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About the Project
The Maine Shared Collections Strategy (MSCS) brings together eight of Maine’s largest
libraries, plus the state’s consortium, Maine InfoNet, in an effort to create a strategy for
the shared management of print collections in the state.
Under this three-year project, funded in part by the
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS),
libraries will collaborate to make decisions about the
storage, retention, and preservation of print materials
(both books and journals) as well as look for ways to
integrate digital editions into a state-wide catalog. This will help alleviate space concerns while
ensuring that users continue to have equal or greater access to the information.
The project’s goals are:
1. To develop a strategy for a statewide, multi-type library program for managing, storing
and preserving print collections among public and private institutions to achieve greater
efficiencies and extend the power of every dollar invested in collections and library
facilities.
2. To expand access to existing digital book collections by developing print-on-demand
(POD) and e-book-on-demand (EOD) services to support long-term management of a
shared print collection, and the integration of digital resources with print collections.
3. To formalize organizational agreements, establish a budget, and develop policies
essential for the maintenance of shared print and digital collections, access to them, and
responsibility for sharing them.
Activities that will aid in achieving these goals include:
Perform an analysis of the “collective collection” to identify unique items, items owned by
multiple libraries, institutional strengths, etc.
Implementation of a Print-on-Demand service
Development of a retention policy for the number of copies for each title, and for identical
print and digital titles
Development and implementation of a policy for preservation of unique and rare print
materials.
Project Updates
Slides from Minerva Users Council
presentation now avaliable Oct 29
First retention commitment note added
to Minerva
Edythe L. Dyer Community Library join
Maine Shared Collections Oct 27
MSCS article features in Against the
Grain Oct 14
Summary of final MSCS Project Team
meeting now available Aug 22
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