WEST: Western Regional Storage Trust
The Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST) is a distributed retrospective print journal repository program serving research libraries, college and university libraries, and library consortia in the Western Region of the United States. Under the WEST program, participating libraries consolidate and validate print journal backfiles at major library storage facilities and at selected campus locations. The resulting shared print archives ensure access to the scholarly print record and allow member institutions to optimize campus library space. This collaborative regional approach to managing library collections represents an important step, when joined with other initiatives, toward development of a highly trusted network-level shared print archive. To learn more about how WEST is working to maximize network-level analysis as well as regional and national collaboration, please see WEST Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles and Value of WEST Infographic.
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Quick Facts
WEST is…
- 65 academic and research libraries west of the Mississippi
- 46 Archivers in 18 states
- 34,000 unique titles
- 833,000 volumes
- 67,000 assignable square feet / 2,000 seats for users
- Partnerships with regional and national shared print initiatives
WEST Collections At-A-Glance
This map shows the distribution of the WEST archives across the western region of the US. To interact with the map and other WEST collections data, see WEST’s Tableau Dashboard.
This chart shows the number of journals by WEST Archive Type, and the percentage of the total collection they represent.
- Bronze: 15,431 journals (45.23% of total WEST collections)
- Silver: 9,031 journals (26.47% of total WEST collections)
- Gold: 9,895 journals (29.01% of total WEST collections)
The chart shows the Library of Congress classification breakdown for the WEST archived collections. The chart’s underlying data is also available.
Current Work and Future Milestones
Dates | Milestones |
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Fall 2022 – Spring 2023 |
Cycle 12 archiving! |
Spring 2023 |
Cycle 12 disclosure |
Summer 2023 |
Future of WEST strategic planning Institutions receive 2023 collection comparison reports |
Fall 2023 |
Preparation for Cycles 14/15 collections analysis |
Summer 2023 – Spring 2024 |
Cycle 13 archiving! |
Spring 2024 |
Collections analysis for Cycles 14/15 archiving Cycle 13 disclosure |
Summer 2024 |
Participating institutions record their Cycles 14/15 commitments in AGUA Institutions receive 2024 collection comparison reports |
Related Services
AGUA
AGUA is a web based service that provides key collection data to the Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST) and UC Libraries Shared Print Initiative.
Name | Title | Contact |
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Wohlers, Alison | WEST Program Manager & CDL Shared Print Manager | View profile |
Striker, Anna | Shared Print Operations and Collections Analyst | View profile |