140 · Representative Documents: MOUs and Member Agreements ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN RESEARCH LIBRARIES ASERL Cooperative Journal Retention Program Agreement http://www.aserl.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ ASERL_Journal_Retention_Agreement_ rev_2014_03_18.pdf ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN RESEARCH LIBRARIES 226A Bostock Library, 411 Chapel Drive, Box 90182, Durham, NC 27708-0182 Phone: 919-681-2531 /Fax: 919-681-0805 www.aserl.org Approved April 2011, Revised March 2014 ASERL Collaborative Journal Retention Program Agreement Introduction ASERL libraries seek new options for sharing the costs and effort of long-term retention of print journals. The policies contained in this document have been reviewed and approved by the ASERL Board of Directors and all participating ASERL libraries. The following agreement provides assurance that the journals designated under this agreement will be retained and available for research purposes as long as the need reasonably exists, thereby allowing participating ASERL libraries to consider withdrawing duplicates of said items from their campus collections, and to rely with confidence on access to the retained copies. 1. Governance 1.1. The program will be governed by a Steering Committee consisting of one representative of each participating library and a liaison from the ASERL Board of Directors. Each participating library director will designate the Steering Committee member. The ASERL Executive Director shall be an ex officio member of the committee and shall be non-voting except to decide any tie votes. 2. Duration of Agreement, Discontinuance of Participation 2.1. This agreement shall be in effect through December 31, 2035, upon which time this agreement may be renewed as desired by participating libraries. This agreement will be reviewed in 2020 and 2030 to ensure it continues to provide value to participants. 2.2. Any modification, amendments or other changes to this agreement must be approved by a 2/3 majority vote of the Steering Committee and a review of the ASERL Board. 2.3. A participating library may opt to discontinue their participation in this agreement at any time without penalty, but must provide written notice to the Steering Committee a minimum of 24 months prior to withdrawing from the agreement. 3. Selection and Identification of Retained Materials 3.1. This agreement is designed primarily for storing low use print journals. 3.2. Materials will be selected for retention based on the completeness of the journal set and their quality/condition. 3.3. Participating libraries shall note the retention status of designated items within their local catalogs and/or other collection management systems, as deemed appropriate by the Steering Committee. 3.4. ASERL shall maintain a free and publicly accessible list describing the journals retained under this agreement, as deemed appropriate by the Steering Committee. 3.5. The participating library shall maintain all of the designated journals in their original, artifactual form whenever possible. If necessary because of damage to or loss of the original of any of the materials, a hard copy facsimile may be used to fill in gaps.