Moving Materials Physical Delivery in Libraries 2 ppt

... Ayre and Jim Myers 12. Connecting Courier Ser vices 1 72 Valerie Horton Glossary 179 Bibliography 185 List of Contributors 191 Index 195 Moving Materials Physical Delivery in Libraries Edited by ... an increase in ILL transactions from 100,000 in 20 04 to more than 500,000 in 20 07. Colorado supports several con- sortia and a statewide ILL system. Colorado had 28 2,6 7...

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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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... 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 ... millions of dollars in operation costs, not hun- dreds of thousands. The Moving Mountain website maintains a list of vendors who have ex - pressed interest in library delivery. 2...

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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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... 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 the pink intersystem ... 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...

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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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... “Building Earth’s Largest Library: Driving into the Future,” Searcher 7 (March 1999): 34. 2. Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative, “About GoGetter!” (20 08), http:// rethinkingresourcesharing.org/getit.html. 3. ... method of document delivery. It includes a cost analysis of shipping original physical materials as opposed to scanning/photocopying articles and sending the reproductio...

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... 119– 124 in courier management systems, 136, 137, 141 e-mail and electronic discussion lists, 121 – 122 manuals, 120 – 121 newsletters, 123 social networking tools, 123 – 124 websites, 122 – 123 communication ... 137 low-volume libraries, delivery to, 21 22 LTL (less-than-truckload) transportation, 68 M maintenance costs for materials handling system, 100 managing participa...

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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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... 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 ... 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...

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