Ups A Solution For Brooklyn Pl

摘要

While numerous library consortia use commercial couriers for interlibrary loan, the Brooklyn Public Library, NY, may be the first library to use UPS, rather than a local or internal courier system, to move materials among its branches.rnBPL's internal delivery system, which operated with six trucks and dedicated staff, frequently got backed up, Natalie Caruso, BPL library circulation leader, told LJ. Turnaround time was at best three days, given that materials went back to the Central Library; delays often reached seven days and could take two weeks.rnCaruso estimated that ten percent of materials would be misplaced, and backlogs caused by winter weather and the holidays compounded the problem.