Acknowledgments Technical Services Leads: Columbia: Bob Wolven Cornell: Jim LeBlanc, Xin Li And many more … Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services

Working together … or not Perceptions and fears: Ill lose my job Well have to do it their (crummy) way Maybe well look bad More work! Ways and means: Wikis, conference calls, videomeetings Face-to-face Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services

What gets in the way Distance 4 hrs. separation Limits face-to-face meetings Limits collaboration on physical materials? Structural differences Different unit definitions, job responsibilities Different administrative structures Who do I work with?

What gets in the way Cultural differences Union/non-union Consultative/Directive Processing efficiency vs selector autonomy Time Technical difficulties Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services

Shared work, separate systems Both using Voyager, but … Separate systems for ERM, link resolver, federated search, discovery. What level of collaboration needed to justify system migration? Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services

If not now, when? Long term (5 year) vision Near term actions Reconciling differences

2CUL technical services in 2015 Systems Environment Single, shared system Merging print and e-resource management Drawing on centrally maintained knowledge base Potential examples: Kuali OLE (Open Library Environment) OCLC Webscale Management System Ex Libris Alma

2CUL technical Services in 2015 (as seen in 2010) Shape of Collections Domestic books 50% e-only Foreign titles still 70%-90% print Growth of open web publication for non-profit Near demise of print + electronic Methods of Purchase Most e-books in packages, based on profiles Remainder largely patron-driven Extension of approval (buying) plans

Metadata Environment in 2015 Outsourced knowledge base maintenance E-book discovery based on full-text search Need for enriched metadata for print Broad adoption of linked data More metadata from foreign sources Mixed cataloging practices New models for original cataloging

Implications and Getting There Collaborative Print Resource Management Joint management of batch processes Collaboration on tool development Convergence of suppliers, data sources Reconciliation of differences in methods Joint documentation, training Separate shipment, physical handling?

Getting started Tool Development Pre-order online form (POOF) Co-development of specifications Integration with local workflow Cross-Institutional Cataloging Turkish, Korean pilots Reconciling workflow details Setting up inter-system access Leveraging offsite storage Support for Shared Collecting Single 2CUL Slavic bibliographer Common tools, changing vendors Data to monitor remotely

Implications and Getting There Consolidated E-Resource Management Coordinated licensing wherever possible Single (virtual) administrative unit, or Specialization by: function? type of resource? Opportunity for extended services (e.g., problem resolution) Basic principles: Acquire once, for both Joint maintenance of data

Getting closer: new issues One database? Two? Three? Access to financial functions Acting remotely whenever possible Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services

Business models: attributing costs Current: memoranda of understanding Slavic librarian: % of time Korean cataloging: expected output Future: base on activity units estimated volume of activity collections expenditures Hosted by ALCTS The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services

Beyond 2CUL Different issues, different solutions Outsource: when benefits accrue to many E.g., Chinese purchase plan Influence: when success depends on others E.g., E-journal preservation study Incubate: when new models must be tested, proved E.g., Web archiving Extend: when 2CUL can offer unique value to others

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