Observations on the Future Nature of Library Collecting.pptxVIP

Constance Malpas Program Officer OCLC Research Observations on the Future Nature of Library Collecting Libraries Australia Forum 20 October 2010 Overview A picture (made in America) … for thinking about library collections A story (based on trends in the US) … about why, how and where collections are changing A gloss (by an outsider) … on what these changes are likely to mean for Australian libraries Low Stewardship High Stewardship In few collections In many collections Collections Grid Licensed Purchased Purchased materials Licensed E-Resources Research Learning Materials Open Web Resources Special Collections Local Digitization Low Stewardship High Stewardship In few collections In many collections Licensed Purchased Limited High attention Less attention Limited Aspirational Occasional Intentional Library attention and investment are shifting Low Stewardship High Stewardship In Few Collections In Many Collections Academic institutions are driving this change Licensed Purchased Redirection of library resource today +5 yrs University library spending on e-resources in 2008: CAUL = $170M AUS (28% total library exp.) US ARL = $627M US (41% total library exp.) Shared Library Infrastructure:  Academic Influence ~45 million holdings 22.3M (50%) in university libraries 7.9M (18%) in G8 university libraries ~1.45 million holdings 83.5M (58%) in university libraries est. ~20% in ARL university libraries Change in academic libraries affects system as a whole Change in Academic Collections Shift to licensed electronic content is accelerating Research journals – a well established trend Scholarly monographs – in progress Print collections delivering less (and less) value at great (and growing) cost Est. $4.25 US per volume per year for on-site collections Lib