Moving Materials Physical Delivery in Libraries 10 docx

... See insurance and li- ability route delivery, 21, 33, 43–44, 166–167 route speed, measures of, 145 routing and materials management systems, 89 104 containers and equipment, 101 104 labeling, ... 90–92 sorting, 93 101 routing slips in courier management sys- tems, 136 RTH (reduced transportation holds), 108 109 rural areas, courier services in, 42 S sampling for statistics, 144 S...

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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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... operating the physical branch, including overhead, building maintenance, and development and sustenance of the collection. By contrast, a home delivery operation may be housed within an existing ... for the delivery of packages. These instructions are printed with the address on the mailing label, prompting couriers to place packages in containers near doors, to leave them at leas...

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... Floating collections are gaining popularity with public libraries, and recently academic libraries have started looking at incorporating the concept into their operations. Another way of improving ... its delivery system or maintains a fleet of trucks, it must build and maintain communications and relationships with par- ticipating libraries. Managing a delivery system is much like m...

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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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... 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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... 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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... who 148 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 withi...

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... shipping original physical materials as opposed to scanning/photocopying articles and sending the reproductions. Using a regional courier ser vice to send original physical materials, placing ... “Building Earth’s Largest Library: Driving into the Future,” Searcher 7 (March 1999): 34. 2. Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative, “About GoGetter!” (2008), http:// rethinkingresourceshar...

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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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