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I'll be looking forward to the recording, too: my state association has our day at the state capitol followed by a board meeting that afternoon. ------------------------------ Margaret Halterman-Dess Library Annex Coordinator University of Iowa Libraries ------------------------------

I'll also chime in late: the Libraries Annex (offsite Harvard-style storage) has two areas: paper-based storage at 65 F/ 50 % RH and cool storage for media at 50 F/25 % RH. We have a small quantity of hanging storage, but any non-media or -paper materials are few and far between in our collections. ...

Jenny, Thanks so much for sharing! I'm excited to read this over lunch today. Sincerely, Maggie Halterman-Dess (she/her/hers) Library Annex Coordinator, University of Iowa Libraries Independence Road Annex (IRA), Iowa City, Iowa 52245 Office:319-358-9829 Skype for Business: 319-335-0547 ...

Hi Wendy, I'm unfamiliar with rail-guided order pickers, but we use a wire-guided Raymond 5600 and I'm quite happy with it. Our facility's shelves are 55" apart and it doesn't feel like there's too much space in between them and the lift. It's a little annoying when the wire sensor picks up and tries ...

Hi all, I hope the end of the calendar year is treating you well.  Something came up at our libraries recently, and as a result I volunteered to re-evaluate what we refer to as our "Call-Back" policy,  aka permanently returning materials to campus from the offsite storage facility.  Previously, our ...

Hello all! I'm Maggie, Library Annex Coordinator (aka storage librarian) at the University of Iowa's Harvard-style offsite storage facility. There's one other full-time staff member out here, and the delivery van for all the campus libraries is based out of our facility. Day-to-day, we do item pulls ...