NISO Webinar: Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project (CCLP) – recording
Networks of libraries have a long tradition of working together to expand their resources and provide more comprehensive coverage across all subjects through sharing of resources. As one of these strategies, larger networks of institutions have recently explored wider adoption of cooperative collections management, which this project defines as a process by which networks of institutions work collaboratively to acquire, manage, circulate, and preserve collections across the network. The CCLP seeks to overcome serious barriers to wider implementations, including the lack of available vendor-neutral interoperable systems, adequate governance and decision-making frameworks, and assessment tools.
The Cycles 12 & 13 collections analysis focused on seeking out scarcely held journals for archiving, highlighting the distinct and unique collections at several non-Archiver member institutions. WEST is hosting an orientation session to introduce new Archivers to WEST’s workflows and archiving requirements.
The Print Archive Network (PAN) Forum is a free and open venue for information sharing about shared print programs hosted by the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). All those with an interest in shared print are welcome to attend and participate.
The PAN Water Cooler is an informal get-together for shared print practitioners to talk about topics raised at the PAN Forum (or other shared print topics that did not come up at the PAN Forum) and connect with colleagues across the country.
NISO Webinar: Collaborative Collections: Shifts in Collection Development, Resource Sharing, and Management – registration fee
Libraries around the world see collaboration as a viable solution for providing access to a wide range of information resources and collections. Initiatives such as the US Ivy Plus Confederation – a union of 13 academic libraries working together to improve discovery of and access to information by leveraging their collective assets – have already served as a proof of concept. Changes in the economic environment mean that these sorts of adaptations will become more commonplace, if not essential to ensuring that library services are efficient, effective, and engaging. In this roundtable discussion, practitioners and decision-makers will discuss what is needed to effectively manage collaborative collections and emerging support needs. What work needs to be done? What kind of systems would be useful? What hurdles need to be overcome?
Date: Wednesday Feb 8, 8-9:30am PT / 9-10:30am MT / 10-11:30am CT / 11-12:30pm ET
The 7th Kuopio Conference was hosted by the University of Vienna in early September 2022. “Under the main title “Review and Renew: Changing Strategies in Collection Management” library professionals, scientists and representatives of major Publishers will present their approaches to challenges like preservation policies, evaluation of archiving projects, economic models, metadata and other related topics.”
