<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi All,</div><div><br></div><div>As Sarit points out, the best way to use container profiles is dependent on your individual circumstances.<br></div><div><br></div><div>At Smith College, we use measured container profiles for everything other than bound volumes that don't have specialized storage. For those (flat file folders, rolled items, framed items, etc.), we have generic container profiles with nominal measurements. Eventually we intend to consolidate our volumes in designated shelving areas so that we can make use of the space calculator function for everything else.</div><div><br></div><div>A couple things we did to make the process of establishing container profiles easier:</div><div><ul><li>Did not attempt exact precision. Depending on the manufacturer and model, record cartons can vary a bit in dimensions. We decided not to worry about that and use a single container profile for all record cartons. The same is the case for standard document boxes.<br></li><li>Included the dimensions in the title field. For example, "Non standard box (7d x 10h x 4.5w)." We found that to be useful. While we don't do it here, I've previously included manufacturer/model numbers in the titles so that if you have a box that actually has that information on it (which is annoyingly rare), it isn't necessary to measure it again.</li></ul><div>It took us quite a while to get all the container profiles added, but we already had to barcode all of our boxes in preparation for moving to a new building and it was extremely helpful to know ahead of time which boxes had dimensions that our standard size shelves couldn't accommodate.</div><div><br></div><div>All the best,</div><div><br></div><div>Dan.<br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 8:50 AM Hand, Sarit <<a href="mailto:shand@ap.org">shand@ap.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-7627025083652453674">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I create a unique profile for every unique top container. That allows me to calculate an extent record. I need this since we are using off-site storage. So, I reserve the extent record just for calculated extents. I’ll be using Notes fields
for other “extent” descriptions. I know some institutions create profiles for everything, including media, it all depends upon how what you consider a top container. The difficulty is keeping track so make sure you decide on a naming convention. Sadly, there
are too few fields (IMO) for the profile record.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The issue I have with creating unnecessary profiles is when I have a profile for a box but the extent measured by is different based on how it sits on the shelf. I had opened a JIRA ticket to change the measure by field to the top container,
not the profile but it was decided not to change that, and I was told to create a new profile for the different extent even though it’s the same exact container.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi All,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am interested in learning more about how other institutions handle container profiles for uniquely sized containers. We have a list of the most commonly used container profiles in our repository, and our goal is to keep the number of
container profiles to a minimum (maybe 12-15). We have quite a few uniquely sized containers that we will
<i>not</i> be creating container profiles for (i.e. custom boxes, 3-D artifacts, etc.). How have others approached these oddball containers? Is it better to create a single container profile for “unique containers” and assign that profile to all oddballs regardless
of actual dimensions, so that they can be grouped together for reports? Or are there advantages to not assigning a container profile at all to unique containers? If you’re willing to share your container profiles list, that would also be helpful. Thanks for
helping us to weigh the options!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p>
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</div></blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Dan Michelson</div><div>Collections Archivist<br></div><div>Smith College Special Collections</div><div><br></div><div><span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For current library access and services details, see </span><a href="https://libraries.smith.edu/library-services-during-covid-19" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Library Services During COVID-19</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>