The automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) in Lied Library

Abstract

The process of bringing Lied Library’s automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) online consisted of setting up the system and storing materials. Setting up the system required defining specifications, designing a user‐interface between the integrated online library system and the ASRS, training in operation, and preparing for maintenance. Storing materials required selecting and processing the items to be stored, loading them into bins, and retrieving them with the system. Library staff spent countless hours in planning, customizing, preparing data, supplementing existing data, testing, and learning the system. The time was well spent as the load process went smoothly with relatively few problems.

Citation

Haslam, M., Lee Kwon, M., Pearson Marilyn, M. and White, M. (2002), "The automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) in Lied Library", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 71-89. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378830210420708