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Courier Service: Basic info and Tips |
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also called Pickup, or Shipping Record forms |
Get it. The Shipping Manifest is available from this web site. "Online." From an
Internet Explorer web browser, you can just fill it in directly using your
keyboard, then PRINT. Or, You can copy the Excel spreadsheet
to your own computer to use. You could keep each day's spreadsheet as an
electronic file on your computer. Or, Simply print it once and make
copies to fill in manually each day. You may print enough for a month or
so, but we recommend not printing hundreds. As dropsites change and we make
other corrections and improvements to the form, we'll make an email
announcement and post a revised form to the web site for you to get and use.
Fill it out. Fill in the number of packages being sent to each dropsite. If you
use it as an Excel spreadsheet, you'll notice that the total will
automatically be calculated and show up at the bottom. Keep or make a copy after the form is completed (either paper or electronic). The daily
manifests are used in preparing the monthly shipping statistics summary. · using Excel spreadsheet: you can
photocopy, or select multiple copies from print from computer, or keep an
electronic version. · manual form: photocopy. |
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Shipping labels |
"FROM" The FROM section must include the
name of the sending library, and nothing else is required. Please use
the dropsite name as it's shown on the list of dropsites, to
the greatest extent possible. You do not need to include the street address;
if adding the city and state helps clarify, that's fine. "Attention" Use this section to write in the
name of a participating
library that receives materials forwarded from a dropsite. Libraries may
also use this space for other handling information for the dropsite to read.
This space is not used by the courier. Examples of
courier labels |
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Pickup/delivery schedule |
Courier is obligated to arrive at the library each day within the one-hour window (for example, between 1 and 2 PM, or 13:00-14:00). If the courier is coming at a time other than that shown on the official schedule, contact Orbis Cascade Alliance by e-mail or call Travis Honea at (541) 346-1883. We will work with the vendor to assure reliable, predictable service, and/or change the official scheduled pickup/delivery time as appropriate. |
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Package delivery error |
If the courier has brought a package intended for
some other dropsite,
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Monthly statistics |
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Staff at libraries participating in the courier service (drop-sites and forwarding sites) are invited to subscribe to an email listserv. Please send us your name, title, institution, and email address. In the subject line or body of the message, request to be added to the Courier email listserv. |
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Last updated December 14, 2004