SPEC Kit 337: Print Retention Decision Making · 53
Both at the time we were opening our remote shelving facility and a couple years later when we closed several
STEM branch libraries, Access Services staff who manage the main library stacks and remote shelving facility were
very concerned to eliminate duplicate (copy 2) books and journals rather than transfer these to the remote shelving
repository.
Central Technical Services (procedures)
Circulation staff (pull journal runs)
Collection Assessment Coordinator (champion, policy decisions, procedures)
Collections Steering Group (policy decisions)
Committee: Associate Dean, Heads from two branch libraries, technical services representatives, Library Systems and
Information Technology representatives.
Staff in access services, technical services, and digital conversion unit (procedures, design and construction)
Staff in Technical Services have a primary role in updating OCLC holdings and bibliographic records.
Technical and Automated services, Access Services (policy decisions, procedures, plus see above)
There is a head of collections position at the library, as well as an AUL position (champion, policy decisions, procedures).
Two: Head, Collection Development Collection Development Coordinator (champion, policy decisions, procedures)
Additional Comment
I don’t believe that this was ever a “decision” made by library staff or administration, but rather has been within the
purview of individual subject liaisons and the collection management leadership.
36. Please indicate which stakeholders are involved in deciding which print materials are selected for
deaccessioning, and the role they play. Check all that apply. N=53
Stakeholder Develop
selection
criteria
Select
material
for transfer
Review/
approve lists of
recommended
material
Research
availability of
duplicates in other
repositories
Other
role
N
Subject selector/bibliographer 36 42 38 24 — 50
Senior library administrator 41 17 20 7 3 43
Preservation staff 12 9 9 6 1 23
Academic department (English,
History, etc.)
1 — 5 — 4 10
Library director 5 1 3 — 2 9
University advisory body
(Faculty Library Committee,
etc.)
— — 2 — 1 3
Property control (or other
capital equipment monitoring
office)
— — — — 2 2
Both at the time we were opening our remote shelving facility and a couple years later when we closed several
STEM branch libraries, Access Services staff who manage the main library stacks and remote shelving facility were
very concerned to eliminate duplicate (copy 2) books and journals rather than transfer these to the remote shelving
repository.
Central Technical Services (procedures)
Circulation staff (pull journal runs)
Collection Assessment Coordinator (champion, policy decisions, procedures)
Collections Steering Group (policy decisions)
Committee: Associate Dean, Heads from two branch libraries, technical services representatives, Library Systems and
Information Technology representatives.
Staff in access services, technical services, and digital conversion unit (procedures, design and construction)
Staff in Technical Services have a primary role in updating OCLC holdings and bibliographic records.
Technical and Automated services, Access Services (policy decisions, procedures, plus see above)
There is a head of collections position at the library, as well as an AUL position (champion, policy decisions, procedures).
Two: Head, Collection Development Collection Development Coordinator (champion, policy decisions, procedures)
Additional Comment
I don’t believe that this was ever a “decision” made by library staff or administration, but rather has been within the
purview of individual subject liaisons and the collection management leadership.
36. Please indicate which stakeholders are involved in deciding which print materials are selected for
deaccessioning, and the role they play. Check all that apply. N=53
Stakeholder Develop
selection
criteria
Select
material
for transfer
Review/
approve lists of
recommended
material
Research
availability of
duplicates in other
repositories
Other
role
N
Subject selector/bibliographer 36 42 38 24 — 50
Senior library administrator 41 17 20 7 3 43
Preservation staff 12 9 9 6 1 23
Academic department (English,
History, etc.)
1 — 5 — 4 10
Library director 5 1 3 — 2 9
University advisory body
(Faculty Library Committee,
etc.)
— — 2 — 1 3
Property control (or other
capital equipment monitoring
office)
— — — — 2 2
