2cul: cornell/columbia next gen tech services
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2CUL: Cornell/Columbia Next Gen Tech Services. Robert Wolven, Columbia University Scott Wicks, Harvard University. Who is talking--Full disclosure. Full disclosure—not CUL. Overview. What and Why (Scott) How and Now (Bob). Effective Collaborations should include. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
2CUL: Cornell/Columbia Next Gen Tech Services
Robert Wolven, Columbia UniversityScott Wicks, Harvard University
Hosted by ALCTSThe Association for Library Collections and Technical Services
Who is talking--Full disclosure
Scott WicksHarvard Library
Full disclosure—not CUL
Scott WicksHarvard Library
Overview
What and Why (Scott)
How and Now (Bob)
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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
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2CUL: A Radical Collaboration
Cooperation === Coordination === Consolidation
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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.”
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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
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Doing Better with LessTechnical Services Staff
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Tech Services Staff
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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
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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
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2CUL Work Areas
Collection Development
Shared Access
Technical Services
Technological Infrastructure
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What technical services?
Acquisitions Cataloging E-Resource management Record Maintenance Batch loading Shelf processing Remote storage transfers Preservation reformatting ILL/Document delivery
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Whose technical services?
Law library?
Medical library?
CJK?
Special collections?
Affiliates?
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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
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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?”
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Why Consolidate?
Concentrate (and expand) collective expertise
Build redundant skills
Reduce redundant procedures
Efficiencies of scale
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