The Leviathan: How to Move 2.9 Million Government Documents Offsite

dc.contributor.author	Haygood, Laura
dc.contributor.author	Wilhite, Jeffrey
dc.date.accessioned	2019-05-30T18:04:40Z
dc.date.available	2019-05-30T18:04:40Z
dc.date.issued	2019-03-18
dc.description.abstract	The concept of moving a university’s historic, 2.9 million item government documents collection offsite was daunting. The actual move of the collection took 24 months. In this move, much was learned about developing a project management plan, including: consult the literature early, anticipate confusion points within the collection, discuss wear-and-tear issues, and understand the effect the move would have on service. The final move required 31 working days over five months of shifting. Afterward, it was found that the repercussions of a move – especially on staff and reference work – can often be more jarring than the move itself.	en_US
dc.description.peerreview	Yes	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Jeffrey M. Wilhite & Laura Haygood (2020) The Leviathan: How to Move 2.9 Million Government Documents Offsite, Collection Management, 45:1, 40-56, DOI: 10.1080/01462679.2019.1588818	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/01462679.2019.1588818	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/11244/320183
dc.language	en	en_US
dc.subject	Shifting Collections	en_US
dc.subject	Government Documents	en_US
dc.subject	Moving Issues	en_US
dc.subject	Project Management	en_US
dc.title	The Leviathan: How to Move 2.9 Million Government Documents Offsite	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
ou.group	Other	en_US