Library relocations and collection shifts

Library relocations and collection shifts / Dennis C. Tucker, MAT, MLS.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tucker, Dennis C. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Medford, New Jersey : Information Today, [1999]
Subjects:	Library moving. Library moving
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of 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.