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Partnership for Shared Book Collections – Save the Date: Webinar: Best Practices for Shared Print Programs | Wednesday, June 3rd at 1pm

This will be the first official Partnership event since UC Libraries Shared Print Program joined the federation. The coordination and development of best practices for shared print is an opportunity to align existing programs, pave a smooth way for new programs, and better ensure consistent, legible management of our collective collections. Eight best practices have already been posted on the Partnership’s website for community input. Links are available to each below. On June 3rd, the conveners of the Best Practices Working Group in the Partnership will be hosting a webinar to discuss them.

Discovery and Disclosure of Items in Local Systems

Collection Scope of Shared Collections

Retention Period and Survivability

Storage Environment

Digital Surrogates

Replacing, Withdrawing, or Transferring Committed Volumes Lost or Damaged Beyond Usability

Resource Sharing

Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs)

 

Save the Date: Webinar: Best Practices for Shared Print Programs | Wednesday, June 3rd at 1pm

Date: Wednesday, June 3rd at 1pm EDT

Registration Link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2401658157920478736  

To learn more about the Partnership and review Best Practices documentation, please visit www.sharedprint.org 

Officially launched in January of 2020, the Partnership for Shared Book Collections is a federation of monograph shared print programs with a mission of coordinating collaboration among shared print monograph initiatives. As part of the Partnership, the Best Practices Working Group has collaborated on the development of several best practices for shared print programs. This webinar will provide an introduction to the Partnership and discuss the best practices already available. If you are currently in a shared print program, or interested in learning more about them, please join us.

 

Presenters: 

Heather Weltin is the Shared Print Program Officer at HathiTrust, a not-for-profit collaborative of academic and research libraries preserving 17+ million digitized items. The HathiTrust Shared Print Program has retained around 18.4 million monograph volumes making it one of the largest shared print monograph programs. Heather is co-chair of the Partnership’s Best Practices Working Group and a member of the Steering Committee.

Tina Baich is the Senior Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication & Content Strategies at IUPUI University Library. Her portfolio includes the Center for Digital Scholarship, Resource Acquisition & Description, Resource Sharing & Delivery Services, and the Ruth Lilly Special Collections & Archives. She previously served as the Project Coordinator of the ALI-PALNI Shared Print Program and currently serves as the co-chair of the Partnership’s Best Practices Working Group and as a member of the Steering Committee.

 

This webinar will be recorded and made available via the sharedprint.org website.