courier

Courier Service

 

Service news & information

New! Transit time study: Report. Background and Instructions.

Courier bags for ILL
New service option: 2 days a week

Courier Service presentation (overview of membership program, service area, shipping guidelines, etc.)
Survey preview: Dropsites & Participating lib's

Instructions

Basic info and tips: Manifests; Labels; Pickup and delivery; Monthly statistics; Packaging

Reporting problems to Senvoy and Orbis Cascade Alliance.
What you need ...

Manifests

Monthly Shipping Statistics Shipping labels

 
Libraries

Dropsites

List of dropsites in alphabetical order, with all participating libraries.

Dropsite Addresses, Sort Codes, Schedule, and Holidays

Site contacts at each dropsite

About Dropsites and Participating Libraries

All participating libraries: Alphabetical listing of all participating libraries, and the Dropsite for labeling a package being sent to that library.
Background Vendor. The Orbis Cascade Alliance has contracted with Senvoy to provide service in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Senvoy, with headquarters in Portland, Oregon, has extensive experience in courier service, on-demand delivery, and warehousing.

History. Background information on setting up a courier program (1998), RFP (2000, 2005), transition from one vendor to another.

Reports. Service and Transit Time surveys; other reports.
E-mail

All dropsite contacts and alternates are subscribed to the courier email list. Other staff at libraries participating in the courier service (drop-sites and forwarding sites) are invited to subscribe to the list.

To subscribe yourself to the list, send a message to the address noted below:

Send to: owner-courier@lists.uoregon.edu

Subject line: please subscribe me

Message: Include your name and job title, e-mail address and work phone number.

You'll get an automatic welcome message. Once subscribed, you can address messages to the list at: courier@lists.uoregon.edu
Membership Courier service is offered as a membership subscription program, with a fixed price for the entire year. The cost is billed annually at the beginning of the fiscal year (July through June). Current price (FY06) per month: 5-day service, Monday through Friday, $331 courier fee plus $59 administrative fee. There is a one-time fee of $500 to purchase a supply of reuseable courier bags. Alliance also offers an optional service for 2 days a week, which may be appropriate for some libraries. Contact Orbis Cascade Alliance to discuss starting or changing courier service, and for forms to begin service.

To contact us, send email to: Orbis Cascade Alliance

updated: November 20, 2006