2CUL: Cornell/Columbia Next Gen Tech Services

1. 2CUL: Cornell/Columbia Next Gen Tech Services Robert Wolven, Columbia University Scott Wicks, Harvard University Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services

2. Who is talking--Full disclosure Scott Wicks Harvard Library

3. Full disclosure—not CUL Scott Wicks Harvard Library

4. Overview What and Why (Scott) How and Now (Bob) ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011

5. Effective Collaborations should include well defined roles and relationships common goals commitment from the top leadership mutual risk shared resources clear benefit for all parties--accomplish jointly more than could be achieved individually http://www.iatul.org/doclibrary/public/Conf_Proceedings/2004/Murray20Sheperd.pdf ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011

6. ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011

7. 2CUL: A Radical Collaboration Cooperation === Coordination === Consolidation ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011

8. http://2CUL.org “ … a transformative and enduring partnership … that enables us to pool resources to provide content, expertise, and services that are impossible to accomplish acting alone.” ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011

9. Why Columbia and Cornell? Both institutions support major academic research libraries are located in New York state are private Ivy League institutions have similar academic and research characteristics have a track record of collaboration and innovation enjoy similar budget challenges have the will and the interest to work together ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011

10. Doing Better with Less ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011

11. 2CUL: 8 Goals Improve the quality of collections, services and expertise available to key constituencies Lay the foundation for a permanent selective integration Achieve significant integration of operations, services, collections, and resources Achieve significant cost savings through shared services, joint collections, and elimination of redundancy ALCTSWebinar 14 December 2011

12. 2CUL: 8 Goals (cont’d) Collaborate in generating new resources Co-invest in critical under-supported areas and innovative new services Build understanding and support among stakeholders Share experiences and findings ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011

13. 2CUL Work Areas Collection Development Shared Access Technical Services Technological Infrastructure ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011

14. What technical services? Acquisitions Cataloging E-Resource management Record Maintenance Batch loading Shelf processing Remote storage transfers Preservation reformatting ILL/Document delivery ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011

15. Whose technical services? Law library? Medical library? CJK? Special collections? Affiliates? ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011

16. Why Collaborate? Improve the quality of collections, services and expertise available to key constituencies Achieve significant cost savings through shared services, joint collections, and elimination of redundancy ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011

17. Should We Consolidate? “Pool resources to provide content, expertise, and services that are impossible to accomplish acting alone.” Do we need two (or three or four) … -- Order units -- Slavic cataloging units -- Directors of technical services that do the same thing?” ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011

18. Why Consolidate? Concentrate (and expand) collective expertise Build redundant skills Reduce redundant procedures Efficiencies of scale ALCTS Webinar 14 December 2011