The automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) in Lied Library

Authors: Haslam, Michaelyn; Kwon, Myoung-ja Lee; Marilyn, Michael Pearson; White, Maria

Source: Library Hi Tech, Volume 20, Number 1, 2002 , pp. 71-89(19)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

The process of bringing Lied Library's automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) online consisted of setting up the system and storing materials. Setting up the system required defining specifications, designing a user-interface between the integrated online library system and the ASRS, training in operation, and preparing for maintenance. Storing materials required selecting and processing the items to be stored, loading them into bins, and retrieving them with the system. Library staff spent countless hours in planning, customizing, preparing data, supplementing existing data, testing, and learning the system. The time was well spent as the load process went smoothly with relatively few problems.

Keywords: Automated storage/retrieval systems (ASRS); Barcodes; Libraries

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07378830210420708

Publication date: 2002-03-01