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NCLIS began the project on the recommendations of both its Task Force on Public/Private Sector Interaction and the Presi dent’s Task Force on Private Sector Initiatives. •Sp a c e Sa v e r C o r p o r a t io n , Fort Atkinson, Wis consin, has been awarded a $3.4 million contract for the world’s largest SpaceSaver high-density mo bile shelving system for the University of Illinois, Urbana (see artist’s sketch below). The new book stack system will cover 71,537 square feet of floor space with 55 miles of mobile shelving. To be lo cated on seven levels with approximately 1,000 bookstack sections, the system will have a capacity to store over 2 million volumes. In considering sev eral types of mobile shelving systems, the university and the State of Illinois’ Capital Development Board wanted this sixth stack addition to provide maximum construction and operating economies without compromising quality, utility, or energy. 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