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ZSR staff member Scott Adair examines the shelves during a visit to the Library Service Center at Duke University. The Wake Forest facility will use a similar high-bay shelving system.

The Z. Smith Reynolds Library building exceeded its storage capacity over a decade ago. Despite the rise of electronic media, the library still buys thousands of printed books and periodicals every year to meet faculty and student needs. To accommodate the overflow, the library currently leases space from a commercial storage business to house lesser-used books, periodicals, and archival materials. As storage fees continued to mount, campus officials took action to contain costs and provide better service for library users. Soon, the ZSR Library will operate a portion of the new University storage facility and, in so doing, will join many other research libraries in North America. With a convenient location near the Wake Forest Baseball Park, climate control to optimize preservation of rare and archival materials, and an on-site consultation space for faculty and students, this WFU-owned building will be a significant improvement over the current leasing arrangement. Needed materials can be scanned and delivered to your desktop, or the ZSR Delivers service can bring printed volumes directly to your office. The University is currently renovating the storage building to meet campus needs. Stay tuned for more details as the opening date nears, probably this fall.