Collective Collection
A Collective Collection refers to the shared resources of multiple libraries, archives, and museums. Collective Collections can be leveraged to benefit all institutional stakeholders, including researchers, scholars, students, and patrons.
OCLC Research’s Collective Collection work provides evidence and insight to support decision-making into how cultural heritage institutions organize shared collections and services. Through this work, OCLC Research is helping to create a more connected, collaborative landscape for libraries, archives, and museums, with the goal of making collections more accessible, impactful, and cost-efficient.
Publications
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The Emergence of the Collective Collection: Analyzing Aggregate Print Library Holdings
12 December 2013
Lorcan Dempsey
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Understanding the Collective Collection: Towards a System-wide Perspective on Library Print Collections
12 December 2013
Lorcan Dempsey, Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Roger C. Schonfeld, JD Shipengrover, +
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Not Scotch, but Rum: The Scope and Diffusion of the Scottish Presence in the Published Record
17 September 2013
Brian Lavoie
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Tiers for Fears: Sensible, Streamlined Sharing of Special Collections
8 July 2013
Dennis Massie
This report presents strategies for providing efficient and affordable interlending of actual physical items from special collections for research purposes, as well as advice on determining if a loan is the most appropriate way to fulfill a particular request.
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Print Management at "Mega-scale": A Regional Perspective on Print Book Collections in North America
17 July 2012
Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas, JD Shipengrover
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The Top 25 US Public Libraries' Collective Collection, as Represented in WorldCat
15 November 2011
Brian Lavoie
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Of Cloud Libraries and Trusting in Trusts, or: Is the Idea of Outsourcing Print Collections Ready for Its Close- up?
9 January 2011
Dennis Massie