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UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
Policy: 320. Remote/Limited Access Storage and Annex
Policy: 320 Page 320.1
Subject: REMOTE/LIMITED ACCESS STORAGE and ANNEX
Approved by: Management Group
Contact: Associate Director,
Services to Libraries Approved: March 20, 1995
Revised: Feb. 1997
Prepared by: July 16, 2004, Jan. 19, 2006
Revised by: February 21, 2012
PURPOSE
The storage of materials is not intended as a substitute for weeding. Decisions concerning
storage will inevitably connect with decisions concerning conversion to alternate formats. Any
such decisions will be made considering the overall requirements of the library system as well as
those of the individual units.
POLICY
Responsibility for storage of materials rests with the Associate University Librarian, Services to
Libraries, or his/her designate. Decisions regarding items to be placed in storage are the
responsibility of Unit Heads. Decisions regarding access to materials held in storage for
borrowers rest with the Head, Discovery &Delivery Division in consultation with the Unit
Heads.
Storage may not be used for the storage of items from other University facilities or departments
unless authorized by the University Librarian.
Current Storage Locations
1. Libraries’ Storage Annex (adjacent to the Elizabeth Dafoe Library)
· houses material from all unit libraries
· no public access is provided
2. Dafoe Storage (Room 23)
· houses material from the William R. Newman, Elizabeth Dafoe, Donald W.
Craik Engineering and Albert D. Cohen Management libraries
· no public access is provided
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
Policy: 320. Remote/Limited Access Storage and Annex
Policy: 320 Page 320.1
Subject: REMOTE/LIMITED ACCESS STORAGE and ANNEX
Approved by: Management Group
Contact: Associate Director,
Services to Libraries Approved: March 20, 1995
Revised: Feb. 1997
Prepared by: July 16, 2004, Jan. 19, 2006
Revised by: February 21, 2012
PURPOSE
The storage of materials is not intended as a substitute for weeding. Decisions concerning
storage will inevitably connect with decisions concerning conversion to alternate formats. Any
such decisions will be made considering the overall requirements of the library system as well as
those of the individual units.
POLICY
Responsibility for storage of materials rests with the Associate University Librarian, Services to
Libraries, or his/her designate. Decisions regarding items to be placed in storage are the
responsibility of Unit Heads. Decisions regarding access to materials held in storage for
borrowers rest with the Head, Discovery &Delivery Division in consultation with the Unit
Heads.
Storage may not be used for the storage of items from other University facilities or departments
unless authorized by the University Librarian.
Current Storage Locations
1. Libraries’ Storage Annex (adjacent to the Elizabeth Dafoe Library)
· houses material from all unit libraries
· no public access is provided
2. Dafoe Storage (Room 23)
· houses material from the William R. Newman, Elizabeth Dafoe, Donald W.
Craik Engineering and Albert D. Cohen Management libraries
· no public access is provided
