Chapter 9: Housing

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Chapter 9: Housing

Written on Friday, November 21, 2008
Last Updated on Monday, December 29, 2008

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Chapter 9: Housing
9.1 What's New
9.2 Physical Facilities Required for Tangibles
9.3 Equipment for Accessing the Collection
9.4 Proper Handling of Materials
9.5 What's Needed for Proper Handling of Materials
9.6 Handling Specific Media Types
9.7 Various Types of Housing Arrangements
9.8 Tips and Lessons Learned
9.9 You Don't Have to...
9.10 Important
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9.1 What’s New or Important

Your depository library MUST meet the minimum technical requirements for public access workstations.
Your depository library MUST maintain publications distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) in conditions that are comparable to those of commercially purchased publications.
Your depository library may house parts of the depository collection either in offsite storage or at another facility through a selective housing agreement.

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9.1 What’s New or Important