Publications

The Archival Advantage: Integrating Archival Expertise into Management of Born-digital Library Materials

7 July 2015

Jackie Dooley
Stewardship of the Evolving Scholarly Record: From the Invisible Hand to Conscious Coordination

29 June 2015

Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas
Making Archival and Special Collections More Accessible

21 May 2015

OCLC Research
Registering Researchers in Authority Files

27 October 2014

Karen Smith-Yoshimura, Micah Altman, Michael Conlon, Ana Lupe Cristán, Laura Dawson, Joanne Dunham, Thom Hickey, Daniel Hook, Wolfram Horstmann, rew MacEwan, Philip Schreur, Laura Smart, Melanie Wacker, Saskia Woutersen
The Evolving Scholarly Record

5 June 2014

Brian Lavoie, Eric Childress, Ricky Erway, Ixchel Faniel, Constance Malpas, Jennifer Schaffner, Titia van der Werf

This report presents a framework to help organize and drive discussions about the evolving scholarly record. The framework provides a high-level view of the categories of material the scholarly record potentially encompasses, as well as the key stakeholder roles associated with the creation, management, and use of the scholarly record.
Right-scaling Stewardship: A Multi-scale Perspective on Cooperative Print Management

25 March 2014

Constance Malpas, Brian Lavoie
Does Every Research Library Need a Digital Humanities Center?

6 February 2014

Jennifer Schaffner, Ricky Erway
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.
Taking Stock and Making Hay: Archival Collections Assessment

26 September 2011

Martha O'Hara Conway, Merrilee Proffitt

This report identifies projects and methodologies that can be used as-is or serve as models for librarians, archivists and others who are considering collections assessment to meet one or several institutional needs. The goal of the report is to encourage a community of practice and to make it easier for institutions of all types to undertake collections assessment.