[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Container Profiles and the Extent/Space Calculators

[Michelson, Daniel]

Hi Christine,

Thanks for your response, but I'm not sure I understand.  Since only one
extent dimension is allowed, the calculator only tells me the linear
measurement (height, width, *or *depth) of the boxes.  I'm looking for the
cubic measurement (height, with, *and* depth).  Unless I'm missing
something, the extent calculator only reports in linear inches.

Thanks,

Dan Michelson
Union College Special Collections & Archives

On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 4:54 PM, Christine Di Bella <
christine.dibella at lyrasis.org> wrote:

> Dear Daniel,
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> Others can say more about how they use these features, but I just wanted
> to mention that extent dimension field is required, but any of the three
> dimensions is possible, so you certainly can have it key off of cubic
> measurements rather than linear. So if you measure by cubic feet rather
> than linear feet, that’s fine. Dimension units is the field where you
> indicate whether it’s inches, cm, nautical miles (J), etc. The idea of
> the dimension field is that it indicates which way the content actually is
> in the container, and thus represents the extent of the stuff more closely
> than the extent of the container itself.
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> The extent calculator takes whatever the value is for the desired
> dimension and multiples it by the count of containers with that dimension
> for the collection/accession/part there of being calculated. It doesn’t
> take the next step of turning total inches into feet or total cm into
> meters. So that also does not limit you to a particular type of
> measurement.
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> It is true that this is measuring on a 2D axis though, not a 3D one – the
> calculator isn’t expressing volume of the material in the container by
> calculating the product of all three dimensions. But the space calculator
> does enable you to determine if a 3D container will fit into a 3D space in
> your stacks, if all dimensions are supplied.
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> Hope that helps,
>
> Christine
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> Christine Di Bella
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> christine.dibella at lyrasis.org
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> *From:* archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org [mailto:
> archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org] *On Behalf Of *Michelson,
> Daniel
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 3, 2017 12:55 PM
> *To:* archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org
> *Subject:* [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Container Profiles and the
> Extent/Space Calculators
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> Hi All,
>
> I have a couple questions about implementing container profiles.
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> Is there a way to get the extent calculator to report size in cubic
> measurements, instead of linear?  I assume it has to do those calculations
> in the space calculator, but the fact that "Extent Dimension" is a required
> field makes me wonder if it was designed assuming the use of linear
> measurements in extents.
>
> How are people handling the space calculator's need for exterior
> measurements with the common practice of providing collection extents based
> on interior measurements?  Are people just not using the extent calculator?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan Michelson
>
> Union College Special Collections & Archives
>
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