Blue Sky Express Shipping Guide

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Blue Sky Express Shipping Guide

• Interlibrary Delivery Linking Kansas and Colorado
  Courier Service

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Welcome to Blue Sky Express

• ALL Kansas Library Express members can ship to
  many Colorado libraries at no additional cost
  using this service.
• The service will deliver requests made through
  OCLC libraries in both states.
• It is also serves as a general delivery service
  for shipping between participating courier
  libraries in Kansas and Colorado.

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How to Prepare Shipments

• Colorado shipments require a librarys Courier
  Code. The code is the letter C followed by
  3-digits.
• Courier Codes are required for all items sent to
  Colorado locations. Items cannot be delivered
  with only a physical address.

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Use Colorado Courier Code

• Check the list of Colorado courier libraries on
  the Blue Sky Express webpage
• http//kslibexpress.mykansaslibrary.org/blue-sky-e
  xpress/colorado-blue-sky-express-libraries-list/
• Find the Courier Code of the requesting library.

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Identify Courier Code

• The Courier Code will also appear as the top line
  of the shipping address in OCLC.
• For example
• C106 (Courier Code)
• Aurora Public Library
• 14949 East Alameda Parkway
• Aurora, CO 80012

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Find Shipping Label

• Search the shipping labels for Colorado libraries
  using the Courier Code. These labels are linked
  at www.henryind.com
• on a separate link for Blue Sky Colorado
  libraries.
• Confirm that the library name on the label
  retrieved is the requesting library.

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Print Shipping Label

• Print the selected label. Choose current page
  from your printer dialog box so only one label
  sheet is printed.
• A sheet of 6 labels will print at one time.
  Extra labels may be filed for future use.
• Trim one label to be inserted into the address
  window of a courier shipping bag.

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Package Materials

• Use Kansas Library Express nylon bags to ship
  materials via Blue Sky Express.
• Colorado uses rubber bands to keep books closed
  during shipment (optional but recommended).
• Cushion media materials with bubble wrap or
  cardboard sleeves. 
• Use large bags only when required to limit
  shifting of materials during shipment.

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Pick-up and Delivery

• Blue Sky Express shipments will be picked up and
  delivered by your Kansas Library Express courier.
  
• Colorado shipments will be packaged in bundles
  according to their shipping procedures. See an
  example at http//www.clicweb.org/resource_sharin
  g/bundles.php