Abstract
This article recounts some of the major decision points addressed by the library directors on the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) in their efforts to establish a shared print repository for journal back-files widely held across CIC libraries. In 2011, the directors committed to co-invest in a centralized strategy to aggregate 250,000 volumes at Indiana University (IU), with potential for the project to expand over time to address other library formats (i.e. monographs) and encompass other storage host-sites. A focus of the article is an assessment of the costs of such projects, and the potential return on the investments being made by the CIC libraries.
Highlights
If this article has a point, it is that storage planning is far more complex than figuring out how to move a few pallets of little used library volumes to a secure a warehouse where they can sit undisturbed until someone has the nerve to discard them altogether
Founded in 1958, the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) consortium has been a vehicle for its member universities to advance their missions, save money, and enrich opportunities for students and faculty through sharing expertise, leveraging campus resources, and collaborating on innovative programs
It was possible for these libraries to enter into a storage agreement with confidence that any participating CIC library would take all necessary steps to fulfill expectations, giving the same care to content stewardship and user service as would any other, and that none would seek financial advantage at the expense the others – not and not in the foreseeable future
Summary
If this article has a point, it is that storage planning is far more complex than figuring out how to move a few pallets of little used library volumes to a secure a warehouse where they can sit undisturbed until someone has the nerve to discard them altogether. Rather, these storage initiatives are about maintaining channels of communication between past generations of scholars and their future “By definition, counterparts whose goals, findings and manner of work we can hardly storage initiatives imagine. Before explicating some of the complex issues that need to be addressed when planning large-scale storage initiatives, some background about the CIC, its member universities and libraries might help the reader to plan beyond the foreseeable or knowable future.”.
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
