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Chepesiuk, Ron – American Libraries, 1999
Discusses why digitization is not the solution to libraries' storage problems. Describes Harvard University's first off-site storage model and the creation of book storage facilities by several other universities, also noting collaborative storage arrangements. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Facility Planning, Information Storage, Library Administration
Peer reviewedPowell, Margaret K. – Against the Grain, 1998
Reviews advantages and disadvantages of off-campus library materials shelving in the context of Yale University Library's planning for its new Off-Campus High Efficiency Shelving Facility. Discusses issues raised by the task of deciding what materials go in, who makes the decisions, how to identify what goes on, and how faculty are consulted in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Higher Education, Information Management
Doig, Judith – 1997
This book is about disaster recovery for archivists, librarians, and records managers. It discusses the history of disaster recovery and attempts to identify disasters which have occurred in Australia and New Zealand. The book aims to persuade the reader that disasters may happen in even the best run institution, to alert the reader to what is…
Descriptors: Archives, Emergency Programs, Foreign Countries, Information Storage
Peer reviewedKevil, L. Hunter; Montgomery, Jack, Ed. – Against the Grain, 1998
Argues that without reform and adaptation to contemporary technology, paper libraries will become little more than book museums. Outlines four major problems with contemporary library practice. Discusses benefits of database-management systems for organization of libraries' paper resources. Lists requirements libraries should demand of any new…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Management, Information Storage, Information Technology
Download full textIndiana Legislative Services Agency, Indianapolis. – 1994
The Interim Study Committee on Library Issues was directed to study all aspects of public libraries, and review the space and document security problems of the state archives. The "Introduction and Reasons for Study" section highlights the Committee's 1993 findings and recommendation; 1994 goals; and conditions at the state archives. The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Information Storage, Library Administration
Walsh, Tom – American Libraries, 1997
Examines efforts to solve spatial problems at the University of Missouri/Columbia Ellis Library. Discusses lack of funding for library expansion and the decision to have an off-campus storage facility, new space demands brought on by technology, and the innovative storage solution at the University of Southern California's Leavey Library. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Plans, Campus Planning, Crowding
Holibaugh, Ralph – 1987
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) kit provides a sample of excerpts from technical and planning documents contributed by 40 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries that are planning to install or have already implemented optical disc technology. Selected to represent a variety of media and applications, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Higher Education, Information Storage
Schutz, Harald – 1975
Discussions and recommendations for developing national documentation centers (library and information services) in developing nations are provided as a result of a study conducted by the International Federation for Documentation (FID) Committee for Developing Countries (FID/DC) and commissioned by Unesco. The ten facets studied include: (1) the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
