Automated Storage and Retrieval System
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Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (often referred to as ASRS or AS/RS) refers to a variety of computer-controlled methods for automatically depositing and retrieving loads from defined storage locations. Systems of this nature have been used for years in manufacturing and warehouse facilities.
ASRS technology is just beginning to be used in large libraries, particularly at universities. It is used mostly to retrieve seldom-used books and periodicals that are kept in storage vaults. It works via a robotic "arm" that quite literally fetches materials from archival locations.
[edit] Libraries using Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems
- Christopher Center, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
- University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Waseda University, Tokyo (Japan)
- Utah State University, Logan (Utah)
- Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park (California)
