Embracing the Future While Preserving the Past: Libraries Find Common Ground at the Joint Library Facility Joanne V. Romano, MLS, and Terrie Smalls-Hall, Resource Mgmt. Associate, The Texas Medical Center Library, Houston TX Wyoma vanDuinkerken, MLS, MA, Joint Library Facility, Bryan TX Background: In February 2014, the TMC Library Resource Mgmt. team received a mandate to remove 183,782 print journals and shelving from their 2nd floor area by December 31, 2014. The Challenge: The time frame given was too short for methodical assessment and relocation. Intense pressure to get the job completed on time resulted in high stress for staff and greater margins of error in cataloging workflows. Methods: Movers pulled and stacked ALL print journals in the library’s basement areas JLF staff identified over 60,000 items for deposit to the facility, and claimed over 76,000 as Resource In Common (RIC) Computers installed in basement areas to complete cataloging procedures with items in close proximity Recycling company hired to pickup and pulp RIC items; this process was discontinued by recycling firm do to large volume of materials. Results: From Mar. 11, 2014 to Sept. 26, 2016 64,414items at the JLF 118,545 claimed as RIC Conclusions: An excellent solution to print deselection, when other libraries are also repurposing their space and discarding their own print JLF Interlibrary loan requests usually met within 24 hours Low patron dissatisfaction with our print journal removal Joint Library Facility Opened May of 2013 on RELLIS Campus Jointly funded Texas A&M University –College Station and University of Texas –Austin All Texas A&M University System and University of Texas System Libraries can put items into JLF Holds one million items—NO DUPLICATES Items are stored on 20 feet high shelving units that are 36 inches deep and 53 inches wide and are shelved by size 15,000 square feet: 3,000 square feet processing –and-- 12,000 square feet shelving area Direct Interlibrary Loan, No Cost to Academic/Medical Libraries in Texas and the South Central Academic Medical Libraries Consortium (SCAMeL) Currently has over 750,000 items on its shelves Resource In Common RIC model allows all participating system libraries, who already owned an item that is placed into the facility by another participating library, to share that item and withdraw their local copy. Libraries retained ownership of the item and when another library claimed the piece as a RIC ownership is now shared between the two libraries. The libraries retaining ownership keep the item visible to their patrons in their public online catalog but change the physical location of the item from their stacks to the JLF Each participating institution is also responsible for updating their SERHOLD and OCLC holdings to reflect that their items are now at JLF. Recent Developments Facility opened to all Texas General Academic/ Medical Academic Libraries on September 1st, 2016 Second module has been approved and funded for construction in the fall 2016---Will hold 1 million volumes Funding source for third module is being approached---Will hold 1 million volumes Collection Development: MEDPRINT---Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Ovid, Sage, JSTOR Next TMC Library Deselection Project: TMCL Monographs Joint Library Facility Shelving Area Total Items Claimed as Resource in Common: