Maine Shared Collections Strategy
Unique Approach to Manag ing
Legacy Pr int Collections
 Preservation vs. weeding
 Collaboration & trust
 Monograph focus
 Mixture of public & academic libraries
Matthew Revitt,
MSCS Program Manager www.maineinfonet.net/mscs/

Maine Shared Collections Strategy
Objectives
 Workable strategy for stewardship of the major print collections in
Maine
 Analyze print monographs for duplication & usage
 Identify digital surrogates and provide access in union catalog
 Identify long-term retention commitments from libraries
 Implementation of on demand services
 Electronic and print-on-demand options in catalogs
 Define sustainable business model for beyond grant & partners
 Financial model
 Governance structure
 Memorandum Of Understanding
Matthew Revitt,
MSCS Program Manager www.maineinfonet.net/mscs/

Maine Shared Collections Strategy
Prog ress to Date
 Collections analysis
 OCLC reclamation  Tools & services
 Circulation data reports  Criteria
 HathiTrust & Internet Archive
 Digital surrogates
 Print-On-Demand
 OCLC recommendations
 MARC 583 Subfield
 Shared Print Symbol
 Memorandum Of Understanding
Matthew Revitt,
MSCS Program Manager www.maineinfonet.net/mscs/