Brad King Vice President & CFO OHSU Regional Library Services Center Financial Planning Meeting Carl Vance VP, Finance & Admin Linfield College

John F. Helmer Executive Director Orbis Cascade Alliance

3 Membership Oregon & Washington Private & Public 2-year and 4-year community colleges, private colleges, public research universities

4 7 Puget Sound 5 Eastern 2 Central 2 Southern 17 Willamette Valley 33 Members Central Oregon Comm. College Central Washington University Clark College Eastern Oregon University Eastern Washington University George Fox University Lane Community College Lewis & Clark College Linfield College Mt. Hood Community College Oregon State University Oregon Health & Science Univ. Oregon Institute of Technology Oregon State University Pacific University Portland Community College Portland State University Reed College Saint Martin’s College Seattle Pacific University Seattle University Southern Oregon University The Evergreen State College University of Oregon University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Washington Walla Walla College Washington State University Western Oregon University Western Washington University Whitman College Willamette University Cascade Range

5 7 Puget Sound 5 Eastern 2 Central 2 Southern 17 Willamette Valley Cascade Range 33 Members 207,000 student FTE All public universities in Oregon & Washington 15 private colleges 5 community colleges Most recent members: 33. Lane CC 32. Walla Walla College 31. Mt. Hood CC 30. Clark College 29. Seattle University 28. Saint Martins College Most recent applicants: Warner Pacific College Concordia University

6 Organization Board of Directors Council of library directors One vote per member institution Seven-person elected Executive Committee Variety of Committees & Task Forces Fiscal agent UO serves as host and fiscal agent Memorandum of Understanding describes UO and other member responsibilities

7 Summit Courier Service Electronic Resources Conferences & Workshops Major Services

8 Summit summit.orbiscascade.org

9 8.1 million unique titles 26 million items 305,000 books loaned in FY05

10 Daily pick-up and delivery 247 libraries Oregon, Washington, & Idaho 300,000 packages in FY05 Courier Service

11 Electronic Resources Group purchase or licensing Databases Electronic books Electronic journals $8 million/year = Increased access Conference hosting

John F. Helmer Executive Director Orbis Cascade Alliance Regional Library Services Center

13 VolumesPercent UO755,90042% PSU379,90021% OSU240,00013% OHSU159,2539% Whitman121,5007% Reed76,0004% L&C Law28,0002% OIT19,0001% Linfield2,5000% UPS2,2100% WOU1,8000% EOU1,0000% Total1,787,063100% Regional Library Services Center

14 RLSC Goals Primary Goals Improved access Lower costs Better use of campus buildings Excellent environmental conditions Joint access to a shared journal archive Cooperative collection development Secondary Goals Digitizing collections Preservation of digital files, paper, film, etc. Participation by non-members

Harvard Depository Model 1985: Created by Harvard University 2005: 30 facilities, 50 storage modules High density achieved through shelving books by size One office and storage processing area Modular storage units that allow for expansion million volume capacity 15,000 square feet of storage 14,400 shelves 30-foot high stacks accessed via high-lift vehicle 50  F, 30% relative humidity

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21 Summary Challenge: Housing Library Collections A known problem faced by several member institutions. This problem will be addressed many times by individual institutions or once for the group. Solution: Harvard Depository Model A proven and highly successful solution in use across the country. Opportunity RLSC will serve as a foundation for other collaborative projects with members & non- members.

John F. Helmer Executive Director Orbis Cascade Alliance Regional Library Services Center