COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

IN THE AGE DAY OF GOOGLE

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

IN THE AGE DAY OF GOOGLE

Mark SandlerCollection Development

OfficerUniversity of Michigan

Mark SandlerCollection Development

OfficerUniversity of Michigan

Cornell Janus Conference, October 2005

“Hopelessly lost, but making good time.”

Pam Bliss, The Sequential Tart

LEFT BEHIND BY HISTORY

CHANGE HAPPENSCHANGE HAPPENS

Buggy WhipsRCA & ATTFinancial ServicesMusicNewspapersPost Office

Buggy WhipsRCA & ATTFinancial ServicesMusicNewspapersPost Office

CLOSER TO HOMECLOSER TO HOME

AmazonABE and eBayPrint on DemandE-BooksBooks on tapeiPods and PMDsBooks in the aggregate

AmazonABE and eBayPrint on DemandE-BooksBooks on tapeiPods and PMDsBooks in the aggregate

GETTING CENTEREDGETTING CENTERED

RetailMediaPoliticsFoodSportsEducation?

RetailMediaPoliticsFoodSportsEducation?

OR NOTP2PBlogsSelf publishingIndependent film

MAIN STREET, USAMAIN STREET, USA

The butcher The baker Hardware Men’s store Women’s clothing Kids clothing Shoe Store Hat shop Toy store Stationary store Candy store Book store

The butcher The baker Hardware Men’s store Women’s clothing Kids clothing Shoe Store Hat shop Toy store Stationary store Candy store Book store

LOMAN ON THE TOTEM POLELOMAN ON THE TOTEM POLE

Delivering the goods

The sales guyThe buyer

Has good taste Recognizes quality Knows local customer needs

Select Negotiate

Delivering the goods

The sales guyThe buyer

Has good taste Recognizes quality Knows local customer needs

Select Negotiate

…ONE FOR ALL…ONE FOR ALL

REMINISCENCES FROM THE LIBRARY PERIPHERY

REMINISCENCES FROM THE LIBRARY PERIPHERY

120,000 geographically dispersed libraries serving local users

SelectingOrganizingDisseminating

120,000 geographically dispersed libraries serving local users

SelectingOrganizingDisseminating

AN ELECTRICAL STORMAN ELECTRICAL STORM

ReferenceAggregatorsJSTORThe “big deal”Corpus collectionsBackfilesLibrary digital projects

ReferenceAggregatorsJSTORThe “big deal”Corpus collectionsBackfilesLibrary digital projects

MAKING OF AMERICAMAKING OF AMERICA

10,000 volumesAmerican Imprints1850-1877Housed in storagePredominantly brittle600 dpi TIFFS with dirty

OCR searchability750,000 page views per

month

10,000 volumesAmerican Imprints1850-1877Housed in storagePredominantly brittle600 dpi TIFFS with dirty

OCR searchability750,000 page views per

month

PRINT ON DEMANDPRINT ON DEMAND

THE LONG TAILTHE LONG TAIL

THE TAIL GROWS LONGERTHE TAIL GROWS LONGER

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally useful and accessible

GOOGLE PRINT “working to digitize the book

collections of several major research libraries and make this content searchable through Google”

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally useful and accessible

GOOGLE PRINT “working to digitize the book

collections of several major research libraries and make this content searchable through Google”

Digitize Michigan’s entire stacks collection of 7 million volumes Excludes special collections, Law, Business

Administration, Excludes material that is fragile, unbound, or folio

size. Excludes microfilm

Return files to Michigan 600 dpi bitonal TIFFs, with 300dpi jpeg2000 images Files to include OCR and headers

Digitize Michigan’s entire stacks collection of 7 million volumes Excludes special collections, Law, Business

Administration, Excludes material that is fragile, unbound, or folio

size. Excludes microfilm

Return files to Michigan 600 dpi bitonal TIFFs, with 300dpi jpeg2000 images Files to include OCR and headers

THE MICHIGAN PROJECTTHE MICHIGAN PROJECT

Commercial acquisitionsMaking of America style projectsText Creation PartnershipEnhancements to DLXSInstitutional RepositoryScholarly Publishing Office

Commercial acquisitionsMaking of America style projectsText Creation PartnershipEnhancements to DLXSInstitutional RepositoryScholarly Publishing Office

WHAT IS MICHIGAN DOING IN THE MEANWHILE?

WHAT IS MICHIGAN DOING IN THE MEANWHILE?

160,000 print volumes Shaw-Shoemaker Early American Newspapers The Making of Modern Economy The Making of Modern Law STM Backfiles— Elsevier and Wiley Shakespeare Empire Online Microfilm

Prange Women’s magazines Spanish Newspapers

160,000 print volumes Shaw-Shoemaker Early American Newspapers The Making of Modern Economy The Making of Modern Law STM Backfiles— Elsevier and Wiley Shakespeare Empire Online Microfilm

Prange Women’s magazines Spanish Newspapers

ARE WE STILL BUYING?ARE WE STILL BUYING?

ARE WE STILL BUILDINGARE WE STILL BUILDING

Text Creation

Partnerships(EEBO,

Evans and ECCO)(6 FTE)

Digital Imaging: Scanning and Photography

(2 FTE)

Prep and QC(4 FTE)

Information Retrieval: Programming(5 FTE)Interface(1 FTE)Collection coordination(1 FTE)Metadata harvesting(1 FTE)

OCR(1 FTE)

SPO(7 FTE)

OXFORD TEAM(4 FTE)

Metadata Specialist

(1 FTE

IRCoordinator

(1 FTE)

Head, DLPS

Great LakesPhilippinesHomeopathyNew York City HistoryPublic Papers of the PresidentsDentistryThe Michigan Daily

Great LakesPhilippinesHomeopathyNew York City HistoryPublic Papers of the PresidentsDentistryThe Michigan Daily

MOA STYLE PROJECTSMOA STYLE PROJECTS

TEXT CREATION PARTNERSHIPTEXT CREATION PARTNERSHIP

11,000 accurately keyboarded and SGML/TEI encoded works completed (about 3,500 per year)

Funding committed to reach 25,000-30,000 across EEBO, Evans, and ECCO (support from over 160 libraries)

$2.00 per volume Local implementation Library ownership

11,000 accurately keyboarded and SGML/TEI encoded works completed (about 3,500 per year)

Funding committed to reach 25,000-30,000 across EEBO, Evans, and ECCO (support from over 160 libraries)

$2.00 per volume Local implementation Library ownership

SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING OFFICESCHOLARLY PUBLISHING OFFICE

Outlet for campus publications Michigan Quarterly Review Philosopher’s Imprint Japanese Studies Monographs International Institute Original Monographs; JEP SPARC

Revenue generating projects LLMC ACLS History E-Book project

Outlet for campus publications Michigan Quarterly Review Philosopher’s Imprint Japanese Studies Monographs International Institute Original Monographs; JEP SPARC

Revenue generating projects LLMC ACLS History E-Book project

ENOUGH ABOUT ME!ENOUGH ABOUT ME!

It’s all about ewe

“all collections are local”

What do we buy? Worthy content Durable formats Local use National collecting responsibilities

What do we keep? Reformatting Storage

“all collections are local”

What do we buy? Worthy content Durable formats Local use National collecting responsibilities

What do we keep? Reformatting Storage

THE OLD COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

THE OLD COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

Approval plansResource sharingCooperative collection developmentBig microfilm collectionsConsortia

Approval plansResource sharingCooperative collection developmentBig microfilm collectionsConsortia

THEY’RE BUILDING A STRIP MALL!

THEY’RE BUILDING A STRIP MALL!

Google, Yahoo, ECCommercial Corpus CollectionsJournals new and oldAggregated news feedsGPOLibrary conversion efforts

Google, Yahoo, ECCommercial Corpus CollectionsJournals new and oldAggregated news feedsGPOLibrary conversion efforts

WAL-MARTS EVERYWHERE!WAL-MARTS EVERYWHERE!

WHAT’S LEFT FOR THE LOCAL LIBRARY

WHAT’S LEFT FOR THE LOCAL LIBRARY

Can I compete?Should I compete?Should I build my own digital library?Should I keep my public domain print?Will I lose my users, my support, my

livelihood?

Can I compete?Should I compete?Should I build my own digital library?Should I keep my public domain print?Will I lose my users, my support, my

livelihood?

WHY SHOP LOCAL?WHY SHOP LOCAL?

Speed, convenience, efficiencySelections reflect distinctive local needsBrowsing is desirablePersonal relationships enhance the

shopping experiencePampering

Speed, convenience, efficiencySelections reflect distinctive local needsBrowsing is desirablePersonal relationships enhance the

shopping experiencePampering

WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?

Books in, books outBooks in, books everywhereResource sharingE-resources and e-distributionCoffee shops and loungesLibraries as conversion agencies

Books in, books outBooks in, books everywhereResource sharingE-resources and e-distributionCoffee shops and loungesLibraries as conversion agencies

WHERE ARE WE GOING?WHERE ARE WE GOING?

Boutique acquisitions and servicesEnriching and customizing collectionsLess warehousing and more marketingLibraries as publishersTrusted archivesCommunication centersFacilitating social creation of knowledge

Boutique acquisitions and servicesEnriching and customizing collectionsLess warehousing and more marketingLibraries as publishersTrusted archivesCommunication centersFacilitating social creation of knowledge

What can we take for free?What do we license and link to?

Quality of content and functionality Cost and terms can we abide?

What do we need to own? When is on-site print preferred? When is a local implementation desirable?

What do we need to build locally? Local content Strengths and branded collections Special collections Enhanced functionality

What can we take for free?What do we license and link to?

Quality of content and functionality Cost and terms can we abide?

What do we need to own? When is on-site print preferred? When is a local implementation desirable?

What do we need to build locally? Local content Strengths and branded collections Special collections Enhanced functionality

THE NEW COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

THE NEW COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

REBUILDING OUR VILLAGEREBUILDING OUR VILLAGE

It’s the network stupid!Our collections are bigger than everOur constituents are everywhereCommunication happensWe can support each other in

unprecedented ways, solve problems, and share victories

It’s the network stupid!Our collections are bigger than everOur constituents are everywhereCommunication happensWe can support each other in

unprecedented ways, solve problems, and share victories

THE WORK TO BE DONE POST-GOOGLE

THE WORK TO BE DONE POST-GOOGLE

A Library Works Project AdministrationCompile communities of content for communities of

users (selection)Develop specialized tools for specialized usersSelectively upgrade important texts, heavily used texts,

and texts of enduring research and instructional valueIntegrate with other important digital library corporaClear rightsFind cooperative approaches for digital and print

archiving

A Library Works Project AdministrationCompile communities of content for communities of

users (selection)Develop specialized tools for specialized usersSelectively upgrade important texts, heavily used texts,

and texts of enduring research and instructional valueIntegrate with other important digital library corporaClear rightsFind cooperative approaches for digital and print

archiving

•Budgets are bad•There’s too much work•Cooperation is hard•Everything is changing•Publishers are greedy•Users are demanding•Staff skills are scarce•Nobody has time to think•Let others do it•My provost doesn’t get it

TOP TEN REASONSTO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING

DOING NOTHING IS RISKIER THAN CHANGING

DOING NOTHING IS RISKIER THAN CHANGING

Information wants to be free, used and openIt’s all about communicationInvest in cooperationRewarding is building something, not buying itLibrarianship is a team sportWe care for the animals

(but they don’t run the zoo!)

Information wants to be free, used and openIt’s all about communicationInvest in cooperationRewarding is building something, not buying itLibrarianship is a team sportWe care for the animals

(but they don’t run the zoo!)

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTSQUESTIONS AND COMMENTS