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ReCAP Shelving Facility Research Collections and Preservation Consortium
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The RECAP Consortium Members Columbia University The New York Public Library Princeton University
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ReCAP Location
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ReCAP Aerial View
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ReCAP Phase 1 Capacity 7.5 million items 3 modules with high density shelving Film vault (color and acetate film) Processing center (accession &retrieval) High density shelving by size & barcode
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Shelving Modules 3Modules (Phase 1) Each module 70 feet X 210 feet 2.5 million items 6 aisles of high density shelving Set points at 50 o F / 35%RH Wet sprinkler system
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Film Vault 1,000 square feet Three aisles of shelving Set points at 35 o / 25%RH Color and acetate film
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Processing Center 20,000 square feet Processing center includes –7 Size sorting stations –3 Data entry stations –3 Verification stations –Refile / Reshelving –Electronic Document Delivery Tray making room 3 Truck docks / 2 Van docks
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Office Area Reading Room (Onsite Consultation) for 8 people Conference Room for 12 people Offices and Open Office Areas
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Phase 1 + Module 4
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Processing Center / Office Area / Loading Area February 2001
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Film Vault Set points at 35 o / 25%RH
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Module 2 - Super Flat Floor
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ReCAP Facility January 2002
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ReCAP Processing Center & Modules
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Processing Center
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Module 1: Order Pickers and Shelving
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Module 1 Shelving Aisle
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Columbia Load-in During first 6 years –2.5 Million items During the first 3 years – Approximately 70,000 items per month
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Services Next business day delivery –To library circulation desks by 12 noon Electronic document delivery –on the Web Shared access among member collections On-site consultation in reading room
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Transportation for Accession Columbia and The New York Public Library will be cooperating on transportation for accession. –In approximately 2 week blocks of time –Clancy-Cullen will provide the moving service
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Requesting Items Regular Mode Requesting Link in CLIO to Columbia’s ReCAP Request System Patron/Staff member places online request Request automatically transmitted to ReCAP Request processed at ReCAP
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Delivery to Columbia Libraries Bohren’s provides Courier Service ReCAP Courier delivers totes to CUL Shipping & Receiving Deliveries to Individual Libraries by CUL Shipping & Receiving staff, guaranteed by 12 noon. Separate delivery to Columbia Law School
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Circulation Workflow Circulation staff in Each Library Check tote manifest Charge items to Offsite pseudo-patron Scan book barcode for cunix form (patron email notification & print request data) Check manifest & Insert printout in book Apply ReCAP sticker to spine of item Put volumes on hold shelf.
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Ideas for Future Activities Extending shared access to collections through BorrowDirect Collaborative collection development initiatives Preservation and conservation activities Digitizing projects
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Anticipated Development by 2030 9 Modules
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Full Development 15 Modules
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ReCAP Shelving Facility Research Collections and Preservation Consortium
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