2025 Access Services Conference
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Sessions Tagged: Stacks Management
Stacks Maintenance Strikes Back
Date/Time: 11/20/25 – 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Abstract: A facilities issue forced closure of one library, triggering a multi-building stacks management project involving materials movement, shifting, and a full inventory. This session shares strategies for departmental relationships, managing unexpected challenges, necessary tools, and maintaining morale during ongoing projects.
Pulling Together: A Case Study in Access Services Restructuring
Date/Time: 11/20/25 – 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Abstract: In 2023, a large land-grant university library merged Stack Management and high-density storage teams, streamlining material pulling, ingestion, and retrieval. This session shares the restructuring process, change management strategies, and how to foster staff engagement and build a stronger team.
Stacks on Stacks
Date/Time: 11/20/25 – 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Abstract: This panel discusses maintaining the general collections stacks at the world’s largest library. With about 200,000 new books a year and 23 million items total, stack maintenance is a major undertaking. Speakers offer a behind-the-scenes look at the logistics and scale of managing these vast collections.
Stacks on Track: Turning Routine Tasks into Rewarding Wins
Date/Time: 11/19/25 – 1:45 PM to 2:30 PM
Abstract: Maintaining organized stacks is challenging. Our department used gamification, peer mentoring, and data tracking to motivate student employees for shelf-reading and other tasks. The session shares collaboration, training, progress review, and ways to celebrate student contributions. Attendees receive a customizable shelf-reading toolkit.