<div dir="ltr">When we were installing a compactorized system in part of our herbarium, we had to temporarily store some specimens and used bags and boxes (bags inside boxes). Since the specimens were already dried, it worked very well, limited handling, and controlled pests. No vacuum was necessary.<div><br></div><div>Anita</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">__________<br>Anita F. Cholewa, Ph.D.<br>Curator and Collections Manager</div><div dir="ltr"> of the UofM Herbarium (MIN)<br>Bell Museum of Natural History</div><div dir="ltr">College of Food, Agricultural, and</div><div dir="ltr"> Natural Resource Sciences<br>University of Minnesota<br>1445 Gortner Ave<br>ST PAUL MN 55108-1095<br><br>campus mail code: 6022<br></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 4:04 AM, Majken Them Tøttrup <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mtottrup@snm.ku.dk" target="_blank">mtottrup@snm.ku.dk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Dear all<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">We are in the process of moving our herbaria into temporary storage until our new museum is ready in 2020.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Some of the herbaria are in build-in cabinets, and therefore need new housing, but since we do not know exactly how the new collection facilities
will end up, we are NOT interested in purchasing new cabinets at this moment.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">The aim is to keep all the collections accessible at all times in the coming years (except when doing the actual move
</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black">J</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">)<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">The temporary storage is actually quite nice and our staff will be working there permanently. We will be able to control the relative humidity, but
we do not have a chance of securing the facility in regard to pests.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Therefore we are considering the following set-up;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">To pack and seal the material from the different shelves individually in plastic, maybe with a light vacuum in order to minimize the mechanical
tear.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Pack all the plastic sealed units into separate stackable cardboard boxes, which will be meta-registered and stacked on pallets. The registration
of placement of individual pallets together with the meta-registration of individual boxes, should enable us to find the desired material at any time.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">The advantages – as we see them;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">The material is secured in regard to pests<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">The potential mechanical damage is reduced as we will only have to handle the herbaria sheets 2 times instead of 4 times<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Probably 80-90% of the material will not be touch in the coming 5 years, so it will be all packed and ready to go into the new museum in
five years’ time.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Does anybody have experience in regard to sealing herbaria sheets in plastic – and what about the vacuum?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Is there a risk of creating microclimates – or any other risks you can think of?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Any other/better ideas?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Thanks in advance<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Regards, Majken<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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