Revisiting the Library Storage Literature Review

Abstract

This literature review continues work done by Phyllis O’Connor in 1994. This review examines the literature surrounding library storage between the years 1995-2021 in order to identify trends, themes, and ideas that have emerged in the intervening years, as well as confirms themes and ideas that remain the same. Some of these themes include a deeper focus on metadata, collection maintenance after items have been transferred to storage, and issues of preservation. What remains constant is the need for communication with all stakeholders, and the importance library storage plays in providing access to patrons.

Keywords:

• Library storage
• offsite storage
• remote storage
• literature review
• trends

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.