In response to the following:
From: Emily Stambaugh <stambae_at_wfu.edu>
I'm looking for comparable university libraries (approx 1 million +
volumes serving undergraduate and graduate programs), particularly in
the Southeastern US but not limited to it, that have experience with
offsite storage.
We've outsourced our offsite storage for the past 3 years. Now we're
interested in reviewing our options, comparing our experience with
others, discussing best practices for internal management of the
selection-retrieval process, etc.
Any and all suggested readings and contacts are welcome.
Emily
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Emily Stambaugh
Collection Development Librarian
Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Wake Forest University
PO Box 7777 Reynolda Station
Winston-Salem, NC 27109 USA
Tel. (336) 758-6136
Fax (336) 758-4652
stambae_at_wfu.edu
=Response #1=============================================
The University of Alberta (Edmonton) has a huge off-site
storage unit known as BARD. Our collection is 5-6 million
items and BARD is designed to provide storage for 25 years.
It is a lease arrangement. The best contact for info about
it is Merrill.Distad_at_ualberta.ca
Cheers, Sandy
Sandy Campbell
Collections Manager (Acting)
Science and Technology Library
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB Canada
T6G 2J8
(780)492-7915
Fax (780) 492-2721
sandy.campbell_at_ualberta.ca
Received on Fri Oct 03 2003 - 03:29:06 EDT