1. Automated legal deposit library in Norway Kari Mathisen

2. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 20042 The National Library of Norway One organization – two sites In Oslo 150 employees In Rana 200 employees Re-organised in 2004 National Librarian Ass. National Librarian 7 directors 5 divisions

3. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 20043 The Repository Library Established in 1989 to increase the efficiency of resources in the Norwegian library system by offering: 1.Low demanded documents transferred from the entire Norwegian library community 2.Legal deposited documents Central in the Norwegian interlending system One of the best perfomances in the ILL service in Nordic academic libraries in 2000

4. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 20044 Types of documents and services 500 000 monographs for lending 19 000 periodical titles for copying 22 000 microfilmed Norwegian newspapers for lending Surplus document service

5. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 20045 From stacks to ASRS 1990-2001: Greater influx of document than expected High level cataloguing in Bibsys Large backlog in cataloguing and processing 1995: A new store with mobile shelves (already too small) 1996-2000: Long term planning to increase storage capacity 2000: ASRS was chosen 2001-2003: The Transitio project

6. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 20046 Why choose an ASRS? Spacesaving storing and effective retrieval One quarter of base area needed compared to traditional shelf storing Optimized collection development Easy, and low cost expansion

7. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 20047 Changes and challenges 2001-2003 1 mill. books, periodicals and microfilms moved several times 3500 shelf metres of periodicals re- catalogued 41 500 storage boxes, 1 mill. folders and 1 mill. items loaded into the storage 15 500 mobile shelves dismantled Communication between Swisslog and Bibsys

8. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 20048 The Automated Storage I A = 890 m², l = 60 m, h = 14 m, w = 14 m Exterior covered with wooden planking to match the surroundings (mountain) Steel pillars Floor is concrete Walls and floors are painted An enclosed bridge connects the storage to the retrieval centre

9. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 20049 The Automated Storage II 3 gangways, one for each of the Stratus robot fork lifts 43140 locations Two frequent zones 140 m of Powered rollers Max. 200 boxes in/out per hour Bar code readers all along the powered rollers

10. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 200410 The Storage Boxes Base: 595x414 mm 3 different heights 4 different box types Max. weight: 36 kg No lids Bar code as an identifier Contain folders with documents Made of 0,7 mm steel

11. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 200411 The Folders 1 book in each folder 1 or more periodicals in each folder 4 microfilms in 1 folder Bar code at the top Two last numbers in the code are coloured and written in large types

12. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 200412 Media All documents referred as media in the WMS Bar codes are unique identifiers The lending material has no permanent folders or boxes The copying material has permanent boxes and folders, but no permant location in the storage

13. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 200413 Warehouse Management System Runs the ASRS Communication with Bibsys Operators and super users Bar codes connect the units together – box, folder and document Dynamic system

14. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 200414 The retrieval centre 3 workstations 3 operators PC, hand scanner and keyboard Loading in and out of the storage Collection development

15. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 200415 Handling the orders I

16. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 200416 Handling the ordrers II

17. 10.06.2004/KMELAG 200417 Famous visitors in the ASRS