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Main Author: Steel, Virginia
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1990
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED331522
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  • Remote Storage: Facilities, Materials Selection and User Services. SPEC Kit #164. Steel, Virginia Academic Libraries Access to Information Guides Higher Education Information Storage Library Administration Library Expenditures Library Facilities Library Material Selection Library Surveys Policy Formation Preservation Questionnaires Records Management Research Libraries Universities This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit presents the results of a survey which focused on the use of remote storage by research libraries as a solution to the shortage of library storage space. The kit includes documents from several libraries describing how they have developed policy questions and procedures to handle the arrangements for material selection and user access. Lists and charts profile Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries not using remote storage; ARL libraries currently using remote storage; and services provided for materials in remote storage. Documents from the University of California (Berkeley) and the University of Michigan provide facility descriptions and policies. Budget and planning summaries are presented by the University of California (Riverside); Harvard University; Vanderbilt University; and Virginia Tech. Materials selection policies were contributed by Georgia Technological University, University of Michigan, Smithsonian Institute, and the University of Washington. Copies of user guides are provided by The University of California (Berkeley) and Case Western Reserve University. The survey instrument is included. (MAB)