Collection Strategy: Selectors Conversation, May 2022 by Alexa Pearce https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0 1) What are the 3-5 most important questions that a collection strategy can help us to answer? 2) Where in our collections work do you see a need for a new or updated strategy? en-us 2022-05-06 12:47:29 UTC 2022-07-05 22:35:18 UTC hello@padlet.com EXAMPLE: What should we buy? alexap14 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2172832047 should we keep purchasing materials in print? ]]> 2022-05-06 12:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2172832047 What collections should be onsite vs. in storage? musolffm https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177695137 2022-05-10 14:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177695137 To what extent should we prioritize access to course materials for all students? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177696062 2022-05-10 14:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177696062 What is the most sustainable way for us to expand our born-digital collections--things that may or may not be licensable https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177696922 2022-05-10 14:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177696922 Re:#2, we are not aware of any collection strategy at this point. It would be good to have one. https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177697395 2022-05-10 14:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177697395 What is our vision for the future? How do we advocate for the resources we need to get there? (acknowledging current limitations, but not allowing those to fully determine our vision) jmcloone1 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177699880 2022-05-10 14:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177699880 How does the BTAA collection work/our work with this affect our collections? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177700334 2022-05-10 14:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177700334 What is the right size of TS for what we want to collect and how we want to provide access? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177700822 2022-05-10 14:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177700822 What materials should we commit to preserving in perpetuity? What materials should we let go? musolffm https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177701394 2022-05-10 14:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177701394 How do we advocate for/obtain the physical space and labor resources needed to appropriately care for current and future collections? jmcloone1 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177701892 2022-05-10 14:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177701892 What role do we have in collecting and preserving digital items that are currently on the open web that could go away if they stop paying for hosting? How would we prioritize what we collect? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177702437 2022-05-10 14:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177702437 What is the appropriate use of approval plans, patron-driven acquisitions, etc.? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177703021 2022-05-10 14:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177703021 What is a collection coordinator? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177703753 2022-05-10 14:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177703753 We need guidelines or frameworks of thinking about decisions to purchase print vs electronic. krismcc1 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177706355 2022-05-10 14:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177706355 Do we have a coherent message around how we engage with questions about so-called "predatory publishers"? Does a collection strategy have a role to play in answering that question? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177706792 2022-05-10 14:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177706792 Demand driven acquisitions alexap14 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177709223 What is the role of DDA and accompanying questions related to how much funding we commit, etc.]]> 2022-05-10 14:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177709223 Seriously: what are our guidelines for purchasing print vs electronic materials? Every time this is a unique decision based on a host of different factors. We need guidance for our short-term decisions as well as long-term goals for the collection. https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177709392 2022-05-10 14:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177709392 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177709687 Explore models of funding publishing so that libraries take a more active role, particularly relating to open access materials.]]> 2022-05-10 14:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177709687 How do can we maintain the well-being of our staff considering how far under water we are right now and how much burn out we have? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177709952 2022-05-10 14:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177709952 to what extent are we bound by the decisions/ groundwork laid by earlier decisions/ commitments? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177711343 2022-05-10 14:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177711343 What do our users actually use? Can we get *easy* access to usage statistics? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177712189 2022-05-10 14:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177712189 We need a collection strategy or policy for non-traditional license agreements. How do we acquire, preserve, and improve the discoverability? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177712477 2022-05-10 14:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177712477 Equity implications https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177712687 How do we assure that those building collections keep equity top of mind and reflect diversity & equity issues in the collection?

]]> 2022-05-10 14:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177712687 We have begun collecting in many areas, possibly more than we can currently support, but there are equity consideration around not collecting. How can we balance this? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177712759 2022-05-10 14:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177712759 User engagement alexap14 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177712892 What are the aspects of user engagement and empowerment that we envision?]]> 2022-05-10 14:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177712892 What are the equity implications (and collection diversity implications) of a collecting pause/slow-down/freeze? jmcloone1 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177713008 2022-05-10 14:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177713008 What are our collecting priorities (within areas and across areas)? What do we consider important enough (in light of broader cooperative initiatives, representation, values, needs) to collect long and short term? And to invest appropriately (expertise/ capacity for processing and description) https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177714187 2022-05-10 14:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177714187 How do indigenous languages fit into this strategy? What are the strengths and weaknesses of local indigenous collecting? pfa17 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177714895 2022-05-10 14:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177714895 Current Strategy https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177715896 What is/are our strategy/ies today? Are we building on them or discarding them?

Review where we are in order to map the way forward.]]> 2022-05-10 14:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177715896 What is the strategy for withdrawing old editions while preserving critical intellectual development around a topic? pfa17 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177716723 2022-05-10 14:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177716723 What is our duty/responsibility in building & maintaining a historical print collection? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177719077 2022-05-10 14:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177719077 The collection budget/acquisitions vastly outgrows our capacity for its processing (description + access). How do you balance these two sides? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177719215 2022-05-10 14:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177719215 What are we not collecting? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177720420 2022-05-10 14:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177720420 How do we decide what born-digital content we will collect and store locally? jlausch2 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177722035 2022-05-10 14:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177722035 Re: EBooks. In some fields duplicate ebooks is frivolous, while in others it's critical for access for large classes. Can we manage appropriate duplicate access for ebooks/e-materials? pfa17 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177722582 2022-05-10 14:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177722582 What role does discovery play? If it is hard for people to find what we are collecting, then does it matter that we are collecting it? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177723530 2022-05-10 14:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177723530 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177724224 Is collecting for a "research collection" the same as it was in the past? Are we still collecting for the future? How do we expand our collecting to encompass all the modes of expression present today?]]> 2022-05-10 14:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177724224 Need for shared understanding of collection strategies, please share at least annually. (These are currently a well kept secret) pfa17 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177726421 2022-05-10 14:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177726421 Does accessibility drive our purchasing decisions? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177726577 2022-05-10 14:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177726577 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177726960 We need to seriously evaluate the collections we already have to accommodate future collections. Do we need to preserve all the materials we have at the risk of not having space for newer materials?]]> 2022-05-10 14:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177726960 How does government funding relate to collection strategies? (Title VI) pfa17 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177727405 2022-05-10 14:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177727405 How can we preserve knowledge of our processes and problems as they are solved? This is not quite the same as selector training. https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177727410 2022-05-10 14:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177727410 How is use driven by availability/description? (e.g. can we say collection A is objectively of more interest than collection B, when past description/access/outreach has promoted Collection A, but not B?) jmcloone1 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177727580 2022-05-10 14:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177727580 Is there a way to streamline people's access to ebooks with duplicates by pushing them from the catalog to the ebook license that is currently available for use? pfa17 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177728716 2022-05-10 14:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177728716 How do we find time for the cooperation/collaboration required by inter-institutional collaborative collection development? jmcloone1 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177729500 2022-05-10 14:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177729500 We need an approach for how to handle interdisciplinary subjects and how do we coordinate needs/requests in a timely and efficient manner. Include relationships and priorities in collection statements. https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177731270 2022-05-10 14:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177731270 What are we prepared to invest (capacity, expertise) in processing / description? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177731649 2022-05-10 14:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177731649 When will we have an offsite repository? How much space will have it available and how will that be divided? jmcloone1 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177733034 2022-05-10 14:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177733034 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177733406 When does preservation mean digitization and when do we preserve the object?]]> 2022-05-10 14:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177733406 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177735556 Do we have a strategy for weeding, beyond sometimes letting go of print materials that we get in electronic form?]]> 2022-05-10 14:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177735556 To what degree and how do we allow user preferences to guide our collection decisions? Such as print vs. electronic format. https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177735613 2022-05-10 14:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177735613 Selector roles https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177736749 What roles the selectors need to give up to do more?]]> 2022-05-10 14:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177736749 How is this strategy planning different than all the other times we have done strategy planning? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177738301 2022-05-10 14:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177738301 Wouldn't our time be better spent doing all the work that we currently do not have time to do, instead of planning yet more work that we will not have time to do? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177739062 2022-05-10 14:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177739062 How do we include the voices of our community of users in collection decision making in an ethical and productive way? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177739655 2022-05-10 14:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177739655 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177739843 The cost of textbooks is prohibitive for many students. How do we in the library balance collecting for current/future research with faculty and student requests for better library support for instruction? ]]> 2022-05-10 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177739843 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177741132 We have born-digital content that are kept in different silos - ERRWPC, Digital Collections, Archive-IT, Omeka. How can we integrate them more coherently into collections?

]]> 2022-05-10 14:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177741132 We need a strategy to balance patron needs and requests vs publisher demands such as high prices (ie. Nature journals) https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177741150 2022-05-10 14:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177741150 Gifts? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177741700 What is the appropriate role for in-kind gifts as part of our strategy?]]> 2022-05-10 14:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177741700 Need collection policies and strategies that account for and strategically respond to disaster and crisis needs in a future-proofing preparations way. pfa17 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177742740 2022-05-10 14:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177742740 What is our back-up strategy if we don't get a print repository? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177743800 2022-05-10 14:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177743800 How will collection strategies adapt to patron needs in future? 10-20 years from now? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177747256 2022-05-10 14:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177747256 Infrastructure alexap14 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177748187 What are the resources, tools, staffing we need to do our collections work in alignment with our goals and strategies?]]> 2022-05-10 14:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177748187 Who decides how our space limitations will affect our collection policies for physical materials? What criteria will be used? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177749749 2022-05-10 14:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177749749 Diversity of collections requires a bigger investment of staff time and expertise. We talk the talk of diversity, but then have no capacity to walk this walk. https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177750546 2022-05-10 14:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177750546 Do we need to collect physical media (esp. CDs & DVDs) and at what level? krismcc1 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177752280 2022-05-10 14:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177752280 How do we make decisions around using collections funds to support OA? What is our philosophy/values? krismcc1 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177755678 2022-05-10 14:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177755678 Are there more effective ways to organize our collections work (which might provide more clarity and/or efficiency)? krismcc1 https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177772914 2022-05-10 15:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177772914 The Law Library--They buy/subscribe to some things that we can access--how much effort do we want to put into getting them in our catalog. At what point is it better to direct users to their catalog? Are there ways we can help our users get access to the content they don't currently make available to us (Lexis Advance, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law etc.) https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177813990 2022-05-10 15:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177813990 Local vs. national collections https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177835992 Should we be developing world-class collections in all areas? Should we consider which specific areas we will commit to a national collecting framework? ]]> 2022-05-10 15:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177835992 Should the library take a more active role on campus with respect to OERs? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177838956 2022-05-10 15:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2177838956 How do we engage with established and new e-content providers to advocate for the needs of the Library and its users? How can we influence how they can make content accessible now and better ensure its availability in perpetuity? https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2179409157 2022-05-11 13:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2179409157 Special Collections https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2179495232 How do our various special collections of unique, rare and fragile items (not just in SCRC) fit into the overall collection strategy? ]]> 2022-05-11 14:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2179495232 Intuitional Ethics https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2181838921 What are our intuitional ethics for collecting materials for Special Collections? We currently have racist and deeply problematic materials in that collection and we accept things from donors without interrogation of the ethics?]]> 2022-05-12 19:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2181838921 Collection connected with research https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2186281687 Building collection is connected with the research quality at U-M as a whole. We cannot just downsize the collection size without talking with faculty. Without the world class level collection, we cannot attract   cutting edge scholars coming to Michigan to do research. ]]> 2022-05-16 18:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/alexap14/vvzbvva4m3q8ndd0/wish/2186281687