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Megan Firestone

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Posted By Megan Firestone 01-26-2022 11:16
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Hi, We moved to using Conserv environmental monitors: https://conserv.io/. They have been a great help to us. I have an app on my phone that I can log into to get real-time data plus use the website to look at trends and develop reports. In addition, we can do our IPM program in the same program. ...
Posted By Megan Firestone 03-08-2021 09:55
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Hi, 1) What is the shelving situation in the off-site facility? Are books stored in the stacks vertically? Or are all materials boxed? The materials will need to be boxed. The company prefers records management cartons any boxes bigger than that and we are charged more. They store the records management ...
Posted By Megan Firestone 03-05-2021 11:00
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Hello, We are preparing for a construction project, so we will need to move our entire collection into offsite storage for at least two years. This includes over 20,000 books/volumes. Some of this will include oversized volumes. I'm trying to find resources of how to best pack these up for the move ...
Posted By Megan Firestone 02-25-2021 10:42
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Hi Heather, For us, it can depend. If they are really old acidic folders then they are replaced with archival folders and placed in new archival boxes. We had a collection that has come in recently, that is seven records management boxes with about 100-150 folders in each box. The folders are from the ...
Posted By Megan Firestone 12-17-2020 11:12
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Hello, We are working on rehousing our commencement regalia. We have several full sets of the robes, hood, and cap with tassels attached. For the robe, we discussed putting in an archival box with unbuffered tissue and folding small portions to fit the box. The hood will also be wrapped in tissue ...