On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:35:29 EDT JJupar@aol.com wrote: Hello JJupar@aol.com, > Is it true that Sheffield's Archives are closing for a whole year. >From what I understand, yes. > It seems a very long time. Depends on what work is being done, and where. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" Life's short, don't make a mess of it No Time To Be 21 - The Adverts

The major work is the installation of a new ventilation system (they are probably calling it 'climate control' or something equally technologically impressive). They are also taking the opportunity to upgrade the cataloguing system. A significant proportion of the lengthy closure is for physically removing all the records, stock-taking as they go, and bringing them back afterwards. Hugh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Rogers" <brad@fineby.me.uk> To: <eng-sheffield@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [SHEFF] Sheffield Archives > On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:35:29 EDT > JJupar@aol.com wrote: > > Hello JJupar@aol.com, > >> Is it true that Sheffield's Archives are closing for a whole year. > >>From what I understand, yes. > >> It seems a very long time. > > Depends on what work is being done, and where. > > -- > Regards _ > / ) "The blindingly obvious is > / _)rad never immediately apparent" > Life's short, don't make a mess of it > No Time To Be 21 - The Adverts > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SHEFFIELD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:03:59 +0100 "Hugh Waterhouse" <dalum@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: Hello Hugh, > The major work is the installation of a new ventilation system (they > are probably calling it 'climate control' or something equally Whatever's wrong with "Air Conditioning"? :-) > technologically impressive). They are also taking the opportunity to > upgrade the cataloguing system. A significant proportion of the > lengthy closure is for physically removing all the records, I'd have taken a guess at records being moved (for safety as much as anything else)... > stock-taking as they go, and bringing them back afterwards. ...but that hadn't occurred to me. It makes sense, of course. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" It's not your heart, it's your bank I want to break It's Yer Money - Wonder Stuff