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Collecting China Collaboratively at the University of California

Collecting China Collaboratively at the University of California. Ying Zhang (UC Irvine) Cathy Chiu (UC Santa Barbara) EASL Annual Meeting, Paris September 5, 2012. Outline. Background Overview Collaborative projects Discussion Conclusion. Background. Opportunities

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Collecting China Collaboratively at the University of California

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  1. Collecting China Collaboratively at the University of California Ying Zhang (UC Irvine) Cathy Chiu (UC Santa Barbara) EASL Annual Meeting, Paris September 5, 2012

  2. Outline • Background • Overview • Collaborativeprojects • Discussion • Conclusion

  3. Background • Opportunities • Increasingonlinecontent • Shiftingbusinessmodelfrombookvendor • Enhancedself-publishingcapacity • Other technology advancement • Challenges • Budgetshortfall • Personnelshrinkage • Book costinflation • Spaceshortage

  4. Programs&Collections • Programs • 160 (cir.) faculty members • 14 different humanities and social science areas • Collections • 496,377 titles (Aug.30, 2011) /1,156,745 volumes * (June 30, 2011) • Professional librarians The campuses vary in the size and subject focus of their programs, and accordingly their collections

  5. CollaborativeProjects(Selective) • e-resourceacquisitionconsortia • shared monographs and series • shared cataloging • shelve-readypilot • survey on archival materials

  6. Benefits • Cost-saving for every campus • Pay less for the same access (large collections) OR to access once unaffordable resource (smaller collections) • Sustainable access • Optimized use of intellectual, physical, and financial resources • Maximized gain and minimized loss to end users

  7. Problems • Not everyone on the same page (conflicts caused by campus interests and situations) • Ever changing environment (policy, budget, program, etc.) • IT staff support limited by language restriction • Less attention received as minor area

  8. Futuredirection • Keep identifying and strengthening campus-level collection focus • Involve users in collection development (PDA) • Enhance browsability of shared collection (TOC) • Explore in other areas, incl. public and technical services (collaborative reference services) • serial cancellation(archivecopy)

  9. Conclusion Collaboration is great, though it does need -- careful planning & mutual supporting

  10. Thank You!Merci!谢谢！ 謝謝！ Questions?Comments? YingZhangyingz@uci.edu CathyChiuchiu@library.ucsb.edu

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