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... of, 60, 67 68, 72 75
reviewing responses to, 47, 75 77
request for quote (RFQ), 66
resource sharing
and collaborative collection develop-
ment, 109, 110–111
importance of, 178
training on need ... of RFP, 72 73 ,
76
standards for delivery services, 175 – 177 , 178
statewide library delivery networks, delivery
models for, 26– 27
statistics, 142–144
stop logs, 143fig
subcontract...
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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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... and Jim Myers
12. Connecting Courier Ser vices 172
Valerie Horton
Glossary 179
Bibliography 185
List of Contributors 191
Index 195
Moving Materials
Physical Delivery in Libraries
Edited by Valerie ... 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...
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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.
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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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... communications with participating libraries, the courier website
is an excellent vehicle for providing just -in- time, 24 /7 training. Courier train-
ing falls into two main categories: the big-picture ... 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...
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... who
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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!” (2008), http://
rethinkingresourcesharing.org/getit.html.
3. ... It includes a cost analysis of shipping
original physical materials as opposed to scanning/photocopying articles and
sending the reproductions. Using a regional courier s...
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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...