SPEC Kit 345: Shared Print Programs · 63
40. In the past year, how many volumes has your library deselected as a result of participation
in shared print programs? Include volumes permanently removed from your collections. Do
not include volumes moved to off-site shelving (storage). Include volumes donated to shared
collections held by another institution. N=36
Number of Volumes Deselected
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
8 87,000 6,922 0 19,996
DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN A SHARED PRINT PROGRAM
41. You indicated your institution does not participate in any shared print program. Which of the
following reasons influenced your decision not to participate? Check all that apply. N=8
Costs do not justify returns 1 13%
Concerns about inequity in the partnership 1 13%
Too few partner 1 13%
Concerns about providing access to users at many other institutions 1 13%
Concerns about staff time to participate in the program 1 13%
Concerns about providing access to users at specific institutions in the partnership 0 0%
Archiving commitment is too long or too short 0 0%
Nature of the collections doesn’t fit my institutions’ needs 0 0%
Too few copies are being kept in the program 0 0%
Collaborative collection management is not a priority for my institution 0 0%
Collaborative collection development is not a priority for my institution 0 0%
Program is not accepting new members 0 0%
Other reason(s) 6 75%
Please specify the other reason(s). N=6
Although I might share a few of the concerns listed for this question, my main reason is that to my knowledge my
library has not been approached or invited to participate in shared print programs, so we haven’t made “a decision not
to participate.” We have ourselves tried to stir up some regional interest in a shared print repository, but haven’t had
much response.
Moving forward with shared print options is very much on the table here, but at this point we haven’t been participating
as we are currently able to house our collections onsite.
No partnerships have emerged regionally, new high-density storage facility relieves pressure on collections storage.
This is not a priority for us right now.
Until recently, shared print programs were not a priority for our library. It was considered that the costs would not justify
the returns and that the important materials would sooner or later be available electronically. Following a thorough
40. In the past year, how many volumes has your library deselected as a result of participation
in shared print programs? Include volumes permanently removed from your collections. Do
not include volumes moved to off-site shelving (storage). Include volumes donated to shared
collections held by another institution. N=36
Number of Volumes Deselected
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
8 87,000 6,922 0 19,996
DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN A SHARED PRINT PROGRAM
41. You indicated your institution does not participate in any shared print program. Which of the
following reasons influenced your decision not to participate? Check all that apply. N=8
Costs do not justify returns 1 13%
Concerns about inequity in the partnership 1 13%
Too few partner 1 13%
Concerns about providing access to users at many other institutions 1 13%
Concerns about staff time to participate in the program 1 13%
Concerns about providing access to users at specific institutions in the partnership 0 0%
Archiving commitment is too long or too short 0 0%
Nature of the collections doesn’t fit my institutions’ needs 0 0%
Too few copies are being kept in the program 0 0%
Collaborative collection management is not a priority for my institution 0 0%
Collaborative collection development is not a priority for my institution 0 0%
Program is not accepting new members 0 0%
Other reason(s) 6 75%
Please specify the other reason(s). N=6
Although I might share a few of the concerns listed for this question, my main reason is that to my knowledge my
library has not been approached or invited to participate in shared print programs, so we haven’t made “a decision not
to participate.” We have ourselves tried to stir up some regional interest in a shared print repository, but haven’t had
much response.
Moving forward with shared print options is very much on the table here, but at this point we haven’t been participating
as we are currently able to house our collections onsite.
No partnerships have emerged regionally, new high-density storage facility relieves pressure on collections storage.
This is not a priority for us right now.
Until recently, shared print programs were not a priority for our library. It was considered that the costs would not justify
the returns and that the important materials would sooner or later be available electronically. Following a thorough
