Specialized storage 
for school music library space
for school music library spaceHow do you organize sheet music? This was a question asked and answered several times over on an online discussion board. A group of savvy university campus librarians know. For they recently had to arrange a great deal of it within several units of a paper sheet music library collection shelf to ensure increased materials accessibility for users. It, along with specialized units of mobile compact digital media storage, were devised with the help of storage experts while hammering out plans for a new space. Click here to learn more about compact shelving.
Among the material needing accommodation were thousands of pages of sheet music and a sizable collection of of musical scores and sound recordings. In light of this and the fact that items were of a larger size than that of a typical book, the system’s design would require special consideration and input from experts. So, to help narrow down options which would allow for increased access to students needing to practice and perform, as well as promise protection for materials and enable the available space to be used smarter, librarians sought outside advice from a trained professional.
The collection, which also included legacy media and items that had been gifted to the institution, grew too big to be accommodated in the storage areas found within the former building. Material had since spilled over into staff offices, workrooms, and other areas.
With plans for the new building already underway, staff worked closely with experts to come up with a unit that allows everything to be stored in a compact fashion, yet still remain conveniently accessible for users. In order to achieve this kind of end result with the paper sheet music library collection shelf, units were fitted with over-sized hanging folders that store and protect scores.
Mobile compact digital media storage allows smarter space usage
As for CDs, LPs and miniature scores, all of that was accommodated for by mobile compact digital media storage. Assistance from a user-operated turn handle facilitates its traveling along rails, moving thousands of pounds of material into a smaller-size footprint for smarter use of space. Just one 33-foot-long unit had the capacity to store 20,000 LPs. Click here to see how another library was able to turn their static space into dynamic storage with compact library shelving.
Contact us for paper sheet music library collection shelf
Southwest Solutions Group® provides design and installation services of the paper sheet music music library collection shelf. Free consultations are available to determine you and your business’s exact needs before the design process begins. To learn more or to speak with a storage specialist, call us at 1-800-803-1083 or send us a message today.
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