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Shared Print Monographs : Emerging Trends

Shared Print Monographs : Emerging Trends. PAN Forum /ALA Annual Chicago June 28, 2013. The Problem. Stacks are overcrowded Use of print books is low and declining Library space is wanted for other purposes Print redundancy is significant The cost of keeping books on shelves is high

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Shared Print Monographs : Emerging Trends

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  1. Shared Print Monographs: Emerging Trends PAN Forum/ALA Annual Chicago June 28, 2013

  2. The Problem • Stacks are overcrowded • Use of print books is low and declining • Library space is wanted for other purposes • Print redundancy is significant • The cost of keeping books on shelves is high • Alternatives exist, but data is scattered • Traditional approaches to deselection are costly and time-consuming Sustainablecollections.com

  3. Monographs are different • Higher numbers • Low yield per decision • Stronger emotional attachment • Less acceptance of screen-based reading for long-form material • Physical delivery is a larger factor

  4. Two strategies • Independent action in a collective context • Formal shared print programs (collaborative activity and decisions)

  5. Independent action in a collective context Sustainablecollections.com

  6. Shared Print MonographsInitiatives • Maine Shared Collection Strategy • Michigan Shared Print Initiative (MI-SPI) • California State University LOFT • Connect New York • Tri-University Group (Ontario) • Central Iowa Collaborative Collections Initiative • Washington Research Library Collection (WRLC) • FLARE (Florida), GWLA, SCELC • Northeast Regional Library Print Management Project Sustainablecollections.com

  7. Sharing Pros • Buy-in; safety in numbers • Amortization of retention costs • Reaffirms the library ethic • Makes sense, especially for low-demand material

  8. Sharing Cons • Adds complexity • Divergent data and systems • Multiple, sometimes conflicting objectives • Shared decisions take more time

  9. The Arc of a Project • Origins: Vision, Mandate, Goals • Communication, Project Management & Decision-Making • Group Policies: the Memorandum of Understanding • Data Wrangling for Shared Print • Sharing the Benefits & Monitoring Progress • What does success in shared print look like?

  10. Strong preferences: print, self-sufficiency Sustainablecollections.com

  11. Strategic issues • Slow build (small groups) vs. grand vision (mega-regions) • Data scales more easily than communication & decision-making • Discovery & delivery loom large, even if material is unlikely to be used • We are just beginning this work

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