[Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections

Thu Dec 16 08:55:03 EST 2021

Seems reasonable.....

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From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Dean Pentcheff
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I think this discussion has made it clear that alcohol is the most critical issue to consider when planning for compact shelving: about 750 ml, in wine form, for each of a group of collections managers spending an evening together.

I submit that this would be the most efficient planning investment possible.

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On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 8:24 AM Dirk Neumann <neumann at snsb.de<mailto:neumann at snsb.de>> wrote:
... no dissent here, Paul, but as you say, you free space without gaining new. Depending on size of collection and annual growth, the initial problem (lack of space) is unresolved but mitigated with an interim solution (which might be a good or the best available solution under given budgetary constraints).

If compacting is considered from the beginning (as indicated by Lennart), you loose the potential to free space later on right from the start. Worth adding to Paul's equation (mentioned in one of the earlier posts as well, think by John) is the additional staff time that is needed to access, manage and monitor the collection, e.g. costs to redo seals when the compactors turn out to be less well designed/functional for whatever reasons (cf. Lucia's example). @ John: I meant the seals of the jars (e.g. flanged cylinders or stoppered jars), not seals between carriages - sorry for the misunderstanding.

All these variables should be taken into consideration, to be realistic on all pros and cons when planning to compact. Even if X+Y are the most appealing and often only realistic options to store more objects.

;-)

Cheers,
Dirk

Am 15.12.2021 um 16:51 schrieb Callomon,Paul:
To Dirk's point, compactors definitely DO free up space, because within them there is only ever one aisle. In a non-compactorized layout there are multiple aisles that take up space though only one might be in use at any given time. If X is the total width of your cabinets and Y the width of one aisle, then uncompactorized total width is X + (XY), whereas compactorized it's X + Y. That's the sum total of my math ability, incidentally.

PC

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