Dear Tom,
The Australian Services Union has a publication: Library design
guidelines 1992 by John Herring and Peter Wilson in which the problem of
lifting material from the book return bins has been addressed.
A 'dump bin lifting device that enables an acceptable interface to be
achieved between the dump bin and the sorting table...minimises the need
to bend, twist and lift books` is described and could be of interest to you.
The publication cost A$5. Address is: Australian Services Union,
Victorian Branch, 116-124 Queensberry Street, Carlton South, Victoria 3053,
Australia. Fax: (03) 3481498.
Regards,
Yvonne Douglass
Arts Faculty Librarian
James Cook University
Townsville
Q4811
Australia
lbyjd@jculib.jcu.edu.au
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