scholarly journals The National Geospatial Digital Archives—Collection Development: Lessons Learned

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 490-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey Erwin ◽  
Julie Sweetkind-Singer ◽  
Mary Lynette Larsgaard
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Digital Archives

scholarly journals New Consortial Model for E-Books Acquisitions

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Swindler
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
Electronic Environment ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Oxford University Press ◽  
Library Collections

E-books constitute major challenges for library collections generally and present fundamental problems for consortial collection development specifically. The Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) and Oxford University Press (OUP) have created a mutually equitable and financially sustainable model for the consortial acquisition of e-books coupled with print titles needed to support instruction and research across the disciplinary spectrum within a transitional framework that is acceptable to users while moving both libraries and publishers to a decidedly electronic environment for monographs. Working with YBP Library Services, TRLN and OUP developed a flexible vending model for systematically increasing e-books acquisitions in tandem with reducing print intake over time and keeping net costs constant that other consortia and publishers would find useful. This article focuses on creating an acceptable and sustainable model that allows libraries to shift to e-books and the implications for traditional cooperative collection development. The research reports on the principles undergirding the pilot, how it developed, challenges encountered and lessons learned, librarian and user reactions to this format shift, and resulting philosophical and practical evolutions in consortial approaches to monographic acquisitions and understandings of what constitutes cooperative collections success in a digital environment.

Trust me: the keys to success in cooperative collections ventures

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (8/9) ◽  
pp. 653-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Lynn Jakubs
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
The State ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Collaborative Tools

Purpose – Cooperation among research libraries is a venerable pursuit with a long history. The purpose of this paper is to examine three collaborative tools and programs ranging from the late 1970s to the present to identify the promise of each as well as the challenges, the factors that both facilitate and interfere with true cooperation, highlighting the lessons learned. Design/methodology/approach – The author analyzes the development and functions of the Conspectus of the Research Libraries Group, the Global Resources Program of the Association of Research Libraries, and the Triangle Research Libraries Network in the state of North Carolina, USA. Findings – While the goals of collaborative collections initiatives are laudable, it is often difficult to accomplish true, balanced, and lasting cooperation that results in both expanded access and financial reallocation. Originality/value – The study is a first-hand, inside look at the methods and mechanisms of cooperative collection development that offers suggestions for future partnerships on either a small or a large scale.

scholarly journals How Software Features and Linguistic Analyses Add Value to Orthographic Markup in Transcription of Multilingual Recordings for Digital Archives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Rodriguez ◽  
Robert Vann
Keyword(s):  
Language Contact ◽  
Spontaneous Speech ◽  
Linguistic Analysis ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Digital Archives ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Linguistic Analyses ◽  
Digital Language

This report discusses the importance of accounting for language contact and discourse circumstance in orthographic transcriptions of multilingual recordings of spoken language for deposit in digital language archives (DLAs). Our account provides a linguistically informed approach to the multilingual representation of spontaneous speech patterns, taking steps toward documenting ancestral and emergent codes. Our findings lead to portable lessons learned including (a) the conclusion that transcriptions can benefit from a bottom-up approach targeting particular linguistic features of sociocultural relevance to the community documented and (b) the implication (for researchers developing transcriptions for other DLAs) that the principled implementation of particular software features in tandem with systematic linguistic analysis can be helpful in finding and classifying such features, especially in multilingual recordings.

Implementation of Resource Discovery

2012 ◽  
pp. 598-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth P. Babbitt ◽  
Amy Foster ◽  
Doralyn Rossmann
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Resource Discovery ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
State University ◽  
Montana State University ◽  
Daunting Task ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
The Impact

Academic libraries have a myriad of information sources for their communities, yet meeting users at their point of need can be a daunting task. Web-scale discovery tools offer a way to pull together many library resources for retrieval through a single search interface. The lessons learned in this case study at Montana State University include challenges with implementation, troubleshooting, collection development, and user education. Strategies and solutions to problems such as “full-text red herrings” (broken links to articles from aggregated databases) as well as techniques for prioritizing search results are described. Incorporating locally digitized collections in the discovery tool is also explained. The impact of discovery on collection development can take many forms and this case study details three issues that this implementation caused to emerge. The examples described in this chapter serve as helpful considerations for other academic libraries in their Web-scale discovery product exploration, implementation, and analysis.

scholarly journals Breaking Ground: Consortial Migration to a Next-Generation ILS and Its Impact on Acquisitions Workflows

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Morag Stewart ◽  
Cheryl Aine Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Library System ◽  
Consortium Member ◽  
Technical Services

From June 2013 to January 2015 the Orbis Cascade Alliance (OCA), a consortium of thirty-seven public and private academic institutions, migrated to a new shared Integrated Library System (ILS), Ex Libris’ Alma, with Primo as the discovery component. The consortium wanted to cultivate an environment that would better support collaboration and sharing, particularly in the realms of collection development and technical services. This paper examines the immediate impact of the migration on acquisitions workflows, mainly of the largest consortium member, and the short-term and long-term goals following the completed migration. Lessons learned and suggestions for managing a consortial migration are offered, plus a discussion of what it is like to work in the cloud.

Documenting the Untold Stories of Feminist Activists at Welfare Rights Initiative

2013 ◽  
pp. 178-187
Author(s):  
Cynthia Tobar
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Content Management ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Grassroots Activism ◽  
Community Activists ◽  
Digital Collection ◽  
History Of ◽  
Management Techniques

The authors document the process as they undertake the pre-planning, creation, and initial steps towards the construction of a born digital oral history project. The goal with this project is to retool the concept of a digital exhibit as not solely an educational tool aimed at scholarly researchers but also to reach out to a wider audience of community activists interested in examining the history of grassroots activism and the role of grassroots activist organizations in policymaking. Themes include: approaches to user-centered digital library design, lessons learned, and challenges ahead; for whom are digital libraries being created, and for what purpose? digital libraries for individuals, communities, and societies; digital collection building, collection development policy, and content management; techniques for creating collections.

scholarly journals Redesigning Technical Services for the 21st Century: A Case Study from the University of Alabama Libraries

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Michael A Arthur ◽  
Millie L Jackson
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
University Of Alabama ◽  
Ongoing Process ◽  
Workflow Analysis ◽  
The University ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Technical Services

The University of Alabama Libraries began the process of workflow analysis over a decade ago.  Primarily focused on the traditional technical services areas, this process has been iterative and has evolved from looking for efficiencies to a broader change in the culture and an acceptance of an ongoing process of improvement.  This article distills lessons learned from workflow analysis in the areas of acquisitions, electronic resources, and cataloging/metadata but also examines how these changes impacted the broader library and philosophies of collection development and management.

scholarly journals Implementing an Open Source Catalog in a Consortial Environment

2020 ◽  
pp. 198-207
Author(s):  
Evan Boyd
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Library Catalog ◽  
Open Source Tool ◽  
School Year

The Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries (Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary and United Lutheran Seminary) have had a joint library catalog between their three libraries for over 18 years. This has allowed for inter-campus lending, some shared purchases, and joint collection development. After using a shared instance of Voyager for 17 years, the Cluster knew it was time to upgrade. During the 2018–19 school year, the Cluster researched alternative software and ultimately selected the open source tool Koha, hosted by Equinox Open Library Initiative. This paper explains the reasons for change, the selection process, key decisions in the install process, lessons learned, and an overall assessment of the transition to Koha.

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