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I highly recommend the book "Moving the Mountain," which richly details
the move of the Science Museum of Minnesota. During the course of the
move, they dealt with a large variety of collections. The book provides
a excellent description of their experiences and lots of practical
advice.
Schoenholz, D. (editor). 2001. Moving the Mountain: The Science Museum
of Minnesota Guide to Moving Collections. Science Museum of Minnesota,
St. Paul. 218 pp.
--John
John E. Simmons
Collection Manager, Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research
Center
and
Director, Museum Studies Program
University of Kansas
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7561
Telephone 785-864-4508; FAX 785-864-5335
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www.nhm.ku.edu/herpetology/
www.ku.edu/~museumst/
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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Nicole Philpott
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 2:01 PM
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Subject: Moving a Natural History Collection
Hello,
My name is Nicole and I am doing a work term at The Rooms Provincial
Muse=
um
of Newfoundland and Labrador - we are currently researching the most
effective way to move the natural history collection to its new home
abou=
t
5km away. There are over 5000 specimens that need to be rehoused -
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consisting of various sized bottles. If anyone has experience moving any
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type of museum collection and has some advice I will gladly accept
anythi=
ng
that comes my way. We are also looking into the necessary components to
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barcode the museum collection if anyone has experience with that.
Thanks a lot
Nicole
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