rightscaling stewardship - atlantic canadian resources in perspective
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Presentation to Council of Atlantic University Libraries, 27 October 2014, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton CanadaTRANSCRIPT
1Alan Moore Mulholland Point Lighthouse. FreeLargePhotos.com, 2008.
Right-scaling stewardship: Atlantic Canadian resources in perspective
Council of Atlantic University Libraries Conseil des bibliothèques universitaires de
l’Atlantique27 October 2014 | University of New Brunswick, Fredericton Canada
Constance MalpasResearch Scientist, OCLC Research
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What’s ahead
Orientation
http://www.bouletfermat.com/backgrounds/canada_circa_1900/eastern_canada_map_c1900_1280x1024.jpg
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History … in > 6800 libraries Canadian literature … in >1200 libraries Fishery policy … in > 1000 libraries
Atlantic Provinces in the Library Record
Harold F. McGeeCultural anthropologyAvg. 75 holdings per title
Impactful authors
Eric SagerEconomic historyAvg. 69 holdings per title
Terrence PunchGenealogyAvg. 35 holdings per title
Widely-collected subjects related to Atlantic Provinces
Regional identity institutionalized in global library collection
Widely-collected formats associated with Atlantic Provinces Guidebooks … in >4500 libraries
Statistics … in > 1900 libraries Maps … in > 1600 libraries
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Unbundling library services
http://www.proquest.com/blog/2014/Meet-John-D-Teskey-2014-Recipient-CARL-Distinguished-Service-to-Research-Librarianship-Award.html
traditionally managed as part of institutional ‘service bundle’ increasingly, re-bundled as a group
service
Collections
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Shared discovery, stewardship of digital assets
Shared framework for managing print collections
http://caul-cbua.ca/sites/default/files/CAULCBUAStrategicPlan2014-2016Final_1.pdfs
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Scarcity ≠ Value
Est. .5M CAUL titles with a single holding* in WorldCat
*not a particularly informative metric, in isolation
CAUTON ONCOMINGCAVEATS
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0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,0000%
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Percent Distinctive Percent Core
Holdings (titles) in WorldCat
Core & Distinctive Titles in CAUL Member Libraries
Median 49% of catalogued collection is ‘core’[>99 holding libraries]
Median 5% of catalogued collection is ‘distinctive’ [<5 holding libraries]
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0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,0000%
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Holdings (titles) in WorldCat
Core & Distinctive Titles in CAUL Member Libraries
CARL/ABRAC institutions
‘distinctive’ language of cataloging
October 2014
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Strong ‘brand’ association with university’s Education department
http://www.msvu.ca/en/home/aboutus/mediacentre/news/ccbcresearchoct2014.aspx
Institutional value of collection is independent of its scarcity in wider marketplace
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Multi-scalar stewardshipInstitution scaleDriver: alignment with institutional mission & ‘brand’Features: tacit and informal agreementsEx.: U of King’s College – Bray Collection Memorial U – Newfoundlandiana
Group scaleDriver: shared stewardship prioritiesFeatures: trust networks, ‘club’ benefitsEx.: shared off-site storage? regional LOCKSS partnership? coordinated retention agreements?
Network scaleDriver: cross-sector benefitsCharacteristics: anonymous collaborationEx.: registering CAUL/CBUA stewardship commitments in union catalogues
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Right-scaling Stewardship
the scale of library stewardship will vary with available infrastructure and incentives
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~4K works related to Canadian Literature
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Geographic distribution of 50 most comprehensive
collections
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Largest collections located where one might expect: major public libraries, national library, large
university libraries
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Canadian institutions are by and large the primary stewards of this
cultural record
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CAUL members are an important part of larger stewardship
network
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VIAF
5 most comprehensive collections:
440 related works in WorldCat
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton 33% (147)Mount Allison University 28% (123)Toronto Public Library 28% (123)University of New Brunswick 27% (118)University of Alberta 26% (114)
LAC ID: 0100H3766LC-n ID: 50050405
…VIAF ID: 4975240
holds the largest collection with more than 340 editions
Coverage Count of WorksDalhousie University 25% 27Mount Saint Vincent University 20% 22Cape Breton University 20% 22Saint Francis Xavier University 20% 22Saint Mary’s University 19% 21NSCAD 19% 21Atlantic School of Theology 19% 21University of King’s College 19% 21
“ “Narwhal” by gradesixlinden (Samantha)https://www.flickr.com/photos/63971282@N02/5825691918/
NarwhalStrong regional concentration of resources in Atlantic Canada
Total related works in WorldCat = 110
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Rare fishes
DALHOUSIE UNIV, KILLAM LIBR
DALHOUSIE FACULTY OF AGR MACRAE LIBR
MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIV LIBR
CAPE BRETON UNIV
SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER UNIV
SAINT MARYS UNIV
MARIE MICHAEL LIBR
NSCAD
DALHOUSIE UNIV, W K KELLOGG HEALTH SCI
UNIV OF KINGS COLLEGE
DALHOUSIE UNIV, SEXTON DESIGN
ATLANTIC SCH OF THEOL LIBR
DALHOUSIE UNIV LAW SCH LIBR
UNIV OF ALBERTA
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBR
UNIV OF WASHINGTON LIBR
UNIV OF UTAH
BURRIDGE CAM LIBR
CUMBERLAND CAM LIBR
ANNAPOLIS VAL CAM LIBR,LAWRENCETOWN SITE
ANNAPOLIS VAL CAM LIBR
NOVA SCOTIA COMM COL
NOVA SCOTIA COMM COL
NSCC WATERFRONT
INSTITUTE OF TECH CAM LIBR
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%
Rhinochimaera atlantica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadnose_chimaera#mediaviewer/File:Rhinochimaera_atl.JPG
a shared regional interestcommon core of gov docs
Total related works in WorldCat = 685
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CAUL members
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QE2 UBFTO
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MT4IT
NLCUAB
DKUAUW
BTN
UNBCAMEU
UOHSN
KLG
GUBC
UATREB
UAUVT2
CM3FX
RSF
BDLC YU
SMHW
0%
5%
10%
15%
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25%
CAUL members
Mi’kmaq (People)
Inset: Miawpukek Mi’kmawey (Mikmaq of Conne River, Newfoundland) Prayer Book in Mi’kmaq Hieroglyphics (1810), p. 50.http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/prayerbook/id/1
Total related works in WorldCat = 722
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Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd.
DALHOUSIE UNIV
MOUNT ALLISON UNIV
UNIV OF REGINA
UNIV OF GUELPH
UNIV OF CALGARY
TRENT UNIV
UNIV OF WATERLOO
CISTI
YALE UNIV LIBR
WILFRID LAURIER UNIV
UNIV OF NEW BRUNSWICK
UNIV OF WINDSOR
UNIV OF NEW BRUNSWICK
MEMORIAL UNIV
LIBRARY & ARCHIVES CANADA
KANSAS STATE UNIV
UNIV DU QUEBEC
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE BIBLIOTHEQUE
SAINT MARYS UNIV
UNIV OF ALBERTA
COLORADO MESA UNIV
WESTERN UNIV
UNIV DU QUEBEC A CHICOUTIMI
YORK UNIV LIBR
NUCLEAR ENERGY CORP OF SA
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
CAUL members
Dalhousie Trace Analysis Research CenterSLOWPOKE 2 Reactor (1976-2011)
Total related works in WorldCat = 7115
Distinctive collection strengths reflect institutional research priorities
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Concentration and diffusion
effective diffusion of library value relies on concentration, aggregation of library capacity
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Sinclair, A M. Clàrsach Na Coille: A Collection of Gaelic Poetry. Glasgow: A. Sinclair, 1881.
Atlantic Canadian Cultural HistoryCompendium of Scottish Gaelic verse from MSS collection of Am Bàrd MacGhillEathain (John MacLean), edited by his grandson, Alexander Sinclair, in 1881.
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/aeu.ark:/13960/t0ft95g39?urlappend=%3Bseq=147
“People in singing this song say ‘s a choille chruinn, but the poet who was a good Gaelic scholar has in his MS ‘s a choille chruim”
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Created and collected by John MacLean, ca. 1815 -1848
Compiled by Alexander Sinclair near Springhill, 1880s
Cultural baggage
Repacked
MacLean carries MSS of Gaelic verse from Western Hebrides to Nova Scotia, ca. 1819.
His grandson, a prominent Gaelic scholar, edits them for publication in 1881.
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Sinclair, A M. Clarsach Na Coille: A Collection of Gaelic Poetry. Glasgow: A. Sinclair, 1881.
Published in Glasgow, 1881
Presented to Wm. MacKay, Inverness, 1888
Distant reading Cultural exports from Nova Scotia find a readership in Europe.
MacKay was a solicitor and antiquarian, author of works on Highlands history whose books are found in many Canadian libraries.
MacKay portrait source: http://ebooks.library.ualberta.ca/local/urquhartglenmori00mackuoft
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MSS acquired by St Francis Xavier University, which now holds most comprehensive MacLean collection anywhere.
Sinclair’s family later donates MacLean’s papers to St Francis Xavier University and Nova Scotia Provincial Archives.
Transmission Sinclair lectured on Gaelic language and literature at St Francis Xavier and Dalhousie Universities in the early 20C
Sinclair portrait source: http://people.stfx.ca/mlinklet/
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MacKay copy acquired by McMaster
Microfilmed, 1981 Digitized, ca. 2008Second edition, 1928
First edition (1881) held in dozens of libraries worldwide
each successive edition acquired by libraries globally
Diffusion in global library system
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Regional Stewardship
• St Francis Xavier, Cape Breton University, Memorial Universities have distinctive collection strengths in Scottish Gaelic language, literature, poetry & music
• Most CAUL institutions collect in these same areas
• Opportunity to leverage collective strengths in larger library stewardship network, in Canada and internationally
A similar case could be made for Acadian, Mi'kmaq resources; Atlantic fisheries; nuclear energy and
other CAUL shared centers.
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Questions to Consider
• What is CAUL’s collective responsibility to stewardship of the scholarly and cultural record?– ‘Shared centers’ represent opportunities for strategic
redistribution of preservation responsibilities
• Where do CAUL efforts fit in broader shared print landscape? What is the right scale for shared stewardship?– Regional efforts in Maine, Ontario, COPPUL; national scale
• How can cooperative stewardship (shared storage, coordinated retention etc.) support institutional priorities?– Redirect library investment toward distinctive service offerings:
data curation, researcher reputation management, etc.
Tapadh leibh.Merci de votre attention.Thanks for your attention.
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Tapadh leibh.Merci de votre attention.Thanks for you attention.
“Been There!” photo by Adventures of KM&G-Morris https://www.flickr.com/photos/mzmo/7298976138/
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AcknowledgementsMuch of the thinking reflected here has been shaped by the work of Lorcan Dempsey, particularly his attention to the ‘scalar’ dimension of library services, as well as the ‘2 directions’ (concentration and diffusion) of libraries on the Web.
I’m indebted to Lorcan and to my colleague Brian Lavoie for their application of Ronald Coase’s theory of the firm to understanding the library ‘service bundle.’
My analysis of CAUL ‘centers of distinctions’ relies on the ingenuity of Thom Hickey and his work with FAST and VIAF headings in WorldCat.
Any errors or omissions are my sole responsibility.