Southwest Ohio Regional Depository

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  The Southwest Ohio Regional Depository (SWORD) is specially designed for the remote storage of permanently held but little used library materials from the library collections of Miami University, the University of Cincinnati, and Wright State University. The depository, located on Miami University's Middletown Campus, is one of five such facilities to be constructed in the State of Ohio with funding from the Ohio Board of Regents. SWORD is designed and constructed to provide the cooperating libraries with an excellent preservation environment for storing materials in an economical, high density shelving system.

The facility is different from traditional library space because the materials are shelved by size and located by bar-code, rather than by call number.

The depository has about 13,700 square feet of space of which about 8,000 square feet is allotted for storage of materials. The additional space is used for offices, material preparation and research. The 30 foot tall windowless storage module can accommodate over one million volumes.

Library materials are stored in a climate controlled environment which is designed to create an ideal preservation atmosphere for the storage of books. The storage area maintains a temperature of 58 degrees in winter and 65 degrees in the summer with incremental adjustments as the seasons change. The relative humidity remains at 40% in the winter and 50% in the summer.

Please note: the depository is not designed for on-site use. However, special arrangements can be made in the event of unusual or emergency circumstances such as research involving the use of a large number of volumes of a periodical set, etc. The Depository staff normally needs one day's notice to accommodate such requests. To set up an appointment contact Sue Berry, the Depository Manager, at  (513) 727-3475.
 
 

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