Running Out of Library Space: Sharing Remote Storage to Increase Cost-Savings and Conserve Space

Authors

Kathe Obrig, George Washington UniversityFollow
Vani K. Murthy, Montgomery College
Tracie E. Frederic, Georgetown University
George P. Paul, George Washington University
Leah Pellegrino, George Washington University

Document Type

Poster

Keywords

Library Administration; Library Renovation; Library Collection Development; Medical Libraries; Information Storage and Retrieval

Publication Date

5-2006

Abstract

A cooperative project between two urban academic medical libraries, the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library (George Washington University Medical Center) and the Dahlgren Medical Library (Georgetown Medical Center), was designed to relocate all pre-1980 bound journal volumes to a remote-storage facility. This poster explores the goals, process, and results, both financially and physically, of the collaborative initiative.

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Comments

Delivered at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, May 2006.