Stanford Auxiliary Library 3 (SAL3)

SAL3 is a high density cold storage preservation facility in Livermore, CA holding overflow collections from Stanford Libraries.   SAL3 is a storage-only  location; materials held at SAL3 may be paged for campus delivery through Searchworks. SAL3 has a small reading room open to members of the Stanford community by appointment. Please contact the appropriate Subject Librarian to arrange on-site use of the collections.

Delivery

The SAL3 truck makes morning deliveries to the Stanford University campus Monday through Friday, except on holidays. A second delivery of general circulating materials is made to Green Library on Monday mornings and Friday afternoons. For quickest delivery of SAL3 materials, choose Green Library as your pickup location.

• Delivery to Green: Requests submitted before noon, Monday through Friday, are usually available after 10 am the next business day.
• Delivery to all other participating libraries: Requests submitted before noon, Monday through Friday, will usually be available after 4 pm the next business day.

SAL3 expansion

We are expanding SAL3 to double its current capacity by February 2014!  Here's a look at some of the current numbers:

• Capacity: 2.8 million volume equivalents
• Footprint: 34,533 square feet
• 3 modules at 7837 square feet each (23,511 total)
• Site size: 2.87 acres of a 5.81-acre purchase
• Storage: 17,578 shelves, each 53 in. wide x 36 in. deep
• 72 flat file cases, with 15 drawers each
• Load rate: about 7500 books per week for 4 FTE load staff (or about 3,500 archive boxes) per week

For questions about the expansion, contact Rebecca Pernell, Head of Access Services.