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> [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Weinheimer Jim
> Sent: 1 octombrie 2010 10:54
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> Those numbers seem high to me, but if you are committed to
> moving out books: in this instance, 50% of everything, it's
> clearly impossible to do it on a case-by-case basis. In the
> Kent State example, "The university plans to reduce the 2.9
> million volume collection at a rate of 5 percent per year
> over the next decade..." According to my very poor math, that
> comes to 145,000 volumes a year. Something on this scale can
> only be done ruthlessly in batches. Otherwise it can never be
> even attempted and is doomed to failure. Serials are normally
> the first to go because you "get the most bang for the buck".
Maybe not so dramatic.
Say, 200 working days/year. That is 725 volumes/working day.
Say, 8 working hours/day. That is about 90 volumes/hour, that is about 1,5 volumes per minute.
Imagine a list of volumes to move, sorted by shelf numbers, at hand. In these conditions, I would
say a person could handle on the average (not 1,5/minute, but) 1 volume/minute. That is 96,000
volumes. Say, roughly, 100,000 volumes a year.
Dan Matei
Received on Fri Oct 01 2010 - 04:46:02 EDT