NLS Operations Alert
No. 10-94
DATE : December 22, 2010
TO : Network Libraries
FROM : John Bryant, Head, Production Control Section
Subject : No copy allotment quota in 2011
There will be no book quotas in 2011. Instead libraries will be permitted to order a minimum and maximum number of copies for each medium, audio (DB) and braille (BR), with a slight modification in maximum copies for RUSH books. The minimum and maximum quantities are shown in the table below. These limits apply to both defaults and selected quantities.
NLS Copy Allotment: Minimum and Maximum Number of Copies Allowed | ||||
Book Medium | Audiobooks (DBs) | |||
Type of Library | Regional | Subregional | ||
Priority | RUSH | Normal or Priority | RUSH | Normal or Priority |
Minimum copies allowed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Maximum copies allowed | 60 | 45 | 30 | 20 |
Book Medium | Braille Books (BRs) | |||
Type of Library | Regional | Subregional | ||
Priority | RUSH | Normal or Priority | RUSH | Normal or Priority |
Minimum copies allowed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Maximum copies allowed | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
For more information contact:
John Bryant
Head, Production Control Section
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