Category: Shared Print
CDL Opening for Shared Print Operations and Collections Analyst
The California Digital Library seeks a Shared Print Operations and Collections analyst to coordinate existing and emerging shared print initiatives among the University of California Libraries and other extramural partners, including the Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST). Shared print is […]
WEST passes resolution honoring Lizanne Payne
The WEST Executive Committee passed the following resolution on May 20, 2016 to thank Lizanne Payne for her leadership. Resolution Honoring Elizabeth A. (Lizanne) Payne Whereas Elizabeth A. Payne has advanced the efforts of more than 70 academic and research libraries in the Western […]
WEST libraries achieve 500,000 volumes
Member libraries of the Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST) have reached a major milestone, successfully archiving half a million journal volumes. Forum Journal 3, no. 3 (1989). Photo by Amy Watson, Arizona State University Libraries, 2016. The five hundred […]
Announcing WEST’s new FAQ!
WEST has revised its FAQ! The new WEST FAQ includes the following three sections: The Who, What, Where and How of WEST Accessing WEST Archives The Call for Holdings and Contributing Volumes to a WEST Archiver Holder Thank you to […]
Introducing JACS — Journal Archiving Campaigns to the RLFs
The UC Shared Print Strategy and Operations Teams are pleased to announce a new service: Journal Archiving Campaigns to the RLFs (JACS). Journal archiving campaigns provide a coordinated approach to selecting, depositing, consolidating and preserving print journal backfiles at the Regional Library […]
Staff in Print—Emily Stambaugh co-authors "Shared Print Programs"
CDL is pleased to announce that a new book, Shared Print Programs, SPEC Kit 345, by Rebecca Crist and Emily Stambaugh, CDL’s Manager of Shared Print, was just published and is available at http://publications.arl.org/Shared-Print-Programs-SPEC-Kit-345/. Here is a brief blurb on […]
Call for WEST Cycle 3 (2013/14) statistics underway
WEST cycle 3 statistics gathering is well underway! Thank you to everyone who has responded to our call – we greatly appreciate it. Following each cycle, WEST collects deselection, archiving and lending/borrowing statistics from our members and Archive Holders. These […]
Announcing University of California Libraries’ Shared Print RoadMap 2014-2018
The University of California Libraries recently adopted a roadmap for UC shared print activities for the next few years. Key projects and policies that our libraries will pursue and explore include: Coordinated print serials archiving to UCs two Regional Library […]
Emily Stambaugh speaks on “Moving Shared Print to the Network Level” at ALA Annual 2014
The ALA Annual 2014 Print Archive Network (PAN) meeting on June 27 was followed by a session titled, “Looking to the Future of Shared Print,” co-sponsored by the Maine Shared Collections Strategy (MSCS) and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). […]
WEST Strategic Planning Meeting June 3rd
The WEST Executive Committee and Operations & Collections Council will meet on June 3 in Oakland, California to plan for subsequent WEST phases. The goals of WEST’s strategic planning this year are to explore options for change to the existing […]