Hi, Jane.
I have not dealt with this issue myself. However, Suzanne Ward talks about this issue in her book, Rightsizing the Academic Library . She emphasizes that if material is not used enough and important enough to be accessible in the library, that perhaps it is not needed. Also, she talks about the expense and other issues in maintaining a separate facility - staffing, supplies, electricity, perception of decreased access, and time of retrieving materials.
Sincerely,
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Barbara M. Pope, MALS
Periodicals/Reference Librarian
Axe Library
Pittsburg State University
1701 S. Broadway
Pittsburg KS 66762
620-235-4884
bpope_at_pittstate.edu
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To: "colldv" <colldv_at_lists.ala.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 4:54:58 PM
Subject: [ALCTS-colldv] impact of off-site storage?
Greetings colleagues,
Here at Tulane we continue to move print materials from the main library into off-site storage, as most if not all research libraries are obliged to do.
* I am wondering how research and researchers at your institution, particularly for the Humanities, are impacted by the physical distancing of print materials, particularly monographs.
* What is the turnaround time for obtaining an off-site item?
* Do scholars indeed receive what they need "just in time" to support their research process?
* Do scholars tend not to request an item because it is too much trouble, or the turnaround time is too long?
Thank you,
Jane M. Pinzino
Coordinator for Scholarly Resources for the Humanities
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
Tulane University
7001 Freret St.
New Orleans, LA 70118
Received on Wed Jan 30 2019 - 22:03:38 EST