CASE STUDY: VERONA SHELVING FACILITY University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries, Madison, WisconsinOff-Site Location just down the Road Ten miles southwest of the vibrant energy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, an unassuming warehouse sits just off a wooded country road in Verona, Wisconsin. From its modest location and stature, not many would guess that this warehouse is currently home to over 100,000 volumes of rare books, manuscripts, and thesis works—with the goal to store well over a million volumes in the space over the next several years. For UW-Madison, the warehouse represents more than just a place to store books—with 42 libraries stretched across the campus, it’s also a critical investment in the future of the university’s library system. The UW-Madison Librar

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