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34. Please indicate the number of volumes archived to date by your institution for all shared print
programs in which you participate. N=34
Number of Volumes
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
8 548,589 44,821 7329 119,137
DESELECTION
35. Please characterize the collection management and service decisions your library has made as a
result of your participation in shared print programs in the past year. Check all that apply. N=50
Retained collections in place on behalf of the partnership 37 74%
Contributed holdings to a retained collection held elsewhere 21 42%
Deselected holdings based on retention commitments made by other ARL libraries in shared print programs 16 32%
Dedicated human resources to managing shared print collections 16 32%
Deselected holdings based on retention commitments made by non-ARL libraries in shared print programs 10 20%
Moved duplicate copies of retained holdings to off-site shelving 10 20%
Not made any collection management changes 9 18%
Discontinued acquisition of print titles acquired elsewhere in the partnership 5 10%
Shifted human resources from print collection management 4 8%
Implemented enhanced access services for retained titles (digitization, scan-on-demand, direct delivery by
mail, print-on-demand)
4 8%
Acquired more print titles on behalf of the partnership 1 2%
Increased access service staff to satisfy demand from a broader partnership 1 2%
Increased ILL prices for retained titles 0 0%
Other decision(s) 6 12%
Please briefly describe the other decision(s). N=6
Beginning these arrangements for Contributed holdings.
Changes noted here are prospective, based on plans for shared print collection.
My library does not retain shared print items.
Nothing yet for deselected holdings based on retention commitments made by other ARL libraries in shared
print programs
We began to plan for collection analyses to inform significant deselection efforts to take place over the next three years
that will focus on journals, books, and federal documents in paper and microformats. We also began to incorporate
consideration of shared print programs (PALCI) and cooperative digitization (HathiTrust) in policies/procedures dealing
with collection acquisition, replacements, etc.
We have made limited changes to our staffing to get shared storage initiated. It’s unclear whether this will need to
continue or will diminish as the work becomes more routine.
34. Please indicate the number of volumes archived to date by your institution for all shared print
programs in which you participate. N=34
Number of Volumes
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
8 548,589 44,821 7329 119,137
DESELECTION
35. Please characterize the collection management and service decisions your library has made as a
result of your participation in shared print programs in the past year. Check all that apply. N=50
Retained collections in place on behalf of the partnership 37 74%
Contributed holdings to a retained collection held elsewhere 21 42%
Deselected holdings based on retention commitments made by other ARL libraries in shared print programs 16 32%
Dedicated human resources to managing shared print collections 16 32%
Deselected holdings based on retention commitments made by non-ARL libraries in shared print programs 10 20%
Moved duplicate copies of retained holdings to off-site shelving 10 20%
Not made any collection management changes 9 18%
Discontinued acquisition of print titles acquired elsewhere in the partnership 5 10%
Shifted human resources from print collection management 4 8%
Implemented enhanced access services for retained titles (digitization, scan-on-demand, direct delivery by
mail, print-on-demand)
4 8%
Acquired more print titles on behalf of the partnership 1 2%
Increased access service staff to satisfy demand from a broader partnership 1 2%
Increased ILL prices for retained titles 0 0%
Other decision(s) 6 12%
Please briefly describe the other decision(s). N=6
Beginning these arrangements for Contributed holdings.
Changes noted here are prospective, based on plans for shared print collection.
My library does not retain shared print items.
Nothing yet for deselected holdings based on retention commitments made by other ARL libraries in shared
print programs
We began to plan for collection analyses to inform significant deselection efforts to take place over the next three years
that will focus on journals, books, and federal documents in paper and microformats. We also began to incorporate
consideration of shared print programs (PALCI) and cooperative digitization (HathiTrust) in policies/procedures dealing
with collection acquisition, replacements, etc.
We have made limited changes to our staffing to get shared storage initiated. It’s unclear whether this will need to
continue or will diminish as the work becomes more routine.
