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Storage Warriors: Survivors Of The Big Move, Narda Tafuri, Sheli Pratt-Mchugh, Sharon Wiles-Young, Erika Johnson, Britt Mueller
Storage Warriors: Survivors Of The Big Move, Narda Tafuri, Sheli Pratt-Mchugh, Sharon Wiles-Young, Erika Johnson, Britt Mueller
Gleeson Library Faculty and Staff Research and Scholarship
As library collections continue to grow, stacks become overcrowded and library space is repurposed for patrons, librarians must transform into: Storage Warriors. Panelists will discuss the planning, organization, preparation and execution of three different library storage projects – two remote and one on campus, including lessons learned, key takeaways and post-move plans.
Sheli McHugh and Narda Tafuri will talk about the move of over 10,000 books from the University of Scranton to an off-site storage location last summer. Included will be the steps taken to get faculty buy in as well as the technical processes involved in executing the project, …