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.
Presentations
The Powers of Consortia: Scaling Capacity, Learning, Innovation and Influence
Hong Kong (China)
Dempsey discusses how working at the consortial level can scale capacity, learning, innovation, and influence, but requires balancing library and consortial roles.
Topics: Library Consortia, Sourcing and Scaling
University Futures, Library Futures: Re-examining Academic Library Relevance
In this presentation, researchers Malpas and Stein delve into the University Futures, Library Futures project that examined the impact of increasing differentiation of US higher education on the organization of academic libraries.
The Irish Presence in the Published Record
Athlone, (Ireland)
Dempsey shares OCLC Research's exploration of the national presence of countries in the published record - and in particular the cultural patterns and trends that can be discerned by exploring Ireland in the published record.
Topics: National Presence
The Network Reshapes the Research Library Collection
Athlone, (Ireland)
Dempsey provides an in-depth look into library collection trends, including collective collections, reconfiguration of research work, and reconfiguration of information space.
Topics: Collective Collections
Some Collection Directions: Inside Out, Facilitated, Collective
Cincinnati, Ohio (USA)
Learn about new and evolving directions in collection management in libraries, including concepts such as inside out collections, facilitated collections, and collective collections.
Topics: Collective Collections
Collections: Inside Out, Facilitated, and Collective
West Lafayette, Indiana (USA)
In this presentation, Dempsey examines the Big Ten Academic Alliance Collective Collection, showing trends and directions in collection management for the future.
Topics: Collective Collections