The University of California Libraries: A Plan for Development (1977)

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degree of overlap between collections within a region, and within
categories of recorded use. Based on the estimates of overlap in the
eligible categories, it appears that the volumes placed in compact
shelving in the North could be reduced by approximately 11.5 percent,
and in the South by 29 percent. The costs of this alternative are
accordingly reduced to $54,488,000 if the facilities are built off
campus, or $56,532,000 if on campus, with savings over the "base case"
of $34,942,000 and $32,898,000, respectively.
Determination of Location. At this point it will be noted that
the difference in cost between the off-campus and on-campus alternatives
is less than four percent. This is a relatively small amount,
and might be offset by other considerations in determining the actual
sites of the regional facilities. Indeed, there are several factors
that must be taken into consideration before specific locations of
the facilities can be recommended: availability of space on particular
campuses, costs of transportation to and from the facility from
each campus in the region, actual land costs for particular locations
and so on. Final determination of the sites should be made by detailed
feasibility studies, and funds for these studies will be requested in
the 1978/79 budget. Pending completion of these studies, the plan uses
the average costs for off-campus facilities, both in the North and the
South, in the recommendations which follow.
Recommendations. The total costs of all alternatives may now be
calculated, and are summarized in Table 34. Based on the costs shown,
and the considerations discussed above, the plan recommends a combination
of the alternatives in the columns marked "I" and "E". Specifically,
• that two regional compact shelving facilities be constructed,
one in the North and one in the South;
• that the site of the facilities be determined by detailed
feasibility studies;
• that material in them be double-shelved, initially in call
number sequence;