The document discusses the UK Research Reserve (UKRR), which aims to protect research information and release 100 km of shelf space through collaboration between universities and the British Library. It notes that physical space is limited, collections overlap, and digitization is increasing. The UKRR allows duplication to be reduced while ensuring coverage and completeness. Data shows 47% of materials are available electronically and 14% are at risk. Collaboration is needed to determine what is most valuable to preserve physically and what can be compromised. The UKRR has enabled one university to free up space for a new learning area, increasing library usage. Similar programs exist in other countries to jointly manage print archives. Challenges include data quality and determining whether to focus on community access

1. Who loves you pretty print?
A view through the UKRR kaleidoscope
RLUK Conference: November 2010
Frances Boyle
UKRR Manager

2. UKRR - Purpose
Key aims
Protecting research information
100 km shelf space to be released
through
A partnership between HE sector and the BL
funded by HEFCE

3. Why now?
Drivers (some):
Space – is finite
Collections overlap
Duplication of holdings:
Intra and inter de-duplication
Mass digitization
Growth of e-sustainable archives
Institutional strategic fit
Cultural – sharing paradigm : ‘JiT’ v ‘JiC’

4. Why worry about print?
Coverage:
Not everything is or ever will be
available e-format
Completeness:
image quality, contents pages, ads etc.
User needs/wants/expectations
Digitization: quality, sustainability,
preservation etc

5. What’s in a print archive?
Collection depth:
Diplomatic & Consular Reports
Nature
Hansard
Der Spiegel
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Concrete
Tide Tables
Vogue
Overlap rate - 53%

6. Most frequently offered titles
Journal Title Publisher
Times
Offered
Nature NPG 12
Annual Review of Physiology Annual Reviews 12
Journal of Neurochemistry Wiley Blackwell 11
Planta Springer
11
Trends in pharmacological sciences Elsevier 11

7. Collection Models
Core ApproachPip Approach

8. UKRR kaleidoscope - factoids
47% available on at least 1 sustainable e-
archive service
14% (3k items) of material offered is ‘at
risk’
More SS & HUM titles being offered
Net savings - £6M

9. Community action..
Sharing:
What is valuable?
What can safely be compromised?
What to standardise?
What contributes most to the core aims?
What benefits accrued from investment level

10. Community action..
Joint investment:
Need to demonstrate tangible value
Enable institutional strategies
Cross sectoral partnerships
Trust:
Build on partners’ existing strengths
Don’t reinvent the wheel

11. We are not alone...
Europe:
Netherlands: Metamorfoze project
Finland: Finnish National Repository
Catalonia – GEPA
Australia: CAVAL
Hong Kong: JURA

12. We are not alone...
US:
OCLC Networked Level Management
Ithaka – What to Withdraw
CRL, Print Archive Program
CLIR – Idea of Order
Western Regional Storage Trust
HATHI/RECAP

13. Final thoughts..
Challenges:
data quality & consistency
resource intensive process
disclosure & discovery
Decide community access or community
preservation
Does size matter?

14. UKRR - virtuous circle???

15. Impact
Library use
“UK
“UKRR has enabled the University of
Glasgow Library to free up space to
create a new social learning space which
has been heavily used since it opened.
This has contributed to a significant rise
in the number of students and
researchers using the Library”
Susan Ashworth, Assistant Director, Research and Learning
Support Services, University of Glasgow
““

16. UKRR Members’ Workshop February 2010
UKRR Key Do