Category: WEST
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 […]
WEST Cycles 14 & 15 Archiving Proposals Now Available for Review and Commitment
Every other year WEST conducts an analysis of members’ print journal and serial holdings to identify archiving priorities for the next two years. In fall 2023 WEST members began the process for the next archiving cycles, Cycles 14 & 15, […]
2024 WEST Member Meeting Recap: Harnessing the Value of Shared Print Through Local Action
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us Friday, 7/26/2024, for our annual WEST Member Meeting! For those of you who were not able to attend, or for those who’d like to review some of the presentations or […]
Cycle 13 (2024) Collection Comparison Reports Now Available
One of the many benefits of WEST membership is the regular collection analysis that feeds our archiving activity; we also share the results of our analysis with members in yearly collection comparison reports as well as the On Demand Comparison […]
Reminder & Agenda: WEST Summer 2024 Member Meeting – Harnessing the value of shared print in local action
WEST is holding its summer 2024 member meeting virtually on Friday, July 26, from 10am-12pm PT / 11am-1pm MT / 12-2pm CT / 1-3pm ET. Please register in advance. The meeting will be recorded. There will be two primary sessions […]
WEST welcomes new member libraries
WEST is very pleased to announce a new consortial membership agreement with the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI). Three new libraries join WEST in the first year of this opt-in consortial agreement: Loyola University Chicago, Southern […]