The Museum of Nature in Ottawa has recently built a new collections
facility which uses shared collection spaces and it has worked very
successfully.
I suggest that you contact the Director of Collections, Gerry Fitzgerald,
whose e-mail address is <[log in to unmask]>.  I'm sure he would be happy
to share their experiences with you.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kelly Goulette [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: February 10, 2000 5:45 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Shared Collection Storage
>
> Greetings,
>
> I am from a natural history museum that is currently in the planning phase
> to construct an additional collection storage room.  This new space will
> house objects requiring the same environmental conditions that are from
> several curatorial departments.
>
> I am calling upon the experience of those people who have considered
> and/or developed collections storage shared by more than one curatorial
> department at their institution.  I am trying to understand the successes
> and pitfalls others have experienced utilizing a functional arrangement of
> space.  I would also appreciate it if folks could share any
> procedures/protocols they have developed to address issues associated with
> this arrangement.
>
> Thank you in advance for any experience you can offer.  Please feel free
> to reply to me directly.
>
>
> Kelly Goulette, Registrar
> Collections & Research Division
> Denver Museum of Natural History
> 2001 Colorado Boulevard
> Denver, CO  80205
> phone:  303/370-6401
> fax:  303/370-6313
> [log in to unmask]
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