Author: Alison Wohlers
CDL, CRL, & HathiTrust Collaboration for Shared Print Infrastructure
In June, California Digital Library (CDL), the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), & HathiTrust affirmed their commitment – first announced in January 2020 – to take the lead in building on the last decade of shared print efforts to realize […]
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 […]
UC Libraries’ Shared Print Program Joins the Partnership for Shared Book Collections
The University of California Libraries’ Shared Print program has joined the Partnership for Shared Book Collections, a federation of shared print monographic programs that aims to coordinate shared print collaboration in North America to support cost-effective retention and access to […]
Anna Striker joins CDL as Shared Print Operations and Collections Analyst
The Collection Development & Management Program welcomes Anna Striker as Operations and Collections Analyst for the Shared Print Team. Anna will coordinate operations, collections analysis, statistics, and reporting for both the Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST) and for UC Libraries’ […]
WEST Member Survey for 2019 Program Assessment and Strategic Planning
WEST has made a practice of engaging in program assessment and strategic planning approximately every three years. This year, WEST has launched its third program assessment, the results of which will inform strategic planning undertaken by the WEST Executive Committee […]
Why WEST? Members Discuss the Value and Future of WEST and Shared Print during the WEST Member Meeting at ALA Annual 2019
On Sunday, June 23rd, WEST members, and colleagues from other shared print programs, gathered for WEST’s biannual member meeting. The highlight of the meeting was indisputably a panel discussion by members exploring the value of WEST, shared print in general, […]
Call for Cycle 8 Archive Disclosures – Due May 31, 2019
The WEST project team recently sent out a call for WEST Archive Holders and Builders to submit metadata records describing the journal backfiles archived during WEST Cycle 8. Back in September, WEST members committed to titles for archiving during Cycles […]
Upcoming Refresher Webinars for WEST Members – May and June
There are some great opportunities coming up to refresh your WEST know-how, whether you are new to WEST activities or an old-hand at this! First, coming up on May 15 from 11am-12pm PT (2-3pm ET) is a Journal Retention and […]
Save the Date! WEST Member Meeting during ALA Annual – Sunday, June 23 from 1-2:30pm ET
The WEST Member Meeting for ALA Annual 2019 in Washington, DC is scheduled for Sunday, June 23, from 1:00 – 2:30pm. Please join us to hear brief program updates and enjoy a WEST member panel discussion and Q&A session on […]
WEST Welcomes New Member – CSU Bakersfield
WEST is very pleased to welcome a new member in 2019 – California State University, Bakersfield! Bakersfield is the tenth CSU campus to join WEST. California State University institutions have long been valued members of the WEST program. Many of […]