GLOW 101 - The Bancroft Library Seismic Retrofit
Channel: GLOWlibraries
Date: 2011-07-12

The Bancroft Library is the primary special collections library at the University of California. One of the largest and most heavily used libraries in the US, the Bancroft's holdings include more than 600,000 volumes, 60,000,000 manuscript items, 8,000,000 photographs/pictorial materials, 43,000 microforms and 23,000 maps. How do you empty such a building, remodel it, and then replace the whole collection safely and without loss?