Moving Your Library

Moving Your Library
Author: Steven Carl Fortriede
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2010
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838909949

The task of moving collections of books and other materials can be overwhelming as library facilities evolve to reflect changing demographics and use patterns. Author and experienced mover Steven Carl Fortriede has everything you need to get the job done quickly and efficiently with step-by-step directions, diagrams, spreadsheets, and photos. Readers will learn How to plan a library move Which method is best for a particular situation How to recruit and train workers What tools and supplies are needed Everything you need for the move is included—even specifications for boxes, moving carts, sorting trays, and a worksheet to calculate shelving layouts and growth rates. Moving Your Library is the complete kit for any librarian facing the daunting prospect of moving a library collection.

Moving Library Collections

Moving Library Collections
Author: Elizabeth Chamberlain Habich
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1591586704

Sooner or later, almost every librarian is faced with the task of moving a collection. It is a daunting challenge, mammoth in scope. Based on data from over 100 library moves, [this book] is written from the perspective of today's library, with added guidance for dealing with large holdings of electronic resources, as well as space limitations in storage and on the shelves. There is also updated coverage of average book widths, using project management software, and moving archival materials, as well as special guidelines for small libraries.

Library Relocations and Collection Shifts

Library Relocations and Collection Shifts
Author: Dennis C. Tucker
Publisher: Information Today, Inc.
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1999
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781573870696

You will also find information on using spreadsheets to shift periodical collections, a sample moving contract, a directory of useful resources, and suggestions for further reading.

Moving Your Library

Moving Your Library
Author: Andrew McDonald
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2017-10-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1351227289

Examines the essential elements of planning a move, and offers practical guidance to ensure minimum disruption to service.Topics covered include: planning; resources, equipment and furniture, staff, security, safety and insurance. Examines the opportunities for service review and development.

Unpacking My Library

Unpacking My Library
Author: Walter Benjamin
Publisher: Eris
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781912475841

"I fully realize that my discussion of the mental climate of collecting will confirm many of you in your conviction that this passion is behind the times, in your distrust of the collector type. Nothing is further from my mind than to shake either your conviction or your distrust." Walter Benjamin was one of the great cultural critics of the twentieth century. In Unpacking My Library he offers a strikingly personal meditation on his career as a book collector and on the strange relations that spring up between objects and their owners. Witty, erudite and often moving, this book will resonate with bibliophiles of all kinds. Eris Gems make available in the form of beautifully produced saddle-stitched booklets a series of outstanding short works of fiction and non-fiction.

LC21

LC21
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2001-01-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0309171687

Digital information and networks challenge the core practices of libraries, archives, and all organizations with intensive information management needs in many respectsâ€"not only in terms of accommodating digital information and technology, but also through the need to develop new economic and organizational models for managing information. LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress discusses these challenges and provides recommendations for moving forward at the Library of Congress, the world's largest library. Topics covered in LC21 include digital collections, digital preservation, digital cataloging (metadata), strategic planning, human resources, and general management and budgetary issues. The book identifies and elaborates upon a clear theme for the Library of Congress that is applicable more generally: the digital age calls for much more collaboration and cooperation than in the past. LC21 demonstrates that information-intensive organizations will have to change in fundamental ways to survive and prosper in the digital age.