University of South Carolina Library Annex and Conservation Facility | ||
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Affiliated Library | ||
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Description | Located in Northeast Columbia near the South Carolina State Archives, the Library Annex provides a solution to the overcrowding of the university's libraries. The advanced building was designed to store materials of academic value and maintain them in a controlled environment. | |
Contact Name: | Nelson N. Rivera | |
E-mail address: | nnrivera@mailbox.sc.edu | |
Phone Number: | 803-896-0780 | |
Address: | State Park 8500 Farrow Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29203 United States | |
Postal code: | 29203 | |
Web site URL: | https://sc.edu/library/annex | |
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Year opened: | 1999 | |
Total Personnel: | 5 | |
Annual Budget: | ||
Total Capacity (volumes): | 1,500,000 | |
Total Capacity (linear feet): | ||
Building Size (square feet): | 19000 | |
Current volume count: | 1,121,162 | |
Technology Systems | ||
Inventory Management System | CaiaSoft | |
Date Implemented | 2018 | |
Previous IMS | GFA Library Archival System | |
Date Implemented | 1999 | |
Operational Details | ||
Harvard Model? | Does the facility generally follow the "Harvard Model"? | |
Materials placed in trays? | Are most materials placed in trays? | |
Materials placed on shelves? | Are most materials placed directly onto shelving? | |
Shelving Height (max): | 30 | |
Movable Shelving? | Does the facility use movable shelving? | |
Robotics? | Is robotic equipment used for placement and retrieval? | |
Operated lifts? | Are manually driven lifts or used for placement and retrieval? | |
Shelved by Call Numbers? | Materials shelved according to library-assigned call numbers? | |
Shelved by size? | Materials shelved according to size categories? | |
Archival HVAC? | Facility monitors and manages temperature and humidity? | |
Target operating temperature: | 50 (Degrees Fahrenheit) | |
Target operating humidity: | 40 (Percent) | |
In Library? | Is the repository located inside a library? | |
Remote? | Is the repository located remotely from the library it serves? | |
Max travel distance (miles): | 8 |
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