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British Library Additional Storage Building

British Library Additional Storage Building
British Library Additional Storage Building

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British Library Additional Storage Building
Affiliated Library
British Library
British Library
Description
Contact Name: Andy Appleyard
E-mail address: Andy.Appleyard@bl.uk
Phone Number:
Address: Boston Spa, Wetherby, Boston Spa, England LS23 7BQ United Kingdom
Postal code: LS23 7BQ
Web site URL: https://www.bl.uk/projects/boston-spa-plans
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Year opened: 1962
Total Personnel:
Annual Budget:
Total Capacity (volumes):
Total Capacity (linear feet):
Building Size (square feet):
Current volume count: 170,000,000

Technology Systems
Inventory Management SystemInvar Warehouse Management System
Date Implemented

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):
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: (Degrees Fahrenheit)
Target operating humidity: (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): 195