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| Iowa State University Library Storage Building | |||
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| Description | The Library Storage Building (LSB) houses lesser-used books and journals from the ISU Library's general collections. The LSB is closed to the public, but items can be requested for delivery to either the Parks Library Circulation Desk or the Veterinary Medical Library. | ||
| Contact Name: | Jake Eddy | ||
| E-mail address: | jaeddy@iastate.edu | ||
| Phone Number: | 515-294-0444 | ||
| Address: | 2318 Wanda Daley Drive, Ames, Iowa 50011 United States | ||
| Postal code: | 50011 | ||
| Web site URL: | http://www.lib.iastate.edu/info/6291 | ||
| Permalink: |
 https://librarytechnology.org/storagefacility/33(Use this link to refer back to this listing.) | ||
| Year opened: | 1997 | ||
| Total Personnel: | 1 | ||
| Annual Budget: | |||
| Total Capacity (volumes): | 800,000 | ||
| Total Capacity (linear feet): | 75122 | ||
| Building Size (square feet): | 16611 | ||
| Current volume count: | 655,000 | ||
| Technology Systems | |||
| Inventory Management System | None | ||
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| Integrated library system? |
The facility uses an ILS rather than a dedicated inventory management system | ||
| 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): | 9 | ||
| 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: | 60 (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): | 1 | ||
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