j. willard marriott library a quiet culture war in research libraries rick anderson associate dean...

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY

A Quiet Culture War in Research Libraries

Rick Anderson

Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources & Collections

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• Objects access

• Individual collective

• Institutional global

• Simple issues complex

• Toll access open access


Issues at play

• Access

• Costs

• Rights

• Funding


Local vs. global responsibilities

• Not mutually exclusive, but in tension– Big Deal– OA program memberships– OA mandates– APC subventions– ILL vs. short-term loan


Soldiers and Revolutionaries

• Soldiers focus on– Local needs

– Current impact

– Alignment with institutional mission

– Support and service

• Revolutionaries focus on– Global needs

– Long-term impact

– Solving global/systemic problems

– Leadership and education


What is to be done?

• Surface the issue– What is our library’s local-global balance now?

• Assess alignment– How does it fit our institution’s goals?

• Address any disparity– Talk to the provost/VP

• Consider influencing institutional mission/culture– If feasible, create a strategy for doing so– If not, realign the library


Bottom line

• Soldiers are employees

• Revolutionaries are (usually) freelance


Thank you!

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