Beyond the Blueprints: Enhancing Access to Materials in Remote Storage

Autor/in	Kruger, Betsy
Titel	Beyond the Blueprints: Enhancing Access to Materials in Remote Storage
Quelle	In: Journal of Access Services, 1 (2003) 3, S.45-55 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1536-7967
Schlagwörter	Research Libraries; Online Catalogs; Library Services; Academic Libraries; Library Materials; Archives; Library Policy; Library Development; Change Strategies; Access to Information; Influence of Technology; User Needs (Information); Trend Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online catalog; Online catalogue; Online catalogues; Online-Katalog; Bibliotheksarbeit; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Archivwesen; Archiv; Bibliotheksplanung; Lösungsstrategie; Benutzerbedürfnis; Trendanalyse
Abstract	For most research libraries, remote storage of significant portions of their print collections has become an economic necessity. Historically, user objections to remote storage have focused on access-related issues: i.e., lack of browsability, cumbersome requesting procedures, lengthy retrieval times, and lack of content information about materials held in storage locations. Research libraries today operate in an environment of high user expectations for convenience and immediacy in getting information, and for accessing that information remotely. In an environment filled with such expectations, print materials with no alternate electronic format, stored in off-site facilities, and inadequately described in online catalogs are less likely to get even the occasional usage they merit. Given the necessity of remote storage, research libraries need to address the issue of making stored print collections more accessible. This paper discusses three strategies for enhancing access to remotely stored library collections: (1) user-focused access policies; (2) enhanced OPAC displays; and (3) new technologies for retrieval and delivery. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10