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Kurkul, Donna Lee – College and Research Libraries, 1983
Discusses methodology, logistics, and time/cost study of planning, implementation, and relocation of 682,810 volume Smith College Library collection into its newly constructed and renovated facility. Call number sequence location, collection movement phasing and formulas for sequence distribution, and personnel requirements are noted. Elementary…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Facility Expansion, Facility Improvement, Feasibility Studies
Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
Increasingly, colleges and universities are building warehouses for little-used library books, which can be delivered to campus on request. Warehousing saves money and provides better climate control for books. Scholars and students today have access to needed information through electronic databases and online catalogues, often from home, thus…
Descriptors: Climate Control, Costs, Educational Trends, Electronic Libraries

Matier, Michael; Sidle, C. Clinton – Planning for Higher Education, 1993
In planning for the year 2010, Cornell University (New York) found that, although space for library collections must increase, advancing technology would slow the increase required, with most of the collection growth after 2000 managed through wider technology or remote storage. Consolidation of special libraries is also considered. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Buildings, College Libraries, College Planning