SPEC Kit 345: Shared Print Programs · 137 WESTERN REGIONAL STORAGE TRUST About WEST http://www.cdlib.org/services/west/about/ About: California Digital Library http://www.cdlib.org/services/west/about/[11/24/14 2:22:16 PM] November 24, 2014 Staff Directory Contact CDL Report a Problem System Status WEST About WEST FAQ Members Governance Archived Collections Access and Disclosure Contact Us Mailing Lists and Wiki Courtesy of the Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections. CDL Home Services and Projects WEST About About WEST WEST is a collaborative and sustainable journal archiving program that will transform the manner in which legacy print journal collections are housed and managed. In 2009-2010, research libraries, college and university libraries, and library consortia in the western region of the United States joined together, with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to plan for a shared print archiving program known as the “Western Regional Storage Trust”. The goals established for WEST were to: Preserve and provide access to the scholarly print record Facilitate space reclamation in WEST libraries and storage facilities The twenty-two WEST planning partners developed an operating and business model including 1) selection priorities and validation standards based on risk management principles 2) agreements governing retention, holdings disclosure, and access 3) a business plan that includes governance and cost-sharing proposals. In December 2010, the Mellon Foundation awarded a three year grant to the University of California Libraries to support implementation of WEST. More than 60 additional academic libraries expressed intention to join the program as it moved into implementation. During the initial three-year project (2011- 2013), WEST partners will establish the administrative and operational infrastructure to support the distributed journal archive. Selected WEST Archive Builders will actively ingest and validate approximately 150,000 volumes from 8,000 journal runs (current and past titles), to allow recovery of the space occupied by potentially millions of corresponding volumes now held in partner libraries. WEST archiving libraries agree to maintain WEST archives for a period of 25 years (through 2035), with a review of the agreement every 5 years. WEST plans to submit a subsequent proposal for funding to support an additional two year archiving project in 2014-2015 (Phase 2). The outcome of the WEST project will be a robust framework developed and adopted by a variety of regional partners to support a long-term, distributed print repository. The program will preserve the scholarly record through a coordinated system of persistent archives and will make visible those archives and retention commitments at the national/international level. Last updated: August 20, 2014 Document owner: Danielle Watters Westbrook WESTINFO News Call for WEST Cycle 3 (2013/14) statistics underway WEST starts Archive Cycle 5! WEST invites title nominations for deep backfiles to hold in place More... WEST Documents WEST Program Statement (MOU) [PDF] WEST Archive Holder Builder Roles Responsibilities [DOC] WEST Phase 1 Assessment: Member Survey Full Report [PDF] WEST Strategic Planning Meeting Final Report [PDF] WEST Presentations WEST Member Meeting presentation at ALA Annual 2014 [PPTX] WEST Phase 1 Assessment Update to the Print Archives Network (PAN) Meeting at ALA Annual 2014 [PPTX] About CDL About CDL Mission, Vision, and Values Our Approach Message from the Executive Director Our Organization Grants and Partnerships Standards and Our Organization Access &Publishing Collection Development Discovery &Delivery UC Curation Center (Preservation) Business Services Information Services Infrastructure and Applications Support Services and Projects Committees and Groups Information Gateways For Campus Libraries For Content Contributors For Faculty For Vendors For Technologists News and Media CDLINFO News Press Center Publications Site Map About CDL Services and Projects Information Gateways Committees and Groups News and Media Search