| 摘要 |
A library capable of receiving storage media or the like with a high storage efficiency, being simple in construction to permit reduction of the cost of manufacture and permitting access time reduction is disclosed. The library comprises storage units 4 and 5 each capable of storing a plurality of cartridges 50 accommodating storage media one above another, a drive unit 2 for reading and writing data out of and in the storage media, and a cartridge transfer mechanism 3 for transferring the cartridges 50 between the drive unit 2 and the storage units 4 and 5. The storage units 4 and 5 can each store a plurality of cartridges 50 and accommodate a cartridge 50 having been rotated horizontally by approximately 90 degrees with respect to a cartridge inserting direction of the library. <IMAGE> |
