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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Laura<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are currently in the process of moving our collection… In fact, the collection is going to be going through two moves in rapid succession. If you have a facility already identified and secured, that is a major hurdle already overcome.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A good place to start is.. begin with the end in mind. Make sure your inventory is complete and up to date so that you know where objects are located at the new facility. Spend time thinking through the logistics of your box numbering strategy. Picture the end facility and how you want it to be accessed, and plan for that, not how your collection is currently stored. Communicate with everyone regularly as to the progress that you are making so they have a clear picture of their roles, responsibilities and possible ideas they have for enhancing the process.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have been planning and executing with the thought constantly on my mind: Would someone who knows nothing about what I have done so far be able to pick up and know what I have done, and where the collection is located? Suppose something should happen to me tomorrow, would the process be transparent and would the transition be relatively seamless? If I cannot answer in the affirmative, then I need to ensure the process is modified to satisfy those basic criteria. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Get outside agencies such as moving companies on board early, and get them to help you strategize the actual moving day process. That will help you to set intermediate goals. Consider a multi-phase move, as the smaller chunks you have to deal with, the easier it will be to keep track of things. You cannot track location of boxes while moving, but you can track on either end.. the less you have to deal with as a chunk on a given day, the better you can deal with the ends.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have questions, I would be glad to try to answer them. New Westminster has recently gone through a well-planned and executed move. The BC Maritime Museum has also gone through a move recently. I’ve learned much from their successes and their druthers.. I’d be happy to help add to that knowledge base as I can.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Surfer;color:#943634'>Darryl MacKenzie<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Curator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Delta Museum & Archives Society<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000'> </span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000'>Preserve Engage Inform<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Operating: Delta Museum - </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>604-946-9322 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Delta Archives & Edgar Dunning Reading Room - </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>604-940-3832<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Administration & Program Annex - </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>604-946-9315 Fax 604 946-5791<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>For more information, visit:<span style='color:#C00000'> <a href="http://www.deltamuseum.ca">www.deltamuseum.ca</a> </span></b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Delta-Museum-and-Archives-Society/163402677031893"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=84 height=25 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D18F3A.314314D0" alt="cid:image001.png@01CCB10B.840B6E40"></span></a><b><span style='color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca [mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 01, 2016 11:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> bcma@lists.vifa.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [BCMA] ISO resources/guidelines for moving a museum collection<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>We're moving our artifact collection to a new storage facility and I am having difficulty finding any resources, guidelines, and/or a plan as to how to go about it. Does anyone have any experience moving a museum collection that they could share with me? I would appreciate any advice or resources to help with this process. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Laura<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#595959'>Laura Fortier, MAS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#595959'>Archivist and Collections Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#595959'>Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#595959'>502 Vernon Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#595959'>Nelson, BC V1L 4E7<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#595959'>250-352-8268<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><a href="touchstonesnelson.ca">touchstonesnelson.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>