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20. Does your shared print program have dedicated staff? N=21
Yes 13 62%
No 8 38%
If yes, how many individuals and how many FTE are dedicated to the shared print program? N=12
Individuals FTE
1 0.01
1 0.5
1 1
2 0.5
2 0.65
2 2
2 2
2 n/a
3 0.5
5 5
10 3.52
32 29.5
21. Are there plans to distribute purchasing responsibilities more broadly? N=18
Yes 1 6%
No 17 94%
If yes, please briefly describe the plans. N=1
Not explicit plans, but UC has a toolkit available for bibliographers to prepare proposals for shared purchase agreements
for monographs.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PURPOSE AND VISION
22. Please briefly describe the mission and goals of the program. If there is a statement on your
website, please enter the URL in the Call for Documents at the end of the survey. N=15
1.2 Vision: MLAC will be a leader in national efforts to provide access to and preserve the collected resources in all
subject areas with a focus on the unique and at-risk materials held in Minnesota libraries. 1.3 Mission: MLAC will
provide environmentally controlled high-density storage, technical processing, and access services for lesser used, print
library materials acquired by Minnesota libraries. MLAC will collaborate on a regional and national level with digital and
traditional preservation efforts.
20. Does your shared print program have dedicated staff? N=21
Yes 13 62%
No 8 38%
If yes, how many individuals and how many FTE are dedicated to the shared print program? N=12
Individuals FTE
1 0.01
1 0.5
1 1
2 0.5
2 0.65
2 2
2 2
2 n/a
3 0.5
5 5
10 3.52
32 29.5
21. Are there plans to distribute purchasing responsibilities more broadly? N=18
Yes 1 6%
No 17 94%
If yes, please briefly describe the plans. N=1
Not explicit plans, but UC has a toolkit available for bibliographers to prepare proposals for shared purchase agreements
for monographs.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PURPOSE AND VISION
22. Please briefly describe the mission and goals of the program. If there is a statement on your
website, please enter the URL in the Call for Documents at the end of the survey. N=15
1.2 Vision: MLAC will be a leader in national efforts to provide access to and preserve the collected resources in all
subject areas with a focus on the unique and at-risk materials held in Minnesota libraries. 1.3 Mission: MLAC will
provide environmentally controlled high-density storage, technical processing, and access services for lesser used, print
library materials acquired by Minnesota libraries. MLAC will collaborate on a regional and national level with digital and
traditional preservation efforts.
