Jean P. Shipman, University of Utah Rick Anderson, University of Utah Bart Ragon, University of Virginia May 21, 2012 Libraries & Librarians: A Changing Landscape
Chaos 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 by Rick Anderson Acting Dean J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah
Access (commodity resources) Archiving (unique resources) … and sometimes there’s confusion 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 Collection
Traditional collection = just in case Emerging models = just in time Ponds vs. Rivers Rethinking the Research Collection
Patron-driven acquisition Print on demand Outsourced (publisher/vendor) Insourced (Espresso Book Machine) Access on demand
Less like a pond More like a river The Future Library Collection
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