Center for Library Initiatives A Partner on Cross-Consortial Grant Award
Sep 10, 2010, 16:34 PM
The Committee on Institutional Cooperation is one of four partners on a National Leadership Collaborative Planning Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services that will fund the beginning of a national conversation that may lead to the development...
The Committee on Institutional Cooperation is one of four partners on a National Leadership Collaborative Planning Grant from thethat will fund the beginning of a national conversation that may lead to the development of a collaborative strategy for archiving and retaining book collections.
, the nation鈥檚 largest regional membership organization serving libraries and information professionals, is spearheading the effort, in conjunction with the ; the ; and the CIC.
The grant will fund the convening of the top minds from research libraries across the country to develop a collaborative model for managing monographs (books) that would allow the protection of unique materials as well as facilitate better use of space in libraries.
鈥淏eing part of a national conversation will help our schools make better decisions with what we want to do regionally,鈥� said Kimberly Armstrong, deputy director of the CIC鈥檚 .
Faculty and staff from four CIC member university libraries, in addition to CIC CLI director Mark Sandler and deputy director Armstrong, will attend. Reports from the October 鈥榯hink tank鈥� event will be made available in early 2011.
Successful collaborative solutions for long-term retention of journal, newspaper, and government document collections have set the stage for this conversation. Due to the complexity of monograph collections, it has been a difficult topic to address.
鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to be working with (CDL) and LYRASIS,鈥� Armstrong said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a neat opportunity to work across consortial lines for everyone to achieve a common good.鈥�
, the nation鈥檚 largest regional membership organization serving libraries and information professionals, is spearheading the effort, in conjunction with the ; the ; and the CIC.
The grant will fund the convening of the top minds from research libraries across the country to develop a collaborative model for managing monographs (books) that would allow the protection of unique materials as well as facilitate better use of space in libraries.
鈥淏eing part of a national conversation will help our schools make better decisions with what we want to do regionally,鈥� said Kimberly Armstrong, deputy director of the CIC鈥檚 .
Faculty and staff from four CIC member university libraries, in addition to CIC CLI director Mark Sandler and deputy director Armstrong, will attend. Reports from the October 鈥榯hink tank鈥� event will be made available in early 2011.
Successful collaborative solutions for long-term retention of journal, newspaper, and government document collections have set the stage for this conversation. Due to the complexity of monograph collections, it has been a difficult topic to address.
鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to be working with (CDL) and LYRASIS,鈥� Armstrong said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a neat opportunity to work across consortial lines for everyone to achieve a common good.鈥�