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] > > ========================================================Important > Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).