Research Collections

SPEC Kit 324: Collecting Global Resources (September 2011)

SPEC Kit 324 explores the trends, practices, and challenges in collecting global resources in North American research libraries at a time of political and economic change, on the one hand, and of significant change in scholarly communication and collection management strategies, on the other. It covers global resources collections (including an overview of expenditures, collecting trends, sources of funding, and acquisition strategies), staff and organizational structure, preservation strategies, and discovery, public service, and outreach. It includes documentation from respondents that describes print and digital global collections, collection development policies, examples of research guides, and organization charts.

This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the spec-kit-purchase-options-2013.pdf for complete pricing and purchase options information.

Link to the online SPEC Kit 324 on the ARL Digital Publications website.

Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Akram Khabibullaev, Akram Khabibullaev, Akram Khabibullaev, Akram Khabibullaev, Andrea Singer, Andrea Singer, Andrea Singer, Andrea Singer, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Luis A. González, Luis A. González, Luis A. González, Marion Frank-Wilson, Marion Frank-Wilson, Marion Frank-Wilson, Marion Frank-Wilson, Noa Wahrman, Noa Wahrman, Noa Wahrman, Noa Wahrman, Publications, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Text, Text, Text, Text, Wen-Ling Liu, Wen-Ling Liu, Wen-Ling Liu, Wen-Ling Liu, Wookjin Cheun, Wookjin Cheun, Wookjin Cheun, Wookjin Cheun

Membership Meeting 2011 (Spring): The Western Regional Storage Trust (West) Distributed Print Journal Repository Program

Presented at the 158th ARL Membership Meeting, May 2011.

pdf mm11sp-schottlaender.pdf

Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, Brian E. C. Schottlaender, Brian E. C. Schottlaender, Brian E. C. Schottlaender, Brian E. C. Schottlaender, Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Publications, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Slide, Slide, Slide, Slide, Space, Facilities, and Services, Space, Facilities, and Services, Space, Facilities, and Services, Space, Facilities, and Services

Membership Meeting 2011 (Spring): Shared Print Repositories - Planning and Implementation Phases

Presented at the 158th ARL Membership Meeting, May 2011.

mp3 mm11sp-shared.mp3

Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, Audio , Audio , Brenda L. Johnson, Brenda L. Johnson, Brenda L. Johnson, Brenda L. Johnson, Brian E. C. Schottlaender, Brian E. C. Schottlaender, Brian E. C. Schottlaender, Brian E. C. Schottlaender, Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration, Deborah Jakubs, Deborah Jakubs, Deborah Jakubs, Deborah Jakubs, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Publications, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Space, Facilities, and Services, Space, Facilities, and Services, Space, Facilities, and Services, Space, Facilities, and Services

Membership Meeting 2011 (Spring): Planning for the CIC Shared Storage Repository

Presented at the 158th ARL Membership Meeting, May 2011.

pdf mm11sp-johnson.pdf

Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, Brenda L. Johnson, Brenda L. Johnson, Brenda L. Johnson, Brenda L. Johnson, Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Publications, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Slide, Slide, Slide, Slide, Space, Facilities, and Services, Space, Facilities, and Services, Space, Facilities, and Services, Space, Facilities, and Services

New Roles for New Times: Digital Curation for Preservation

The New Roles for New Times series identifies and delineates emerging roles and present research on early experiences among member libraries in developing the roles and delivering services. This report looks at how libraries are developing new roles and services in the arena of digital curation for preservation.

The authors consider a “promising set of new roles that libraries are currently carving out in the digital arena,” describing emerging strategies for libraries and librarians and highlighting collaborative approaches through a series of case studies of key programs and projects. They also provide helpful definitions and offer recommendations for libraries considering how best to make or expand their investments in digital curation. Issues and developments within and across the sciences and humanities are considered.

pdf nrnt_digital_curation17mar11.pdf

Hardcopy also available for purchase for $25.00 plus shipping & handling.

Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration, Digitization, Katherine Skinner, Katherine Skinner, Katherine Skinner, Katherine Skinner, New Roles for New Times, New Roles for New Times, New Roles for New Times, New Roles for New Times, Preservation, Preservation, Preservation, Preservation, Preservation, Preservation, Preservation, Publications, Repositories, Research Collections, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication, Text, Text, Text, Text, Tyler O. Walters, Tyler O. Walters, Tyler O. Walters, Tyler O. Walters

SPEC Kit 316: Evaluating E-resources (July 2010)

SPEC Kit 316 re-examines the ways in which ARL member libraries have (re)structured themselves to identify the availability of new e-resources in the market; evaluate them as candidates for acquisition; decide to acquire/purchase the e-resources; evaluate them prior to their renewal to determine their continued utility; and publicize or market the new e-resources. Nearly identical questions were posed regarding purchases/licensing by consortia and by individual libraries, enabling comparisons in process to be made. This SPEC Kit includes documentation from respondents in the form of e-resource selection policies, e-resource request and evaluation procedures, descriptions of library and consortia e-resource selectors, job descriptions, and promotional methods.

This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the spec-kit-purchase-options-2013.pdf for complete pricing and purchase options information.

Link to the online SPEC Kit 316 on the ARL Digital Publications website.

Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Assessment, Assessment, Assessment, Assessment, Jill Livingston, Jill Livingston, Jill Livingston, Jill Livingston, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Publications, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Richard Bleiler, Richard Bleiler, Richard Bleiler, Richard Bleiler, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Text, Text, Text, Text