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We Made FETCH Happen: A New Improved Inventory Management System

Posted by: Kristina Grooms

For over twenty years, the Library used the same system to manage the data for offsite inventory and it was time for a change. The Collections Management Division spent the last three years helping to design and implement a brand new inventory management system (IMS). The new system, FETCH, was brought online this past spring and has been used daily ever since. Read more about the how Library staff helped develop a new system “built from the ground up” to manage our collection materials.

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Ten Million Books… and Counting!

Posted by: Kristina Grooms

This summer marks a major milestone in the Library of Congress mission to preserve and provide access to its wide range of collections as the ten millionth item is transferred to offsite storage. Since the Library’s collection is continuously growing, it is essential to rely on offsite storage for managing such a vast and varied …