Eastern Michigan University’s 10-year-old library is starting to show its age.
Halle Library has had ongoing climate control issues in the archives that are putting the university’s collections at risk, as well as an ongoing flooding issue that has closed the library’s auditorium. Additionally, there was a problem with valves in the automatic retrieval system, also known as the “book vault,” that caused minor flooding this past summer.According to Rosina Tammany, the university’s archivist, the problems in the archives have existed ever since the library was built. The archives are located on the third floor, which Tammany says is not a good place for archives in the first place due to temperature variations that occur on upper floors.
Tammany said two of the main problems are inadequate temperature and humidity control, and that these problems are “damaging the articles every day.”“The temperatures are what is the real problem,” said Tammany. “We’ve got rare books in here.”
This summer, temperature levels reached 90 degrees and humidity levels reached as high as 70 percent. Ideal archival conditions are 67 degrees Fahrenheit with 45-50 percent humidity.
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Halle Library has had ongoing climate control issues in the archives that are putting the university’s collections at risk, as well as an ongoing flooding issue that has closed the library’s auditorium. Additionally, there was a problem with valves in the automatic retrieval system, also known as the “book vault,” that caused minor flooding this past summer.According to Rosina Tammany, the university’s archivist, the problems in the archives have existed ever since the library was built. The archives are located on the third floor, which Tammany says is not a good place for archives in the first place due to temperature variations that occur on upper floors.
Tammany said two of the main problems are inadequate temperature and humidity control, and that these problems are “damaging the articles every day.”“The temperatures are what is the real problem,” said Tammany. “We’ve got rare books in here.”
This summer, temperature levels reached 90 degrees and humidity levels reached as high as 70 percent. Ideal archival conditions are 67 degrees Fahrenheit with 45-50 percent humidity.
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