Sponsor: Micheline Jedrey, Wellesley College

Brandeis University
University of Connecticut
University of Massachusetts/Amherst
University of New Hampshire
Wellesley College
Williams College

Charge

To design and implement a cooperative collection development demonstration project that increases the diversity of monograph titles purchased, thereby expanding the number of unique titles acquired while reducing the number of duplicative purchases.

• Purchase, installation and implementation of OCLC's WorldCat Collection Analysis product.
• Analysis and assessment of comparative data generated through the use of the WorldCat Collection Analysis product.
• Review of institutional approval plan profiles to identify collecting areas that would benefit from a cooperative selection approach.
• Revision of approval plan profiles to enhance the diversity of monograph titles purchased and to reduce duplication.
• Development of assessment strategies to determine effectiveness of profile-level efforts to enhance diversity and reduce duplication (e.g., comparison of percentage of unique titles purchased).

A project team consisting of collections representatives from each participating library is responsible for designing and implementing the demonstration project. Project team members will determine the way in which they structure their work (e.g., selecting a team leader, if desired; meeting schedules, etc.) and will define the strategies to address the charge. The team will identify and consult with outside resources that can assist and inform their efforts (e.g., Yankee and Blackwell representatives; other institutions and/or consortia engaged in monograph-based cooperative collection activities.)

The project sponsor will serve as a single point of contact for the project team. She will work in cooperation with the other participating library directors to ensure that the team has adequate resources to accomplish the project, to provide problem solving guidance to the team as requested, and to provide input to and support the strategies defined by the team.

Consortium staff will assist, as needed, in scheduling and arranging working group meetings, contacting vendors, and other logistical tasks.

The Executive Director will negotiate pricing for the OCLC collection analysis product and may attend meetings of the working group.

Participating libraries will fund the purchase the OCLC Collection Management Service (estimated annual fee is $3666.) Travel and incidental costs associated with team meetings will be funded by each institution.

• Formation of subgroup: September 2005
• Purchase and implementation of OCLC’s Collection Analysis product: September-October 2005
• Assessment of collection analysis data: October-December 2005
• Review of institutional approval plan profiles: October-November 2005
• Revision of profiles: November-December 2005
• Implementation of revised profiles: January 2006
• Progress Report to BLC Board: February 2006

• Completion of the initial stage of building a sustainable infrastructure for cooperative collection development initiatives, specifically the installation and implementation of OCLC’s Collection Analysis product.
• Revision of approval plan profiles to reflect cooperative collection development agreements.
• Development of assessment strategies.
• Diversification of monograph titles acquired and reduction of duplicative purchases, thereby expanding the resources readily available to our communities.

Working Group Members:
Robert Evensen, Brandeis University
Peter Allison, University of Connecticut
Leslie Button, University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Judith Brink, University of New Hampshire
Eileen Hardy, Wellesley College
Sandy Brooke, Williams College