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Jabaily, Matthew J.; Glazier, Rhonda; Martínez-García, Federico, Jr. – Journal of Access Services, 2022
As the role of print collections in academic libraries moves from monograph storage to a method for engaging users, the browsability and accessibility of print collections are becoming increasingly important. One factor that affects the ability to comfortably browse collections is the height at which the books are stored. This paper examines the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Space Utilization, Storage
Luo, Jiebei – College & Research Libraries, 2021
Patrons' information consumption behaviors of print materials are influenced by their content and tangible characteristics. This quantitative study incorporates several content-based factors widely adopted in collection management practices as well as two physical dimension-related factors, including book size and number of pages, and applies a…
Descriptors: Users (Information), Behavior Patterns, Printed Materials, Library Materials
Schneider, Tod – Educational Facility Planner, 2009
Lockers are often begrudging investments, scraped from the bottom of the budget barrel. This is unfortunate for a number of reasons, one of which is that they often serve as the internal face of the school: endless, grim sentries lining mile-long halls. Alternately, they may be entombed, a catacomb of visual obstacles stuffed into independent…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Storage, Students, Space Utilization
Minter, Sydney – Library Media Connection, 2007
Moving a library collection is no easy feat. The librarian will need time, energy, and plenty of help to accomplish this enormous job. Although seldom easy or painless, the job can be simplified if the librarian and her staff plan carefully, prepare the collection, and organize the move. This article describes the planning, preparation and…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Librarians, Interior Space, Space Utilization
Wood, S. Kenneth – Man/Society/Technology--A Journal of Industrial Arts Education, 1973
Descriptors: Educational Equipment, Equipment Storage, Industrial Arts, Information Storage
Harding, Bruce – Coll Univ Bus, 1970
A new approach to records management reduces the volume of paperwork while preserving information of value. (Editor)
Descriptors: Filing, Higher Education, Information Storage, Office Management

Gorman, Michael – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Discussion of the drawbacks of remote storage and microforms as solutions to library storage and retrieval problems covers the advantages and disadvantages of moveable compact shelving, i.e., electrically-powered shelving which eliminates all but one aisle in any set of ranges of shelving. This system is recommended as the answer to storage…
Descriptors: Library Equipment, Space Utilization, Storage
School Business Affairs, 1984
Describes specialized units that increase storage capacity. One involves two stationary units at either end of a track, with three or more movable units and one aisle; the other is an inclined rack. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Interior Space, Space Utilization, Storage
Texas Child Care, 1997
Provides specific guidance to teachers planning activity areas and storage spaces to create an environment that supports children and how they learn. Areas of consideration include order, independence, comfort, materials, and boundaries. Hints for discovering unused space, including small and large storage projects, are provided. (SD)
Descriptors: Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
Trierweiler, Hannah – Instructor, 2006
You have got boxes filled with glue sticks, 32 calculators, apple juice, Band-Aids and that gallon of blue glitter you know will come in handy someday. It's all stuff you need, but when you are getting ready for the new year, you just wish you could hire a professional organizer to take care of it all for you. Donna Smallin is an organizational…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Space Utilization, Teacher Guidance, Storage

Kountz, John – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Comparison of conventional book stacks, moving aisle book stacks, and industrial storage techniques shows that the industrial technique is the least expensive to build, maintain, and operate. Characteristics of automated storage and retrieval systems are discussed, and formulas for calculating the size and costs of a library system are presented.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Costs, Library Automation, Library Equipment
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
Case, Jackie L.; Ingram, Marion Thorp – Journal of Access Services, 2006
Most library buildings were built thirty or more years ago. As a result libraries are sharing a common situation. There is little or no room to add more books onto the shelves, and there are odd spaces throughout the stacks which are not being used. Jackson Library, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, faced this challenge and grew space by…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Facilities, Sustainability, Models
Gildner, Sandra; Hostetler, Julia – 1976
In order to determine if there is an adequate amount of storage in the elementary classrooms of the South Bend Community School Corporation, 180 teachers representing a random selection of 30 percent of all K-6 teachers were sent a questionnaire by means of the school's mail service. Responses from 97 (54 percent) of the sample were utilized.…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Education, Equipment Storage, Facility Inventory
Kieft, Robert – EDUCAUSE Review, 2006
Most campuses have no real estate to spare for the purpose of housing yet more printed books in their general libraries. Some solutions to this problem entails putting lesser printed materials in less-costly storage facilities; or engaging in cooperative archiving agreements that retain one copy of a title in one of the partner's active stacks so…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Services, Space Utilization, Storage