The Changing Nature of Collection Management in Research Libraries: New Vistas Thee Years Later ARL Forum on Collections & Access for the 21 st Century Scholar, October 19-20,2001 Joseph Branin, Ohio State University Frances Groen, McGill University Suzanne Thorin, Indiana University

Presentation Agenda 1. Historic Background: From Collection Development to Knowledge Management (Joe Branin) 2. The Scholarly Landscape: Looking at Needs and Changes by Discipline (Suzanne Thorin) 3. The Future of Scholarly Publishing and Knowledge Management: Some Predictions (Frances Groen)

“The Changing Nature of Collection Management in Research Libraries”: The Paper ARL Research Collections Committee Report, Web version posted, reviewed, and revised, 1999 Published in Library Resources& Technical Services, January 2000 Changing Characteristics of Web-based writing

Development From Collection to Knowledge Management  : Collection Development  : Collection Management  : Knowledge Management

: Collection Development Major Environmental Factors –Rapid Growth of Higher Education and Knowledge –Rise of Government Sponsored Research Collection Development –Acquisitions –Selection –Collection building

: Collection Management Major Environmental Factors –Budget constraints –Commercialization of Scholarship –New Digital Technology Collection Management –Collection policy development –Materials budget allocation –Collection analysis –Collection use and user studies –Training and organization of collection managers –Preservation –Cooperative collection development

Knowledge Management Major Environmental Factors –New Digital Opportunities and Threats Knowledge Management –Information policy –Consortia –Web Publishing –Reforming Scholarly Publishing

Important Questions in Knowledge Management What are the new boundaries for knowledge management? What does a “collection” mean today? How does one define a “constituency”? What does “local” mean in a networked digital environment? Will scholarship be more restricted or more open and accessible in the digital information system?