Brad King Vice President & CFO OHSU

1. Regional Library Services CenterFinancial Planning Meeting Brad King Vice President & CFO OHSU Carl Vance VP, Finance & Admin Linfield College

2. Orbis Cascade Alliance John F. Helmer Executive Director Orbis Cascade Alliance

3. Membership Oregon & Washington Private & Public 2-year and 4-year community colleges, private colleges, public research universities

4. 33 Members Central Oregon Comm. College Central Washington University Clark College Eastern Oregon University Eastern Washington University George Fox University Lane Community College Lewis & Clark College Linfield College Mt. Hood Community College Oregon State University Oregon Health & Science Univ. Oregon Institute of Technology Oregon State University Pacific University Portland Community College Portland State University Reed College Saint Martin’s College Seattle Pacific University Seattle University Southern Oregon University The Evergreen State College University of Oregon University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Washington Walla Walla College Washington State University Western Oregon University Western Washington University Whitman College Willamette University 7 Puget Sound 5 Eastern 17 Willamette Valley 2 Central Cascade Range 2 Southern

5. 33 Members 207,000 student FTE All public universities in Oregon & Washington 15 private colleges 5 community colleges Most recent members: 33. Lane CC 32. Walla Walla College 31. Mt. Hood CC 30. Clark College 29. Seattle University 28. Saint Martins College Most recent applicants: Warner Pacific College Concordia University 7 Puget Sound 5 Eastern 17 Willamette Valley 2 Central Cascade Range 2 Southern

6. Organization www.orbiscascade.org • Board of Directors • Council of library directors • One vote per member institution • Seven-person elected Executive Committee • Variety of Committees & Task Forces • Fiscal agent • UO serves as host and fiscal agent • Memorandum of Understanding describes UO and other member responsibilities

7. Major Services Summit Courier Service Electronic Resources Conferences & Workshops

8. Summit summit.orbiscascade.org

9. 8.1 million unique titles 26 million items 305,000 books loaned in FY05

10. Courier Service www.orbiscascade.org/courier/ • Daily pick-up and delivery • 247 libraries • Oregon, Washington, & Idaho • 300,000 packages in FY05

11. Electronic Resources • Group purchase or licensing • Databases • Electronic books • Electronic journals • $8 million/year =Increased access Conference hosting

12. Regional Library Services Center John F. Helmer Executive Director Orbis Cascade Alliance

13. Regional Library Services Center www.orbiscascade.org/rlsc/

14. RLSC Goals • Primary Goals • Improved access • Lower costs • Better use of campus buildings • Excellent environmental conditions • Joint access to a shared journal archive • Cooperative collection development • Secondary Goals • Digitizing collections • Preservation of digital files, paper, film, etc. • Participation by non-members

15. Harvard Depository Model • 1985: Created by Harvard University • 2005: 30 facilities, 50 storage modules • High density achieved through shelving books by size • One office and storage processing area • Modular storage units that allow for expansion. • 2.66 million volume capacity • 15,000 square feet of storage • 14,400 shelves • 30-foot high stacks accessed via high-lift vehicle • 50 F, 30% relative humidity

17. Regional Library Services Center

18. Regional Library Services Center

21. Summary Challenge: Housing Library Collections A known problem faced by several member institutions. This problem will be addressed many times by individual institutions or once for the group. Solution: Harvard Depository Model A proven and highly successful solution in use across the country. Opportunity RLSC will serve as a foundation for other collaborative projects with members & non-members.

22. Regional Library Services Center John F. Helmer Executive Director Orbis Cascade Alliance