Description
Library Storage Facilities: From Planning to Construction to Operation examines high-density library storage facilities, considering how such facilities are changing the nature of collection management. The book discusses the types of storage facilities and explores how institutions can collaborate and embrace cost saving options through opening shared off-site storage facilities, addressing common needs, and maximizing value and space in on-campus libraries. Considering a unique partnership between the Texas A&M University System and the University of Texas System, the book highlights best practice and lessons learned during implementation. Topics covered include storage strategies, geometric efficiency, systems integration, environmental control, and more.
- Provides insights on the importance of high-density library storage facilities
- Lays out the process for funding, planning and building collaborations around storage facilities
- Shows how to prepare a storage facility for operation in terms of staffing, workflow and equipment
- Considers repurposing existing structures as a way of building a storage facility
- Presents how to incorporate a storage facility into services and operations
Table of Contents
Section 1 - Consideration and Planning
1. An Introduction to Storage Facilities: Types and Examples
2. Planning Strategically for a Storage Facility
Section 2 - Building the Storage Facility
3. An Introduction to Construction Methods, Project Management, and Building a Project Team
4. Design and Construction of a Storage Facility Building
Section 3 - Preparing for Operations
5. Selecting Equipment, Software, and Hardware to Support Operations
6. Staffing the Storage Facility: Organization, Positions, Hiring, and Training
7. Collection Management: Decisions and Selection for Remote Storage
Section 4 - Transferring and Receiving Materials
8. Moving Collections: The Process From Retrieval to Shipping
9. Receiving Materials and Workflow at Storage Facility
Section 5 - Sustain Operations
10. Sustainability and Safety of the Facility: Materials, Personnel, and the Institution
11. Access to and Delivery of Requested Materials
12. Reporting Effectiveness, Return on Investment, and Preparing for Future Growth
Section 6 - Case Studies
13. Case Studies
