[Moving Mountains] ALA Midwinter discussion on physical delivery

[Debra Gibson]

I would certainly be interested in helping connect courier systems. The
Texas service currently includes four surrounding states and it would be
wonderful for our patrons to expand upon those services.

 

Debra Rhodes Gibson

Coordinator

Northeast Texas Library System

625 Austin Street

Garland, TX 75040-6365

972-205-2568

972-205-2767 FAX

 

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[mailto:movingmountains-bounces at swonlibraries.org] On Behalf Of Valerie
Horton
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 3:05 PM
To: movingmountains at swonlibraries.org
Subject: [Moving Mountains] ALA Midwinter discussion on physical
delivery

 

Mark your Calendars for the first ever meeting of the ASCLA ICANS
Physical Delivery Discussion Group at ALA Midwinter.  We're scheduled
for Sunday 1/13 from 8-10.  Room to be announced.   We can discuss any
issues of interest to the group - here are some suggestions.  

 

"Explore best practices related to the physical delivery of materials
between libraries and delivery directly to patrons. Our goal is to
increase and improve high volume, low cost delivery options to
libraries. We'll discuss best practices related to physical delivery,
including in-house trucking systems, contracting with courier companies
and using national services like UPS or Fed Express. Question: do we
want to do an IMLS grant to explore linking existing courier systems?"

 

 

Valerie

 

 

Valerie Horton, Executive Director

Colorado Library Consortium

770 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 340

Englewood, CO 80110

(303) 422-1150; 888-206-2695

www.clicweb.org

 

According to the American Library Association, nearly 1.3 billion
library patrons checked out more than 2 billion items in fiscal year
2005.  Colorado's 114 public libraries saw just shy of 28 million
visitors in 2006.

<http://clickonclic.blogspot.com/> 

 


 

 

 

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