Stacks Maintenance is one of the critical responsibilities of Access Services. This jobs entails re-shelving books after they have been checked-in, performing shelf-reading to make sure books are in their proper places in the shelves, and keeping the shelves neat and tidy.
This job is extremely important to the Library and library patrons.
If materials are out of order, the Library becomes difficult to use. If the materials are not returned to the shelves promptly and/or are not found where they are supposed to be, then users become dissatisfied. Stacks maintenance helps to keep the Library functioning on a user-friendly level.