Moving Materials Physical Delivery in Libraries 1 docx

... 11 6 11 7 downloadable multimedia, 11 3 11 4 e-books, 11 4 11 6 electronic journals, 11 4 print-on-demand services, 11 7 11 8 trends, 8, 12 electronic discussion lists, 12 1 12 2 electronic journals, 11 4 e-mail for communication ... services, 16 8, 17 1 costs automated materials handling, 97, 99 10 1 of commercial carriers, 18 19 , 42 in contracts, 59 estimates of, 10 , 1...

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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 weig...

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... age groups. OCLS maintains a circulating collection of 1. 5 million items and has more than 450,000 registered borrowers. In fiscal year 2007, the system circulated 15 1 1 1 Home Delivery Lori Ayre ... home delivery to their patrons and have done so for years. But home delivery has not become the norm in public libraries as was predicted in a 19 70 by Robert Jordan in T...

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... Delivery 15 1 Lori Ayre and Jim Myers 12 . Connecting Courier Ser vices 17 2 Valerie Horton Glossary 17 9 Bibliography 18 5 List of Contributors 19 1 Index 19 5 Moving Materials Physical Delivery in Libraries Edited ... Revision Act of 19 76. ISBN -13 : 978-0-8389 -10 01- 6 Printed in the United States of America 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 Preface v Our decision...

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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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... column, System Delivery Hub of the Wisconsin Libraries Delivery Service Network list. Figure 10 .1 South Central Library System shipping guidelines 14 4 PART THREE: MANAGING PHYSICAL DELIVERY SERVICES Although ... 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...

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... who 14 8 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 ... destination zip code HOME DELIVERY 15 9 Packaging Packaging can become an impediment for libraries that would like to offer home delivery. The packaging requirement depends on the...

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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 ... D. 2000. “The International Sharing of Returnable Library Materials. ” Interlending and Document Supply 28 (3): 11 0 15 . This article cites two main barriers to internati...

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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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