Thanks to all who responded to my question. Particular thanks to Karen
Rutherford for putting me in touch with the mover.
Some people thought it was 930 books but it's 930 linear feet of books.
Using 1.5 cubic foot boxes, similar to U-Haul's small box, I figure I need
672 boxes. That's 2 boxes per three foot shelf or 5 boxes for three shelves.
But, I received answers from West and a library mover with suggestions for
alternative box sizes. These would be better for keeping books in order and
probably less heavy than the 1.5 cu.ft. boxes.
Mover suggests: 24 inches long and either 12 or 15 inches wide, 12 inches
tall.
West suggests: 18" long, 10 1/2" wide and 7 1/2" tall. West recommends
alternating binding up/binding down.
The mover estimated 4 days to pack, with a packer and someone to tape and
mark the boxes.
For the storage, we're going to put the boxes on pallets and shrink wrap
them. I had comments on archival boxes but these aren't irreplaceable: not
updated AmJur, Trials, POF, and part of the Federal Reporter.
We're still planning for this so I'll find out if my estimates were correct!
Catherine Lemann
State Law Librarian
Alaska State Court Law Library
303 K St
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-264-0583
888-282-2082
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