Transcript Changing Library Buildings & Organization

Changing Library Buildings &
Organization
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Automated Storage
Systems in
Japanese Libraries
Yuki Nagano
International Christian University
Mildred Topp Othmer Library
Completed in Year 2000
At the 50th Anniversary of ICU
Two Library Buildings
Connected by Bridges on Each Floor
Published Titles Are Increasing
B o o k Pu b lish in g in J a p a n b y S u b j e cts
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N aturalS ci
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T echnol
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Industry
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University Library Holdings in Japan
National
Universities
Number of
Universities
Number of
Students
Private
Universities
97
526
626,083
2,173,571
92,985,852
160,241,138
Average Holdings
958,617
304,641
Annual Increase
Average Annual
Increase
970,041
3,786,868
10,000
7,199
Library Holdings
2004 Statistics by Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology
History of ICU Library Library
1960
1972
2000
ICU Library Homepage
http://www-lib.icu.ac.jp/
Proposal for a new library building in
Campus Master Plan(1995)
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Bring all 150,000 books from the
remote storage and provide
Create space and facility for digital
information services
Support multimedia teaching and
learning
Provide facilities for the disabled
The First Automated Storage and
Retrieval System
Oviatt Library
UC Northridge, CA.,
USA
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Built in 1990
Maximum
storage
capacity:
1,440,000 books
Minor damage
from the
earthquake in
1994
Library System and Storage Server
Automated Storage
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4 of these racks
are installed in
the space of
50 x 17 x 5 m
Containers to
hold 50 books
・Size A4
・Size B5
Total
514,560 books
Moving books to the storage
Aug. 2000
Facilities of the New Building
Benefits: Saving of Space
Comparison of space required to house
500,000 books
AutoLib-1
1,380 books/m2
AutoLib-2
1,460 books/m2
Multi Steel-tier
Shelves
Compact
Shelves
491 books/m2
550 books/m2
Benefits of the ASRS
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Saving of space
Saving of manpower
Collection management
Accessibility
Collection preservation
Assuring safety
Issues
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Cost
AutoLib-1
Book Capacity
Book/㎡
Total floor space
required
Equipment
Cost (\)
Construction
Cost (\)
Total
Cost (\)
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AutoLib-2
Steel Multi-tier
Shelves
503,840
529,920
1,460
1,380
345
384
1,018
909
375,000,000
505,000,000
349,320,000
200,000,000
241,500,000
268,800,000
509,150,000
454,545,000
616,500,000
773,800,000
858,470,000
654,545,000
Browsability
500,000
Compact
Shelves
491
500,000
550
Added New Services
Technical Support
Teaching & Instruction Reference Services
Guidance
Library Reorganization 1993-1996
Team Work and Reorganization
1998 - 2005
Foreseen Changes for the Libraries
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Digitalization will accelerate and demand
will increase for broader and wider access.
Emphasis will shift to use of digital
materials in the undergraduate level.
Specialization of reference service
Instruction to integrate traditional digital
resources
Commitment to stronger support in
teaching, learning
Automated Storage System Built by
Nippon Filing between 2000 and 2005
Library
エクセルの表
Tokyo
 Christian Univ.
International
Chiba City Central Library
Kyoto Prefecture Library
Aoyama-University Library
Daitoh Bunka University
Takaoka City Cenrtal Library
Ritsumeikan University
Kyushu Univ. Library
Yuhki Library
Okayama Prtefecture Library
Nishihara-cho Library
Kuwana City Central Library
Nara City Northern Library
Tokyo Univ. Lib. Kashiwa
New Nara Prefecture Lib.
Iwate Prefecture Lib.
Place
Chiba
Kyoto
Kanagawa
Tokyo
Toyama
Shiga
Fukuoka
Ibaraki
Okayama
Okinawa
Mie
Nara
Chiba
Nara, Nara
Morioka, Iwate
Opening
Sep-00
Apr-01
May-01
Mar-04
Sep-03
Apr-04
Apr-04
Apr-04
May-04
Sep-04
Aug-04
Oct-04
Aug-04
(Spring 05)
(Summer 05)
('06)
Capacity
5,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
3,500,000
60,000
120,000
420,000
140,000
160,000
20,000
5,000,000
1,000,000
400,000