Off-Site Storage

UCSD is fortunate to have two off-site storage facilities available to accommodate lower-use materials that do not need to occupy the valuable shelf space in the Geisel building and other libraries. The UCSD Library Annex, located off Miramar Road, occupies a UCSD-leased building that also contains the UCSD Storehouse. The Annex is a large two-level facility that houses materials from all libraries. Due to the renovation of the Biomedical Library and the shifting of materials to accommodate the Biomedical Library temporary “surge” to the Annex, we are unable to transfer materials at this time. When the Biomedical collections move back to the renovated library building, we will again have the opportunity to transfer seldom-used – but nevertheless materials we want to keep close at hand – to the Annex.

UCSD also transfers low-use materials to the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF). The SRLF is a high-density and climate-controlled storage facility that is designed to preserve UC collections for future researchers and scholars. UCSD has an annual quota allocation that is adjusted annually, when it is necessary to send more (or less) volumes. Sam Dunlap is UCSD’s representative to the SRLF Operations Committee and works closely with Ryan Finnerty (Metadata Services Department) and the other Collection Coordinators to establish the annual UCSD request for deposit.

UCSD transfers low-use and unique items to the SRLF. If a particular title is held by another UCSD library, it is not eligible for transfer to SRLF. Similarly, if a title is determined to be already on deposit at SRLF, it is not eligible for transfer. In these cases, the volumes are withdrawn from the collection. As library space becomes an increasingly important asset, both in terms of housing collections and accommodating large numbers of users, we should take advantage of SRLF’s services and transfer as many of our low-use and no-use materials as possible.

UCSD Library Annex

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Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF)