The stacks in the Kansai-kan are located in the 2nd,
3rd and 4th basements. The 2nd and 3rd basements are mainly fixed shelving
stacks, and the 4th basement is mainly electric compact shelving stacks.
A part of the 4th basement is electric rotary files for efficiently
holding microfilmed documents. The automatic stacks are located in
the well on the north area of the 3rd and 4th basements.
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Shelving stacks |
The National Diet Library is responsible for storing valuable materials
permanently. Therefore, the temperature and humidity of the stacks
are kept at 22 degrees C and 55%, which is optimum for the storage
of library materials.
The photograph above shows the electric compact shelving stacks;
these are stacks that can be moved using a button, and have twice
the storage capacity of the fixed shelving stacks.
For "Collections
of the Kansai-kan", please refer here.
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