J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY A Quiet Culture War in Research Libraries Rick Anderson Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources & Collections

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Print  Online Objects  access Individual  collective Institutional  global Simple issues  complex Toll access  open access

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Issues at play Access Costs Rights Funding

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Local vs. global responsibilities Not mutually exclusive, but in tension –Big Deal –OA program memberships –OA mandates –APC subventions –ILL vs. short-term loan

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY 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

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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

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Bottom line Soldiers are employees Revolutionaries are (usually) freelance

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Thank you!