Moving Materials Physical Delivery in Libraries 8 potx

... budgets in academic and other types of libraries, individual libraries are increasingly falling behind in their mission to provide needed materials to users. 6 To offset this trend, libraries ... going to other libraries within a cluster can still be placed into destination totes or bags, thus reducing handling and labor costs at a centralized sorting location. Creating clus...

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... who 1 48 PART THREE: MANAGING PHYSICAL DELIVERY SERVICES Libraries are charging for home delivery. If patrons are willing to pay postage and handling to have library materials delivered via the ... operating the physical branch, including overhead, building maintenance, and development and sustenance of the collection. By contrast, a home delivery operation may be housed wit...

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... methods of physical delivery. Ruhnke, C. 2005. “The Meaning of Delivery in Illinois.” Illinois Libraries 86 (1): 37– 38. This short article has a few facts on the volume of materials Illinois libraries ... “Building Earth’s Largest Library: Driving into the Future,” Searcher 7 (March 1999): 34. 2. Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative, “About GoGetter!” (20 08) , http:// re...

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... Cataloging -in- Publication Data Moving materials : physical delivery in libraries / edited by Valerie Horton and Bruce Smith. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 9 78- 0 -83 89-1001-6 (alk. ... its delivery system or maintains a fleet of trucks, it must build and maintain communications and relationships with par- ticipating libraries. Managing a del...

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... containers are an increasingly common alternative to canvas bags, especially in systems where delivery volume is increasing. Plastic containers are the standard in supply chain operations in ... sepa- rate materials being delivered to libraries to improve their handling efficiency at delivery. Libraries, especially larger libraries, often process incoming delivery materi- al...

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... developing uniform standards for delivery. GUIDELINES FOR USING PINK INTERSYSTEM ROUTING LABELS Step 1 Check the Wisconsin Libraries Delivery Service Network List* to see if the receiving library ... clicking on the Delivery Network” icon. The list of the libraries participating in the Wisconsin Libraries Delivery Service Network has two columns. Step 2 Fill in the For: on...

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... home delivery in, 1 58 inbound shipments, 68 69 indemnity clause in contract, 80 81 independent contractors. See subcontrac- tors or independent contractors as drivers induction of items into ... 56–57 flexibility in, 57 overview, 62–63 problems, 54–55 and sorting practices, 61–62 trust in, 58 59 1 98 InDex funding for courier systems, 173 in- house delivery services, 36 interst...

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... hour. Serving the system’s interest first is possible through cooperative library and delivery planning. Centralized sorting can also improve in- library handling of incoming delivery materials. ... private courier, in that handling the occasional extra item does not increase FACTORS INFLUENCING DELIVERY OPTIONS 19 carrier pricing models include significant price increases as weight...

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... state of the carrier industry overall? Is it growing, steady-state, shrinking? David: The transportation industry is changing in numerous ways, but costs in the industry are rising as a percentage ... ALA’s American Libraries, frequently have articles on resource sharing. The Moving Mountains Project and the Rethinking Resource Sharing • Project are groups looking at all types of d...

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... sepa- rate materials being delivered to libraries to improve their handling efficiency at delivery. Libraries, especially larger libraries, often process incoming delivery materi- als in different ... and materials being returned to the library for reshelving. In many libraries, hold materials for patron pickup are checked in at the circulation desk. Materials being ret...

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