ACQNET: Storage - high density, time estimates

From: Thelma Diercks <thelma_at_hawaii.edu> Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 08:46:43 -1000 (HST) To: Acqnet <acqnet-l_at_listproc.appstate.edu>

Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 11:50:57 -0400
From: Isla_Jordan (Carleton University) <IslaJordan_at_pigeon.carleton.ca>
Subject: ACQNET: Storage - high density, time estimates

Hello,
We are building a high density storage facility and have just been
asked to give a time and staff estimate for processing and
transferring items for storage.

Would anyone have figures on how long it takes to process serials
and monographs? (transfer, clean, barcode, add item records to
serials, change monograph item records, etc.) Any data would be
useful!

Also, did your serial volumes already have individual item records
and holdings statement beforehand, or did you have to do this while
processing for storage?

I have figures from one library:

1 F/T staff and 3 P/T (almost 1 F/T) staff processed 50,000 items
(monographs and serials). All touched twice:
	a) changed status or added item record, and
	b) transferred to storage
This took a year.

Now they process approximately 1000 monographs per month. 12,000
periodicals took less than a month because they were standard, bound
and already had item records

Regards,

Isla (pronounced eye-la) Jordan, Systems Dept.
Carleton University Library
613-520-2600 x8182
isla_jordan_at_carleton.ca

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