List of Contributions

Storage Survey Results

Posted By Jennifer Maddox Abbott Apr 28, 2023 11:38 AM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Storage Interest Group \ view thread

Hi all, Many of you were kind enough to participate in a survey of user services at storage facilities that I conducted Fall 2021. I'm happy to share that those results are now available in Journal of Academic Librarianship for anyone who may be interested. I've included the Share Link, which provides ...

RE: Annual meeting attendance

Posted By Jennifer Maddox Abbott Dec 14, 2022 01:39 PM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Storage Interest Group \ view thread

Hi Cathy, I'm planning to attend annual this summer, and I think it would be great to have a meeting in person if we have the interest. Sunday afternoon works for me. Thank you! Jenny ------------------------------ Jennifer Maddox Abbott Collection Management Librarian University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ...

RE: Policies on returning items to main collections from storage

Posted By Jennifer Maddox Abbott Dec 13, 2022 09:52 AM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Storage Interest Group \ view thread

Hi Maggie, We run a report annually, and any items that have circulated 3 or more times in the past year get returned, since it costs more to retrieve an item from storage than open shelving. We create a spreadsheet of all items that fall into that category and send it to the unit heads of the different ...

Call for chair and vice-chair

Posted By Jennifer Maddox Abbott May 17, 2022 03:08 PM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Storage Interest Group \ view thread

Hi all, This is a call for chair and vice-chair for the Core Library Storage Interest Group for July 2022-June 2023 (vice-chair would then be chair July 2023-June 2024). If you are interested in becoming chair or vice-chair of this interest group, please email a letter of interest that includes a brief ...

RE: forkliftable crates

Posted By Jennifer Maddox Abbott Mar 22, 2022 03:18 PM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Storage Interest Group \ view thread

Hi Katia, We had custom platforms with shelves built by our metal shop for our larger lifts, as well. For our smaller lift we use Gryphon book trucks, but in looking for the link for you I've discovered that they closed their doors December 2021, so not much help there. Best, Jenny ------------------------------ ...

RE: Storage and User Services survey

Posted By Jennifer Maddox Abbott Nov 16, 2021 02:03 PM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Storage Interest Group \ view thread

A friendly reminder that if you haven't had the opportunity to participate in the survey "User Services at Library High Density Storage Facilities" and would like to, the survey will close November 19th. Thank you for your consideration. This message is an invitation to participate in a brief research ...

Storage and User Services survey

Posted By Jennifer Maddox Abbott Nov 04, 2021 11:33 AM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Storage Interest Group \ view thread

***Apologies for cross-posting and duplication*** This message is an invitation to participate in a brief research survey titled "User Services at Library High Density Storage Facilities." The purpose of this study is to better understand the user services that are offered at library high density ...

RE: Bins for transit of material

Posted By Jennifer Maddox Abbott Oct 19, 2021 09:43 AM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Storage Interest Group \ view thread

Hi Katia, We also use the Uline bins above, I think S-20588 (ours are approximately 20x14x9). We typically have 4-6 totes picked up each day. Our shipping is centralized in the main library, so they take our totes there and sort for the different library locations. We do pre-pack and label any padded ...

Archived discussion list

Posted By Jennifer Maddox Abbott Oct 06, 2021 12:37 PM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Storage Interest Group \ view thread

For those who may be interested, the archive for the old LAMA storage list is still available at https://lists.ala.org/sympa/arc/lama-storage/2021-02/. These archives are being removed over the next few months, so not sure for how much longer we'll have access. The previous discussions covered a wide ...

Welcome!

Posted By Jennifer Maddox Abbott Sep 13, 2021 12:56 PM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Storage Interest Group \ view thread

Hi all, Welcome to the Core Library Storage Interest Group! I hope this can become a more active place to ask questions, start discussions, and collaborate with library storage colleagues. If you'd like, please take a moment to introduce yourself to the group so we can start to get a feel for who ...

Join us for Virtual Interest Group Week!

Posted By Jennifer Maddox Abbott Jun 04, 2020 03:09 PM
Found In Egroup: Core Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group \ view thread

Thursday, June 11 th , 2:00-3:00 p.m CST, the Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG) will host a collection of 5 lightning talks focused on a variety of creative ideas and practices in technical services. Topics cover adapting workflows or taking on entirely new projects for the ...

Program Announcement: Annual 2019

Posted By Jennifer Maddox Abbott May 23, 2019 08:23 AM
Found In Announcements

Attending at ALA Annual 2019? Please join the ALCTS Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group, an open forum for discussion of all things technical services! Everyone is welcome to participate in any of the 9 exciting roundtable discussions. Session details: Saturday, June 22 4:00-5:00 ...

Divisions

Round Tables