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Moving a Large Collection Quickly: A Study in Chaos
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Goldberg, Matthew; Sproles, Claudene – Journal of Access Services, 2020
The University of Louisville's Ekstrom Library needed to remove 260,000 items from its shelves, and shift a further 95,000 within an extremely short deadline ahead of plans to redesign its third floor into an inviting, modern, student-friendly space for patrons to enjoy. The move faced three distinct challenges: space, item tracking, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Materials, Library Facilities, Library Services
Comparing Costs.
Thompson, Donald D. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1980
Compares benefits and costs for three methods of resolving library storage problems: weeding, high-density "warehouse" storage, and conversion to microform. (SW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Information Storage, Library Collections
Defunct Newspaper Libraries: Why Keep Them?
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Jones, Sister Martin Joseph – Catholic Library World, 1995
Describes the value of defunct newspaper morgues, with a focus on the E. H. Butler Library at Buffalo State University (New York), and provides the historical background of two Buffalo newspapers. Discusses challenges facing the special collections librarian: storage facilities, requests for information by patrons from all over the world,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Higher Education, Indexes
Academic Libraries in Ohio. Progress through Collaboration, Storage, and Technology. Report of the Library Study Committee.
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Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus. – 1987
Based on a study of the need for, and alternatives to, significant expansion of space for state college and university libraries, this report discusses the resultant recommendations, which address both the long term and the immediate space needs of the state's academic libraries. Following a description of the role of academic libraries and a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Library Automation
Hard Copy in Transition: An Automated Storage and Retrieval Facility for Low-Use Library Materials.
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Creaghe, Norma S.; Davis, Douglas A. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Describes an automated storage/retrieval system which is integrated with an online catalog and circulation system at California State University--Northridge as a practical solution to the problems of expanding collections and escalating construction costs. The impact of this system on user services is discussed. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Construction Costs, Crowding, Higher Education
Academic Library Facility Needs in Virginia's Public System of Higher Education. Report of the Council of Higher Education to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia.
Molnar, John E. – 1987
This report is a response to House Joint Resolution No. 32 of the 1986 General Assembly of Virginia that directed the Council of Higher Education to conduct a study of the academic library facility needs in Virginia's public system of higher education. In preparing its response to the resolution, the council incorporated much of the report of a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Government Role, Guidelines
Developing a Strategic Plan for Library Space Needs through 2010.
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Matier, Michael W.; Sidle, C. Clinton – 1992
A 20-year strategic plan for library space has been developed at Cornell University, a private research university which also serves as the land-grant university for the State of New York. Two basic approaches to analyzing space needs were used. The first was the conventional analysis, where collections and user space needs are projected into the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Copyrights, Crowding, Electronic Publishing