Remote Shelving Services · 73 University of Western Ontario http://www.lib.uwo.ca/archives/library.shtml 09/22/2006 04:17 PM Western Libraries -Archives and Research Collections Centre Page 1 of 2 http://www.lib.uwo.ca/archives/library.shtml Library Materials in ARCC and RDL Overview: In addition to its role as the home of the University Archives and the Regional and Special Collections, the Archives and Research Collections Centre (ARCC) and The Research Depository Library (RDL) hold a large number of low and medium use print journals and monographs in a high density environment. These items are stored in specially designed book trays and placed on a high density shelving system that is approximately 30 feet high. The items are retrieved by the ARCC resource support staff using an orderpicker (modified lift truck). Access to Materials: Library materials, (materials with the catalogue location codes "ARCC Delivery Loan", ARCC Delivery Lib Use Only" ,"RDL Delivery Loan", RDL Delivery Lib Use Only") are requested by students, faculty and staff at Western through an online form in the Shared Library Catalogue. Read explanation of the location codes. Items are pulled and sent to a pick-up location, selected by the requestor, within 2 business days. Monday -Friday, all year :processed requests are delivered to the Weldon circulation desk once a day, by 10am. Shipments to other libraries leave the ARCC by truck by 9:30am (please note that this schedule could be affected by statutory holidays). Saturday and Sunday, summer term: requests for material are not processed on the weekend. Requests received after mid-Friday are processed on Monday morning. Saturday and Sunday, fall and winter terms: requests for material received after mid Friday are processed on Sunday. There is one delivery to the Weldon circulation desk, by 11am for material where "Weldon Library Circulation Desk" is the selected pick-up location. To learn more about requesting material, please click: How do I Get Materials from ARCC or RDL. Please note that Library items may not be requested through the public reading room in the ARCC. They must be requested through the Shared Library Catalogue. If you are interested in requesting Regional or Special Collections items, please read Reading Room Requests (PDF). Electronic Document Delivery: The ARCC and RDL also provide an Electronic Document Delivery service (EDD). EDD allows individuals to choose journals in the Shared Library Catalogue and request specific articles. The articles are scanned by ARCC resource support staff and placed on a server. Requestors are sent an email containing a link to the article as well as a password and PIN. To learn more about EDD please click on How Do I Request Electronic Document Delivery. Please note that a valid Western ID is required for this service. This service is not to be confused with document delivery through Interlibrary Loans. Explanation of Location Codes ARCC Delivery LOAN Location codes for low and medium use library materials stored in the high density module. These items are retrieved through the Shared Library Catalogue for delivery to pick up locations throughout Western Libraries. Materials with these descriptions may not be requested through the Reading Room. To access these items, press the "Request Item" button in the catalogue and enter name, University ID and pick up location. Get more information. ARCC Delivery LIB USE ONLY RDL Delivery LOAN RDL Delivery LIB USE ONLY ARCC specol NO Loan Location codes for material found in closed stacks. To access these items either telephone: 519 661-2111 ex. 81111, send an email to Western Archives, or come to the Reading Room in person and request that the item be retrieved. Plan ahead as these items take at least 2 hours to retrieve. Get more information. ARCC specol ovr NO LOAN ARCC archives NO LOAN ARCC rdg rm ref NO LOAN Location codes for material found in the ARCC Reading Room. These materials can be used only in the Reading Room during the hours of opening. ARCC rdg rm NO LOAN ARCC rdg rm ovr NO Loan
