Moving library collections during installation of fire equipment

Ann Tomalak <a.tomalak<-at->btinternet<.>com> writes

>Johns Hopkins University is currently in the final planning stages
>of installing a comprehensive fire detection and water-based
>suppression system at the Evergreen Museum and Library, which houses
>the John W. Garrett Library.  The library contains a large number of
>early printed books, including one of the largest incunabula
>collections in the country, and a smaller collection of illuminated
>manuscripts, among other treasures.  Being an historic house museum,
>the collections are on open shelves, and are, for the most part, not
>boxed.  We would be very grateful if any of you have gone through
>similar renovations, if you could share your experiences, especially
>regarding the decision to move collections or protect them in-situ.

Contact the conservators at the British Library who undertook a
similar move a couple of years ago while a strong-room was upgraded.
Detailed planning and preparation took many months, but the actual
removal and return of the books took only a few days each, with no
problems or damage.


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