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Jean P. Shipman, University of Utah
Rick Anderson, University of UtahBart Ragon, University of Virginia
May 21, 2012
Libraries & Librarians: A Libraries & Librarians: A Changing LandscapeChanging Landscape
Chaos in the CollectionChaos in the Collection
Session Highlights-Why do we collect?
-Access: Big/Medium/Small Deals-Archiving
-Should we keep collecting?-Maybe
-What should we do instead?-Patron-driven acquisition-Print on demand
Presented byRick AndersonActing DeanJ. Willard Marriott LibraryUniversity of Utah
• Access (commodity resources)• Archiving (unique resources)
… and sometimes there’s confusion
Why do we collect?Why do we collect?
• Just-in-case (print) vs. just-in-time (online)
• Waste in an environment of scarcity• Big/Medium/Tiny Deals
Rethinking the Research Rethinking the Research CollectionCollection
• Traditional collection = just in case• Emerging models = just in time• Ponds vs. Rivers
Rethinking the Research Rethinking the Research CollectionCollection
• Patron-driven acquisition• Print on demand
• Outsourced (publisher/vendor)• Insourced (Espresso Book Machine)
Access on demandAccess on demand
• Less like a pond• More like a river
The Future Library CollectionThe Future Library Collection
