Operationalizing the BIG Collective Collection: A Case Study of Consolidation vs Autonomy
20 August 2019
Lorcan Dempsey, Constance Malpas, Mark Sandler
The proposed framework recommends strategies for advancing the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s (BTAA) collective collections toward a more purposeful coordination of their print collections. It defines four traits of a purposeful collective collection that can also apply broadly to other consortium settings.
What Collaboration Means to Me: Library collaboration is hard; effective collaboration is harder
19 March 2019
Lorcan Dempsey
Dempsey argues that library collaboration is important—especially in a network environment, where scale is key for efficiency and impact—and must be a strategic focus for libraries and partners. Library collaboration is hard; this paper analyzes why and offers suggestions for improvement.
University Futures, Library Futures: Aligning library strategies with institutional directions
18 October 2018
Constance Malpas, Roger Schonfeld, Rona Stein, Lorcan Dempsey, Deanna Marcum
Academic Library Futures in a Diversified University System
25 June 2018
Lorcan Dempsey, Constance Malpas
An Exploration of the Irish Presence in the Published Record
20 February 2018
Brian Lavoie, Lorcan Dempsey
New Roles for the Road Ahead: Essays Commissioned for ACRL's 75th Anniversary
16 March 2015
Steven Bell, Lorcan Dempsey, Barbara Fister
The Network Reshapes the Library: Lorcan Dempsey on Libraries, Services and Networks
1 December 2014
Lorcan Dempsey
A Platform Publication for a Time of Accelerating Change
1 November 2014