2011 Storage Planning Group

CHARGE

By May 2011, investigate options and create possible scenarios for addressing the print and digital storage needs of the library’s collections to meet immediate needs, 10 year needs, and beyond 10 years. 

The group will focus on:

• Collections
  • Current and anticipated storage needs, including print to digital replacement options
• Facilities
  • Including costs and alternative shelving solutions, both on- and off-campus

MEMBERS

• Eliz Kirk (co-chair), Associate Librarian for Information Resources – Library
• Fran Oscadal, Reference Bibliographer - History, General Social Sciences – Library
• Barb Sagraves, Head of Preservation Services – Library
• Rachel Silver, Executive Director & Associate Provost for Advancement
• Jennifer Taxman (co-chair), Head of Access Services – Library
• Joanna Whitcomb, Director of Planning – Office of Planning, Design & Construction

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

1. 2008 DCL Storage Planning Working Group Report
2. Cloud-sourcing Research Collections: Managing Print in the Mass-digitized Library Environment (OCLC)
   • Project Overview
   • Report
3. Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST)
   • Overview
   • "Heading West: Circling the Wagons to Ensure Preservation and Access,"  Against the Grain, Nov 2010.
4. “On the Cost for Keeping a Book,” (CLIR Pub 147 - The Idea of Order: Transforming Research Collections for 21st Century Scholarship, pp. 81-105).