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COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
IN THE AGE DAY OF GOOGLE
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
IN THE AGE DAY OF GOOGLE
Mark SandlerCollection Development
OfficerUniversity of Michigan
Mark SandlerCollection Development
OfficerUniversity of Michigan
Cornell Janus Conference, October 2005
CHANGE HAPPENSCHANGE HAPPENS
Buggy WhipsRCA & ATTFinancial ServicesMusicNewspapersPost Office
Buggy WhipsRCA & ATTFinancial ServicesMusicNewspapersPost Office
CLOSER TO HOMECLOSER TO HOME
AmazonABE and eBayPrint on DemandE-BooksBooks on tapeiPods and PMDsBooks in the aggregate
AmazonABE and eBayPrint on DemandE-BooksBooks on tapeiPods and PMDsBooks in the aggregate
GETTING CENTEREDGETTING CENTERED
RetailMediaPoliticsFoodSportsEducation?
RetailMediaPoliticsFoodSportsEducation?
OR NOTP2PBlogsSelf publishingIndependent film
MAIN STREET, USAMAIN STREET, USA
The butcher The baker Hardware Men’s store Women’s clothing Kids clothing Shoe Store Hat shop Toy store Stationary store Candy store Book store
The butcher The baker Hardware Men’s store Women’s clothing Kids clothing Shoe Store Hat shop Toy store Stationary store Candy store Book store
LOMAN ON THE TOTEM POLELOMAN ON THE TOTEM POLE
Delivering the goods
The sales guyThe buyer
Has good taste Recognizes quality Knows local customer needs
Select Negotiate
Delivering the goods
The sales guyThe buyer
Has good taste Recognizes quality Knows local customer needs
Select Negotiate
REMINISCENCES FROM THE LIBRARY PERIPHERY
REMINISCENCES FROM THE LIBRARY PERIPHERY
120,000 geographically dispersed libraries serving local users
SelectingOrganizingDisseminating
120,000 geographically dispersed libraries serving local users
SelectingOrganizingDisseminating
AN ELECTRICAL STORMAN ELECTRICAL STORM
ReferenceAggregatorsJSTORThe “big deal”Corpus collectionsBackfilesLibrary digital projects
ReferenceAggregatorsJSTORThe “big deal”Corpus collectionsBackfilesLibrary digital projects
MAKING OF AMERICAMAKING OF AMERICA
10,000 volumesAmerican Imprints1850-1877Housed in storagePredominantly brittle600 dpi TIFFS with dirty
OCR searchability750,000 page views per
month
10,000 volumesAmerican Imprints1850-1877Housed in storagePredominantly brittle600 dpi TIFFS with dirty
OCR searchability750,000 page views per
month
THE TAIL GROWS LONGERTHE TAIL GROWS LONGER
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally useful and accessible
GOOGLE PRINT “working to digitize the book
collections of several major research libraries and make this content searchable through Google”
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally useful and accessible
GOOGLE PRINT “working to digitize the book
collections of several major research libraries and make this content searchable through Google”
Digitize Michigan’s entire stacks collection of 7 million volumes Excludes special collections, Law, Business
Administration, Excludes material that is fragile, unbound, or folio
size. Excludes microfilm
Return files to Michigan 600 dpi bitonal TIFFs, with 300dpi jpeg2000 images Files to include OCR and headers
Digitize Michigan’s entire stacks collection of 7 million volumes Excludes special collections, Law, Business
Administration, Excludes material that is fragile, unbound, or folio
size. Excludes microfilm
Return files to Michigan 600 dpi bitonal TIFFs, with 300dpi jpeg2000 images Files to include OCR and headers
THE MICHIGAN PROJECTTHE MICHIGAN PROJECT
Commercial acquisitionsMaking of America style projectsText Creation PartnershipEnhancements to DLXSInstitutional RepositoryScholarly Publishing Office
Commercial acquisitionsMaking of America style projectsText Creation PartnershipEnhancements to DLXSInstitutional RepositoryScholarly Publishing Office
WHAT IS MICHIGAN DOING IN THE MEANWHILE?
WHAT IS MICHIGAN DOING IN THE MEANWHILE?
160,000 print volumes Shaw-Shoemaker Early American Newspapers The Making of Modern Economy The Making of Modern Law STM Backfiles— Elsevier and Wiley Shakespeare Empire Online Microfilm
Prange Women’s magazines Spanish Newspapers
160,000 print volumes Shaw-Shoemaker Early American Newspapers The Making of Modern Economy The Making of Modern Law STM Backfiles— Elsevier and Wiley Shakespeare Empire Online Microfilm
Prange Women’s magazines Spanish Newspapers
ARE WE STILL BUYING?ARE WE STILL BUYING?
ARE WE STILL BUILDINGARE WE STILL BUILDING
Text Creation
Partnerships(EEBO,
Evans and ECCO)(6 FTE)
Digital Imaging: Scanning and Photography
(2 FTE)
Prep and QC(4 FTE)
Information Retrieval: Programming(5 FTE)Interface(1 FTE)Collection coordination(1 FTE)Metadata harvesting(1 FTE)
OCR(1 FTE)
SPO(7 FTE)
OXFORD TEAM(4 FTE)
Metadata Specialist
(1 FTE
IRCoordinator
(1 FTE)
Head, DLPS
Great LakesPhilippinesHomeopathyNew York City HistoryPublic Papers of the PresidentsDentistryThe Michigan Daily
Great LakesPhilippinesHomeopathyNew York City HistoryPublic Papers of the PresidentsDentistryThe Michigan Daily
MOA STYLE PROJECTSMOA STYLE PROJECTS
TEXT CREATION PARTNERSHIPTEXT CREATION PARTNERSHIP
11,000 accurately keyboarded and SGML/TEI encoded works completed (about 3,500 per year)
Funding committed to reach 25,000-30,000 across EEBO, Evans, and ECCO (support from over 160 libraries)
$2.00 per volume Local implementation Library ownership
11,000 accurately keyboarded and SGML/TEI encoded works completed (about 3,500 per year)
Funding committed to reach 25,000-30,000 across EEBO, Evans, and ECCO (support from over 160 libraries)
$2.00 per volume Local implementation Library ownership
SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING OFFICESCHOLARLY PUBLISHING OFFICE
Outlet for campus publications Michigan Quarterly Review Philosopher’s Imprint Japanese Studies Monographs International Institute Original Monographs; JEP SPARC
Revenue generating projects LLMC ACLS History E-Book project
Outlet for campus publications Michigan Quarterly Review Philosopher’s Imprint Japanese Studies Monographs International Institute Original Monographs; JEP SPARC
Revenue generating projects LLMC ACLS History E-Book project
“all collections are local”
What do we buy? Worthy content Durable formats Local use National collecting responsibilities
What do we keep? Reformatting Storage
“all collections are local”
What do we buy? Worthy content Durable formats Local use National collecting responsibilities
What do we keep? Reformatting Storage
THE OLD COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
THE OLD COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
Approval plansResource sharingCooperative collection developmentBig microfilm collectionsConsortia
Approval plansResource sharingCooperative collection developmentBig microfilm collectionsConsortia
THEY’RE BUILDING A STRIP MALL!
THEY’RE BUILDING A STRIP MALL!
Google, Yahoo, ECCommercial Corpus CollectionsJournals new and oldAggregated news feedsGPOLibrary conversion efforts
Google, Yahoo, ECCommercial Corpus CollectionsJournals new and oldAggregated news feedsGPOLibrary conversion efforts
WAL-MARTS EVERYWHERE!WAL-MARTS EVERYWHERE!
WHAT’S LEFT FOR THE LOCAL LIBRARY
WHAT’S LEFT FOR THE LOCAL LIBRARY
Can I compete?Should I compete?Should I build my own digital library?Should I keep my public domain print?Will I lose my users, my support, my
livelihood?
Can I compete?Should I compete?Should I build my own digital library?Should I keep my public domain print?Will I lose my users, my support, my
livelihood?
WHY SHOP LOCAL?WHY SHOP LOCAL?
Speed, convenience, efficiencySelections reflect distinctive local needsBrowsing is desirablePersonal relationships enhance the
shopping experiencePampering
Speed, convenience, efficiencySelections reflect distinctive local needsBrowsing is desirablePersonal relationships enhance the
shopping experiencePampering
WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?
Books in, books outBooks in, books everywhereResource sharingE-resources and e-distributionCoffee shops and loungesLibraries as conversion agencies
Books in, books outBooks in, books everywhereResource sharingE-resources and e-distributionCoffee shops and loungesLibraries as conversion agencies
WHERE ARE WE GOING?WHERE ARE WE GOING?
Boutique acquisitions and servicesEnriching and customizing collectionsLess warehousing and more marketingLibraries as publishersTrusted archivesCommunication centersFacilitating social creation of knowledge
Boutique acquisitions and servicesEnriching and customizing collectionsLess warehousing and more marketingLibraries as publishersTrusted archivesCommunication centersFacilitating social creation of knowledge
What can we take for free?What do we license and link to?
Quality of content and functionality Cost and terms can we abide?
What do we need to own? When is on-site print preferred? When is a local implementation desirable?
What do we need to build locally? Local content Strengths and branded collections Special collections Enhanced functionality
What can we take for free?What do we license and link to?
Quality of content and functionality Cost and terms can we abide?
What do we need to own? When is on-site print preferred? When is a local implementation desirable?
What do we need to build locally? Local content Strengths and branded collections Special collections Enhanced functionality
THE NEW COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
THE NEW COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
REBUILDING OUR VILLAGEREBUILDING OUR VILLAGE
It’s the network stupid!Our collections are bigger than everOur constituents are everywhereCommunication happensWe can support each other in
unprecedented ways, solve problems, and share victories
It’s the network stupid!Our collections are bigger than everOur constituents are everywhereCommunication happensWe can support each other in
unprecedented ways, solve problems, and share victories
THE WORK TO BE DONE POST-GOOGLE
THE WORK TO BE DONE POST-GOOGLE
A Library Works Project AdministrationCompile communities of content for communities of
users (selection)Develop specialized tools for specialized usersSelectively upgrade important texts, heavily used texts,
and texts of enduring research and instructional valueIntegrate with other important digital library corporaClear rightsFind cooperative approaches for digital and print
archiving
A Library Works Project AdministrationCompile communities of content for communities of
users (selection)Develop specialized tools for specialized usersSelectively upgrade important texts, heavily used texts,
and texts of enduring research and instructional valueIntegrate with other important digital library corporaClear rightsFind cooperative approaches for digital and print
archiving
•Budgets are bad•There’s too much work•Cooperation is hard•Everything is changing•Publishers are greedy•Users are demanding•Staff skills are scarce•Nobody has time to think•Let others do it•My provost doesn’t get it
TOP TEN REASONSTO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
DOING NOTHING IS RISKIER THAN CHANGING
DOING NOTHING IS RISKIER THAN CHANGING
Information wants to be free, used and openIt’s all about communicationInvest in cooperationRewarding is building something, not buying itLibrarianship is a team sportWe care for the animals
(but they don’t run the zoo!)
Information wants to be free, used and openIt’s all about communicationInvest in cooperationRewarding is building something, not buying itLibrarianship is a team sportWe care for the animals
(but they don’t run the zoo!)