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About High Density Storage
The Penn Library's High Density Storage facility
opened in July 1998 to house low-use research
materials from the Penn Library collection. The
facility, just a few blocks from the main campus, is
located at 3001 Market Street, opposite 30th Street
Station. This facility will hold up to 2 million
volumes and is expected to accommodate the
Library's shelving needs for twenty years, allowing
less-used materials to be removed from core
collections in the 15 Penn Libraries, and ensuring
space for new acquisitions.
Two full-time staff manage the extensive day-to-day operations at the facility, including
retrieving requested material, photocopying articles, shelving newly processed materials,
and assisting members of the public.
High density facilities emphasize shelving efficiency.
Materials are sorted and shelved by size on specially
designed units that stand 18 feet high. We use a special
lift to retrieve volumes stored on the high shelves.
Because of this, the storage portion of the facility is not
open to the public. Instead, requested materials are
delivered twice a day to Van Pelt, and once a day to the
other Penn Libraries.
Last update: Tuesday, 29-Apr-2003 09:56:49 EDT
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High Density Storage
Hours &Locations
Contacts
Facility Collections
Using the Collections
Collections
Map Collections
Access Policies
Requesting Delivery from
Storage
Photocopy Services
Reading Room
Services to Patrons with
Disabilities
Facilities in the Library
Group Study Rooms
Computing in the Library
Music, Multimedia, and
Video Labs
PennCash Help
PennCash System
Photocopying
High Density Storage
Services for Patrons with
Disabilities
Facilities in the Science &
Engineering Libraries
Related Links
University of Pennsylvania
http://www.library.upenn.edu/facilities/hds/
09/22/2006 04:16 PM High Density Storage
Page 1 of 1 http://www.library.upenn.edu/facilities/hds/
Library Home |Catalogs |E-Resources |Get Help/Ask Us |Penn Library A to
Z
FindIt! Franklin Catalog
Anywhere Title
High Density Storage
Printer-Friendly Page
About High Density Storage
The Penn Library's High Density Storage facility
opened in July 1998 to house low-use research
materials from the Penn Library collection. The
facility, just a few blocks from the main campus, is
located at 3001 Market Street, opposite 30th Street
Station. This facility will hold up to 2 million
volumes and is expected to accommodate the
Library's shelving needs for twenty years, allowing
less-used materials to be removed from core
collections in the 15 Penn Libraries, and ensuring
space for new acquisitions.
Two full-time staff manage the extensive day-to-day operations at the facility, including
retrieving requested material, photocopying articles, shelving newly processed materials,
and assisting members of the public.
High density facilities emphasize shelving efficiency.
Materials are sorted and shelved by size on specially
designed units that stand 18 feet high. We use a special
lift to retrieve volumes stored on the high shelves.
Because of this, the storage portion of the facility is not
open to the public. Instead, requested materials are
delivered twice a day to Van Pelt, and once a day to the
other Penn Libraries.
Last update: Tuesday, 29-Apr-2003 09:56:49 EDT
Send mail concerning this page to: library@pobox.upenn.edu
© 2002-2004 University of Pennsylvania Library. All Rights Reserved.
High Density Storage
Hours &Locations
Contacts
Facility Collections
Using the Collections
Collections
Map Collections
Access Policies
Requesting Delivery from
Storage
Photocopy Services
Reading Room
Services to Patrons with
Disabilities
Facilities in the Library
Group Study Rooms
Computing in the Library
Music, Multimedia, and
Video Labs
PennCash Help
PennCash System
Photocopying
High Density Storage
Services for Patrons with
Disabilities
Facilities in the Science &
Engineering Libraries
Related Links
