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Balancing Local and Global Responsibilities in Research Libraries

Explore the quiet culture war within research libraries regarding access, costs, funding, and rights. Discover strategies to balance local vs. global responsibilities through soldier and revolutionary perspectives. Email rick.anderson@utah.edu for further insights.

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Balancing Local and Global Responsibilities in Research Libraries

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  1. A Quiet Culture War in Research Libraries Rick Anderson Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources & Collections rick.anderson@utah.edu

  2. Print  Online • Objects  access • Individual  collective • Institutional  global • Simple issues  complex • Toll access  open access

  3. Issues at play • Access • Costs • Rights • Funding

  4. Local vs. global responsibilities • Not mutually exclusive, but in tension • Big Deal • OA program memberships • OA mandates • APC subventions • ILL vs. short-term loan

  5. Soldiers and Revolutionaries • Soldiers focus on • Local needs • Current impact • Alignment with institutional mission • Support and service • Revolutionaries focus on • Global needs • Long-term impact • Solving global/systemic problems • Leadership and education

  6. What is to be done? • Surface the issue • What is our library’s local-global balance now? • Assess alignment • How does it fit our institution’s goals? • Address any disparity • Talk to the provost/VP • Consider influencing institutional mission/culture • If feasible, create a strategy for doing so • If not, realign the library

  7. Bottom line • Soldiers are employees • Revolutionaries are (usually) freelance

  8. Thank you! rick.anderson@utah.edu

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