Moving library collections : a management handbook

The new edition of the guide to the complex options, techniques, and details needed to successfully carry out a library collection move.

Published over a decade ago, the first edition of Moving Library Collections was hailed as invaluable and long overdue by, among others, Booklist , Library Talk , and College and Research Libraries . Now, this must-have resource returns in a fully updated new edition, to help today's librarians think through the issues, explore the options, and avoid the pitfalls of orchestrating a library move.

Again based on data from over 100 library moves, Moving Library Collections: A Management Handbook, Second Edition is written from the perspective of today's library, with added guidance for dealing with larger holdings of electronic resources, as well as space limitations in storage and on the shelves. There is also updated coverage of average book widths, using project management software, and moving archival materials, as well as special guidelines for small libraries.

• Foreword p. vii
• Preface p. xi
• Acknowledgments p. xv
• I Planning Collection Space
• 1 Determining the Size of Existing Collections p. 3
• 2 Planning for Growth p. 35
• 3 Preparing a Collection Layout Plan p. 63
• II Planning the Collection Move
• 4 General Considerations: Who, When, and How? p. 97
• III Working with a Moving Company
• 5 Library and Mover Responsibilities p. 131
• 6 Preparing a Request for Proposal (RFP) p. 141
• 7 Selecting a Mover p. 169
• 8 Carrying out the Move with a Mover p. 189
• IV Doing the Move Yourself
• 9 Planning Move Logistics p. 203
• 10 Executing the Move Youself p. 247
• V Special Topics
• 11 Cleaning Collections p. 285
• 12 Moving from Disorganized Conditions p. 293
• Appendix A Average Widths of Materials p. 301
• Appendix B Two Hundred Moves Reported in the Literature, 1929-2006 p. 313
• Annotated References p. 343
• Index p. 393