[ILL-L] New NISO Proposal for Work Item on the Physical Delivery of Library Resources

[Cynthia Hodgson]

A ballot has been presented to NISO Voting Members to approve a new work
item on the Physical Delivery of Library Resources. This proposal, submitted
by Valerie Horton, Executive Director, Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC)
and subsequently approved by NISO's Discovery to Delivery Topic Committee,
aims to develop a statement of best practices related to the delivery of
library materials. 

This project will build on the efforts of three recent projects: Moving
Mountains, Rethinking Resource Sharing's Physical Delivery Committee, and
the American Library Association's ASCLA ICANS' Physical Delivery Discussion
Group. The proposal suggests recommendations be developed in the areas of
packaging, shipping codes, labeling, acceptable turn-around time, lost or
damaged materials handling, package tracking, ergonomic considerations,
statistics, sorting, a set of elements to be used for comparison purposes to
determine costs, linking of regional and local library carriers, and
international delivery. 

In order for this item to be approved so that a Working Group can be formed
to pursue this work, a minimum of 10% of NISO's Voting Members must express
interest in this new work item. A full list of NISO Voting Members can be
found at http://www.niso.org/about/roster.

The full proposal can be viewed on the NISO website at
http://www.niso.org/standards/ballots. Public comments are welcome. Assuming
the project is approved, if you would like to be a member of the working
group or join the affiliated interest group, please send a note to: Karen A.
Wetzel, NISO Standards Program Manager at kwetzel at niso.org or use the NISO
website comment form at http://www.niso.org/contact.

This message was cross-posted.


Cynthia Hodgson
NISO Technical Editor Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
Email: chodgson at niso.org
Phone: 301-654-2512