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Comment #00137 - Questions about Delivery Reduction - RP-12-201x_Physical Delivery_draft_for_public_comment_final.pdf

Comment 137
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NISO RP-12-201x, Physical Delivery of Library Resources (draft for public comment) (Revision 0)
Comment Submitted by
Paula Kelsall
2011-08-19 09:55:48
This is a very interesting discussion which I had some trouble following. I wonder if it could be clarified somewhat, perhaps by some diagrams illustrating the difference between the options described. I found Delivery Route Clustering and Hold Queue CLustering particularly hard to follow. I assume a "hold queue" is a list of patrons who are waiting for a book, but perhaps this should be added to Terms and Definitions. The hold queue (and the value of ignoring it) is mentioned in both Hold Queue Clustering and Closest Available Copy--perhaps these should be grouped together and differentiated? I also wonder if it would be helpful in this section to distinguish between practices that can speed up delivery between branches of a multi-branch library system, and between different libraries that may or may not be members of a consortium.
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