Comment Details - National Information Standards Organization

#00131 Comment Details - RP-12-201x_Physical Delivery_draft_for_public_comment_final.pdf

Document Information
Title	NISO RP-12-201x, Physical Delivery of Library Resources (draft for public comment)
File Name	RP-12-201x_Physical Delivery_draft_for_public_comment_final.pdf	State	Final
Date Added	2011-07-07 13:54:17	Revision Number	0
Submitter Name	Cynthia Hodgson	Size	908K

Comment Information
Summary	Transportation Container Types	State (Disposition)	New (Unresolved)
Date Added	2011-08-10 13:02:23	Last Updated	2011-08-10 13:02:23
Submitter Name	ian bogus	Assigned To	Unassigned
Company Name	University of Pennsylvania	Response	None
Interest Category		Category	N/A
Origin	Public Review	Section, Page, Line
Item		Item Description

Submitter Comment
Sent on behalf of the Preservation Standards and Practices Committee, ALCTS-PARS Unlike sections 4.2 & 4.3, this section does not rank options nor, like section 4.3, does it clearly describe the advantages and disadvantages of the options. A ranking would be helpful that emphasizes closed containers that protect materials from the elements. Preservation departments are sent quite a few items every year that get wet during transportation because there are no lids on the items. Correctly packing containers should also be added. Incorrect packing during shipping is one of the most common ways library materials are damaged. The milk crates in Figure 11 appear to have books tossed in, and the crates themselves do not appear to be stacked evenly. Packing items carefully, such as in the blue crate in the picture to the right, protects items and keeps them from shifting.

Submitter Comment

Sent on behalf of the Preservation Standards and Practices Committee, ALCTS-PARS

Unlike sections 4.2 & 4.3, this section does not rank options nor, like section 4.3, does it clearly describe the advantages and disadvantages of the options. A ranking would be helpful that emphasizes closed containers that protect materials from the elements. Preservation departments are sent quite a few items every year that get wet during transportation because there are no lids on the items.

Correctly packing containers should also be added. Incorrect packing during shipping is one of the most common ways library materials are damaged. The milk crates in Figure 11 appear to have books tossed in, and the crates themselves do not appear to be stacked evenly. Packing items carefully, such as in the blue crate in the picture to the right, protects items and keeps them from shifting.