A system-wide perspective on the Harvard LibraryConstance Malpas

Research Scientist, OCLC Research

2 October 2014

Sustainable Models for Print Storage in 21st-Century Libraries

Print and Shared Print Opportunities

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Three Threads

‘Systemness’ & system-wide perspective

Multi-scalar strategies

Conscious coordination

Map values January 2011

* largest concentration of library resources in North America * duplicates 65-92% of other regional collections (2011)

Bos-Wash collective collection = 27.9 M print book titles (Jan, 2013)

Harvard occupies important role in larger HE and academic library system

Harvard alone accounts for at least 25% of regional print book collection; ~15% of North American collection

ARL print book collection: 33M titles

http://www.arl.org/arl/membership/members.shtm modified to show megaregional distribution

~73% of North American print book collection

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Reputation Management

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29240959

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Collections and as services

patron-driven acquisitionsHarvard LibX

Deepening engagement with university research/teaching mission

Point of engagement

‘facilitated access’ decoupled from local collections

customized discovery layers

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more distinctive more common

smaller

larger

40% 36%

23% 38%

A system-wide view of Harvard Library resources

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27% duplicated in

HathiTrust

23% held by <5 libraries

488K titles15%

duplicated in HathiTrust

45% held by <5 libraries

36% held by <5 libraries

14% duplicated

in HathiTrust

1M titles

417K titles

35% held by <5 libraries

26% duplicated in

HathiTrust

6.76 M titles

capacity to leverage economies of scale will vary

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Brand management

Divinity - Unitarianism

Widener - Israel

Business - Executives--Pensions

Design - Landscape architecture

Countway - Yellow fever

Tozzer - Indians of North America--Antiquities

Schlesinger - Equal rights amendments

Music -- motets

Houghton – Marbled paper Middle class men

Law - Jurisprudence

Yenching - Korea

Botany - OrchidsMCZ - Echinodermata

‘centers of distinction’

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HathiTrust

Multi-scalar strategy

HathiTrust

CIC

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HathiTrust

HathiTrust

Columbia

WEST

2CULReCAP

HathiTrust

HathiTrust

HathiTrust

MARLI

HathiTrust

HathiTrust

UC

UCLA

RLF

Harvard

HD

Widener

simultaneous participation in cooperative efforts operating a multiple scales ?

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Conscious coordination

• Stewardship roles within and “above” the institution

• Increased reliance on data-driven decision support

• Management infrastructure emerging (slowly)– PAPR, WEST collection analysis, WorldCat

• Whether existing, emerging consortia offer adequate coordination capacity is still an open question

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RESOLVED:

That the Harvard Library will be among those to uphold a stewardship mandate for the print scholarly & cultural record.

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Not if, but how

• Conscious coordination of stewardship roles within the Harvard Library system

• Multi-scalar strategy of engagement with ‘above campus’ partners: HathiTrust, Ivies Plus, disciplinary efforts (MedPrint, PALMprint, etc.)

• Direct consultation with faculty, students, alumni and library staff on pace and prioritization of preservation strategy

Thanks for your attention.

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