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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.

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• 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)

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Library Journal Review

Habich, an administrative services officer, wrote this book as a result of planning and managing a move for Northeastern University Libraries‘a move that brought together a main library, three branches, and a storage facility. In the first section, she details planning for collection space in the new location, with exhaustive details on determining linear measurements of the collection as a whole and its nonhomogeneous parts. Information on planning for growth is also included. Habich considers the collection move from four angles: hiring a moving company (or two‘one for materials, the other for furniture) with a consultant, hiring a moving company with staff supervisor, moving using staff only, and moving with staff and volunteers. No matter which of the four options are chosen, Habich outlines the step-by-step procedures for each move. She also discusses other topics such as moving costs, disruption of service, handling special collections, and pest management and cleaning of the collection (both being done before the move). Helpful charts on the average width of library materials and an annotated bibliography are included. Used in conjunction with Ruth Fraley's Library Space Planning (Neal-Schuman, 1990. 2d ed.), Habich's handbook is recommended for medium-sized and large libraries.‘Marie Bruni, Huntington Memorial Lib., Oneonta, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Habich offers guidance on the relocation of library collections, whether by library staff and users or by professional movers. Topics covered include determining the size of the collection and its layout in the new space, selecting a moving company and working with it, and planning a self-move. Three chapters cover special topics, including dealing with pests, cleaning the collections, and moving collections currently stored under less-than-ideal conditions. One appendix gives the average width of general materials, reference materials, and government documents, and another reports on 146 moves that were written up between 1929 and 1966. Any library faced with moving some or all of its collection should consult this volume.

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Elizabeth C. Habich is administrative operations manager at the Northeastern University Libraries in Boston, MA.