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The Technical Report Archive & Image Library. Creating Collaborative Collections 12.5.2008 Purdue University. Charge.
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The Technical Report Archive & Image Library Creating Collaborative Collections 12.5.2008 Purdue University
Charge Develop a collaborative project with the Center for Research Libraries to identify, digitize, archive, and provide persistent and unrestricted access to federal technical reports issued prior to 1975.
Collaborative Opportunities • Center for Research Libraries (CRL) • Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) • Regional consortium • 32 members • Strategic direction for preservation
Accomplishments • 17,575 page-views of the TRAIL Pilot site (7/1/07-6/30/08) • ~5000 items cataloged & in scanning queue (6/08-12/08) • 22 participating institutions (to date) • Completed an inventory of all defunct federal agencies and report series that were issued by those agencies • Establishing collection sets in OCLC
Participating Institutions • University of Arizona • University of Washington • University of Hawaii-Manoa • University of Arkansas • University of Colorado-Boulder • University of Utah • University of Michigan • University of New Mexico • Rice University • Princeton University • Notre Dame • Baylor University • Colorado State University • Cornell University • Kansas State University • Linda Hall Library • Oklahoma State University • Stanford University • Center for Research Libraries • CalTech • University of California-Davis • Seattle Public Library
Contributors Currently Providing Financial Support: • Arizona State University • Brigham Young University • Colorado State University • Iowa State University • Oregon State University • Southern Illinois University • Texas A&M University • Texas Tech University • University of Hong Kong • University of Houston • University of Kansas • University of Missouri - Columbia • University of Nebraska – Lincoln • University of Oklahoma • University of Oregon • University of Southern California • University of Texas at Austin • Utah State University • Washington State University • Washington University, St. Louis
Libraries are changing • Gift-cultures are one way to maximize our resources and expertise/specializations for the good of the community. • This model can be achieved regardless of the number of participants, geographic location, collection scope, or member assets
Lessons • Collaborations are economical, but they do have costs • Match your institutions assets and capabilities to the identified needs • Every institution has a different reason for participation; help each to be successful • Create a shared vision & passion for the goal • Need good project management
Lessons (cont.) • Pragmatism rules • Maximize use of the social network; develop trust • Establish formal agreements to back-up your activities • Seize opportunities; be flexible • Can’t wait for everything to be perfect & in place
Questions? TRAIL Project Info - http://tinyurl.com/TRAILinfo Pilot Site - http://digicoll.manoa.hawaii.edu/techreports/ Maliaca Oxnam University of Arizona Libraries oxnamm@u.library.arizona.edu 520-621-4612