Title Moving materials : physical delivery in libraries / edited by Valerie Horton and Bruce Smith.

Descript 1 online resource (vi, 202 pages) : illustrations polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-189) and index. Contents The current landscape of physical delivery. Delivery : the forgotten function / Valerie Horton -- Factors influencing delivery options / Valerie Horton and Brenda Bailey-Hainer -- Physical delivery service organization / Bruce Smith -- Library delivery service models. Creating an in-house delivery system / Bruce Smith -- Outsourcing delivery services / Valerie Horton and Greg Pronevitz -- Contractual vendor relations / David Millikin and Brenda Bailey-Hainer -- Managing physical delivery services. Routing and materials management systems / Bruce Smith and Valerie Horton -- Growth management solutions / Valerie Horton, Ivan Gaetz, and Bruce Smith -- Managing participating libraries' relationships / Valerie Horton -- Managing the delivery service / Valerie Horton, Lisa Priebe, and Melissa Stockton -- The future of physical delivery. Home delivery / Lori Ayres and Jim Myers -- Connecting courier services / Valerie Horton. Summary Moving Materials is the guide to contemporary logistics management for libraries. Eleven experts in the field explore every aspect of this multi-million dollar function. Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide Subject Direct delivery of books -- United States. Library materials -- Transportation -- United States. Interlibrary loans -- United States. Library cooperation -- United States -- Case studies. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General. Direct delivery of books. (OCoLC)fst00894533 Interlibrary loans. (OCoLC)fst00976432 Library cooperation. (OCoLC)fst00997693 Library materials -- Transportation. (OCoLC)fst00997826 United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155 Alt Author Horton, Valerie. Smith, Bruce, 1967- ISBN 9780838997291 (electronic bk.) 0838997295 (electronic bk.) 9780838999325 0838999328 9780838910016 0838910017 9780838999332 (electronic bk.) 0838999336 (electronic bk.)