Category: Shared Print
Shared Print Roundup: Q1 2025
Even though we’re only three months into 2025, there have already been many exciting updates, webinars, and articles from community members across shared print! Below is a roundup of shared print news and events from January and February, and registration […]
Celebrating Our Members: WEST Member Badges
Here in WEST, we’re incredibly proud and grateful for the work our members have done and continue to do to collaboratively develop, manage, and coordinate the identification, retention, and registration of a shared, distributed collection of print content across libraries. […]
WEST Program Refresher – Slides and Demo Recording Now Available!
On February 7th WEST hosted an hour-long webinar that provided a refresher on the WEST program and an info session on WEST Archiving. The first half of the webinar covered the history of WEST as well as the vision, mission, […]
WEST Cycles 14 & 15 Archiving Commitments Are Complete!
The WEST project team is pleased to announce that all archiving commitments for Cycles 14 & 15 have been submitted and analyzed! This analysis included several important and impactful updates to WEST’s collections model and archiving priorities: Expanded Archive Holder […]
The Who, What, and Why of Voluntary Validation
What does it mean to validate archived materials? WEST physical validation includes two components: the proactive compilation and verification of completeness of the backfile in a single location and the verification of the condition of the material. The effort put […]
WEST Program Refresher Webinar – February 7, 9-10am PT
WEST is hosting a one-hour program refresher for all current members on Friday, February 7th from 9am-10am PT. This webinar will include information on WEST’s history, vision and mission, key features, membership, governance, and collaborations. This session will also provide […]
Celebrating WEST Archive Builders – What they do, who they are, what you can do!
The WEST program is unique in its use of a risk model that determines the level of effort invested in archiving the content. The majority of WEST Archivers agree to retain proposed titles and mark that commitment in the records’ […]
Demystifying Disclosure Discrepancies
All WEST-retained journal records are updated to include information about the WEST program, any validation work that has been performed, and the results of that validation work, according to the policies laid out in the WEST Disclosure Policy. The goal […]
WEST’s new pilot with member libraries and the Internet Archive aims to maximize deselections, expand access, and enhance preservation
WEST is launching a pilot to amplify and support library collaborative strategies for print collection management and preservation. Specifically, the pilot will involve coordinating the donation of duplicate copies of WEST archived titles to the Internet Archive to expand digitization […]
WEST ASU Gap Filling Pilot Mid-Point Update
Current WEST archiving standards require Archive Builders to actively seek contributions to fill gaps in the medium and high risk level titles they archive, but WEST also bounds this work, limiting gap filling activities to ensure Builders have sufficient time […]