If you are not also upgrading your facility, a good place to start
might be with the vendors of storage units.  They will be happy to
come in and help you assess your needs and provide a proposal.  You
might want to talk to a few informally to get a better sense of your
options and then then send out a request for proposals (RFP) to a
wider range.  The RFP is a lot of work, but makes comparisons much
simpler.

These companies also will likely know of people who can help you with
the planning part of the process.

Good luck!

Guy

>We are beginning the process of upgrading our storage facility from mostly
>fixed metal shelving and wooden cabinets to storage equipment that meets
>museum standards.
>
>What I am wondering about is if there are consultants out there in the
>Museum world that might come into our Museum and help us determine what
>kind of cabinets, rolled storage, shelving units, etc. would be best for
>our needs. Additionally, our Museum would have to make a better assessment
>of our collections (ie., how many baskets do we really have). Are there
>groups or individuals that supply help with this task.
>
>There is only one full-time employee at our Museum that is concerned with
>collection care and I know that these jobs are more than that person could
>handle.

Guy Hermann
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E. Verner Johnson & Associates
Museum Architects & Planners
http://www.vernerjohnson.com
Boston, Massachusetts
voice: 617-437-6262
fax: 617-437-1272

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