strategies for sustainable library collections: what’s our carry capacity?
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1c. Continue to pursue strategies for withdrawing appropriate materials from CSU Libraries… 3b…establish additional storage space for books that should continue to be kept and preserved, and relocated from the first floor of Morgan to Lake St. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLELIBRARY COLLECTIONS: WHAT’S OUR CARRY CAPACITY?
1c. Continue to pursue strategies for withdrawing appropriate materials from CSU Libraries…
3b…establish additional storage space for books that should continue to be kept and preserved, and relocated from the first floor of Morgan to Lake St.
R2 CONSULTANTS – CARRYING CAPACITYBiologyMaximum number of organisms that
can be supported in a given habitat.
R2 CONSULTANTS - CARRYING CAPACITY Libraries - Maximum number of
books that can supported within a library system.
Collection Strategies Manage Collection Growth
Expand Shelving Capability Withdraw Unneeded Material
CARRYING CAPACITY - SOME ORGANISMS CAN MANIPULATE THEIR ENVIRONMENT
ANALYSIS - ACCOMPLISHMENTSWithdraw plan completed – concentrate
on Government Documents, duplicates, and electronic journal print equivalents
Removed 0.25 miles of Government Documents from collection
Duplicates in collection being withdrawnBasic design of Lake St. Depository
addition completedList of additional Governments
Documents being compiled
ANALYSIS - COLLECTION CHALLENGES
Unknown impact of Alliance proposalsUnknown collection growth 2010-2020Funds needed to purchase more electronic
collectionsArchives and Special Collections will fill
Annex by 2013Morgan Renovation and Expansion will
remove 22,500 lf of shelving from Morgan. Will we need to install more compact shelving in Morgan basement to accommodate collection?
Communicating future of Libraries’ collections with faculty and students.
OPERATIONALIZATION Continue to implement withdraw and Lake
St. expansion plan Identify additional shelving for Annex
collection Analyze Storage and Withdraw Plan and
Morgan Expansion/Renovation to identify libraries carrying capacity
Identify and purchase digital collections that will shrink the print collection
Define collection priorities with campus community
Develop Library 2010-2020 Collection Plan
LIBRARY COLLECTIONS BY THE NUMBERS
2,028,198 volumes – size of print collection
125, 284 lf – Morgan Shelves69,794 lf - Lake St. Depository Shelves8,352 lf – Annex Shelves22,500 lf – Shelving removed from
Morgan after expansion and renovation