2014 Charleston Conference Friday, Nov 7, 12:45 PM

1. Changing Library
Operations
Network Level
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2. Speakers
 Jim Dooley
 Head of Collection Services, University of California,
Merced
 Allen McKiel
 Dean of Library Services, Western Oregon University
 Robert Murdoch
 Assist. U. Librarian, Collection Dev & Tech Services,
Brigham Young University
 Carol Zsulya
 Head of Collection Mgmt, Cleveland State University

3. Overview
Orbis Cascade Alliance
Alliance Collection Development
 Books
 E-books
Alliance Operations
 Organizational Structure
 Teams

4. Collection Development is
Optimizing Access to Content
e. g.
Books are content
Services and programs facilitate access
Building and shelving
Selection
Cataloging & processing
Circulation
Reference
Instruction

5. Books - Cooperative ILL
Example: Orbis Cascade Alliance
Content – Shared collection - 9 Million unique titles
3,600% Average individual library book expansion
From 243,000 to 9 million titles; (28 million vol.)
27% Annual individual ongoing expansion
Approx. 90,000 titles

6. Books
Services and programs
e.g. Shorter ILL delivery time - From weeks to 1 or 2 days
Courier service
Cooperative Processing
Summit 1, 2, 3 --- expedite ILL processing
Innovative Interfaces Inn-Reach
OCLC Connections
Ex Libris – unified system
Shared ILS – Ex Libris Alma & Primo
Cooperative selection, discovery, and cataloging

7. E-Books
Orbis Cascade Alliance
Content, services and programs need to be coordinated by the
37 member libraries
Factors of institutional diversity:
Size – from < 3,000 FTE to > 30,000 FTE
Type – private, public, community college, B, M, Phd
Curricula – liberal arts, engineering, medical, etc.
Admin character – e.g. risk averse, risk taking
Resource Budget – very tight to really good under circ.
Participants – e.g. admin, cataloging, public services, etc.

8. E-Books
Alliance
Content
Access is negotiated
Example factors and options of access
Data Driven Access factors
Number of titles in pool
Price & terms i.e. concurrent uses (copies)
Subject area profiles
Short term loan and browse terms
Purchase triggers, etc.
Subscription database
Publisher DBs & title offerings
Alone, subgroup, all members, non-members

9. E-Books
Alliance
Services and programs
Examples of technically managed access
Vendor/publisher negotiation
Selection analysis
Cost per use
Institutional relevance
Subject relevance & equity
Accessibility
Integrated searching of ‘holdings’
User authentication
Instruction

10. Alliance Organizational Structure

11. Alliance Team Structure
 Small Teams (5-7 members) communicating with
representatives appointed by each member institution (37).
 Team Members
 Appointed by the Board, staggered two-year terms
 A council liaison
 Chaired by member library staff appointed by the Board;
annual designation of Chair-elect.
 Program Manager serves as staff liaison
 Workload: institutional allotment to Alliance
 Working Groups: Teams can form ad hoc working groups
 May include non-members

12. Other Shared Network Level
Library Operations
ILS management & development
Cataloging & Technical Services
Acquisition negotiation
Digital repositories & publication
Assessment
Unique & local content sharing
Preservation – e.g. WEST