Sept. 11 sadly lead us towards cultural facilities whose
lobbies are designed more like those of courthouses and embassies where
checking in is highly controlled?
Ann Trowbridge, AIA
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From: "Richard Fields" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 11:18 AM
Subject: Security concerns and storage lockers
Some of our employees have expressed concern about visitors to our historic
mine tour bringing backpacks, bags, etc., underground on the tour. As we
also have a DOE high energy physics lab at the bottom of our mine, this
seems to be a valid concern in the post 9-11 days. With that said, could
anyone give information on storage lockers for museums-historic sites? Do
the public balk at using them or is it just accepted. Also, on a related
note, does anyone have suggestions on vendors for such an item? While we
will address the security risk, we are operating on a tight budget, as are
most of you out there.
Finally, we were wondering about tightened security at sites without
uniformed security guards. I was a the Gilcrease in Tulsa over the
holidays, and they checked purses, but it appeared this was done by a
docent, but I could be wrong here. Has there been reluctance on the part of
employees to search bags or purses, and if so, how was this dealt with.
Thanks in advance.
Oh, in grad school I learned the practice of archaeologists discussing deep
matters, such as who was dating who(m), over drinks was the science of fluid
dynamics, a science I have failed to master! Again thanks for the help.
Richard A. Fields
Mine Interpretive Supervisor
Soudan Underground Mine State Park
P.O. Box 335
Soudan, MN 55782
(218) 753-2245/ Fax 2246
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