Powered mobile systems with passive safety features provide a secure environment for the open-access library at CMU. FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIES 33 LINEAR MILES OF SHELVING SOLVES SPACE CONCERNS IN NEW CMU LIBRARY St o rag e When the Central Michigan University Charles V. Park library under- went a four-floor renovation and addition, over 33 linear miles of high-den- sity mobile shelving was used to house 95-percent of the library's collec- tion - 1.1 million volumes. To house the combined collections, which were consolidated from several campus locations, would have required 75,000 square feet if sta- tionary shelving were used. By utilizing high-density mobile shelving, the university was able to reduce the space needs to 45,000 square feet, which contributed to a six-million dollar savings

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