Library relocations and collection shifts

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tucker, Dennis C., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library moving.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Information Today 1999

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book also provides information on using spreadsheets to shift periodical collections, a sample moving contract, and suggestions for further reading.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Section One: Before the Move: Preparing the Collection

Chapter One: Appointing a Move Director and Establishing a Move Committee

Chapter Two: Preliminary Considerations

Chapter Three: Weeding

Chapter Four: Planning for Expansion

Chapter Five: Handling Periodicals

Chapter Six: Cleaning

Chapter Seven: Fumigation

Chapter Eight: Deacidification

Chapter Nine: Setting the Date

Section Two: Choosing a Method

Chapter Ten: Loose Books

Chapter Eleven: On Book Trucks

Chapter Twelve: On Trays or Troughs

Chapter Thirteen: Boxes

Chapter Fourteen: Using Vehicles

Chapter Fifteen: Choosing Helpers

Chapter Sixteen: Hiring a Professional Moving Company

Chapter Seventeen: Communicating with Staff

Chapter Eighteen: Communicating with the Public

Section Three: The Move Itself

Chapter Nineteen: On Moving Day-A Scenario

Chapter Twenty: Office Equipment and Furniture

Section Four: After Moving Day

Chapter Twenty-One: Reading the Stacks

Chapter Twenty-Two: Reward Time

Chapter Twenty-Three: Dedication of the New Facility

Appendices

Appendix A: Using a Spreadsheet to Shift a Journal Collection

Appendix B: Sample Moving Contract

Appendix C: Additional Resources

Suggestions for Further Reading

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-57387-873-1