1. Collections Development & Management Resources, Rights & Harvesting
Melinda Lowy, APS
Kelly Gull, ASM
Eileen McIlvain, NSDL
BEN Collaborators Meeting February 7-8, 2008

2. APS Archive of Teaching Resources apsarchive.org

3. What’s Unique About the APS Archive?
Partners with different needs
HAPS
SDB
NAHSEP
Review criteria for different types of resources
K-12 --> Continuing Education materials

5. What’s Unique about MicrobeLibrary?
Existed before creation of BEN
5 distinct collections and review processes
In 2004, implemented subscription model
In 2007, supplemented library income with CD project
In 2008, piloting permissions fee structure
Crucial Components for Success:
Build Author Community – Content Builders
Build Subscriber Community – Content Users

6. National Science Digital Library nsdl.org

7. Think About…. Audience Needs assessment Who is your audience?
Has your audience changed?
Have your audience’s needs changed?
Needs assessment
Is there a need for your library?
How do you determine if there is a need?
What need(s) are you fulfilling?

8. Think About (2)…. Technical support Community support
Do you have tech support?
Is it internal/external?
Is it consistently available? 
Costs?
Community support
Do you have community support?
Do you have leadership support?

9. Resources Resource type Granularity Scientific only?
Careers materials?
Already existing Society materials?
Educational levels?
Granularity
Single item?
Fully developed items?

10. Peer Review How do you plan to do your peer review?
As-needed basis?
Regularly scheduled intervals?
What are your review criteria?
Scientific review only? (required by BEN)
Scientific and pedagogical review?
Quality rating?

11. Peer Review (2)
Will you have different criteria depending on the type of resource?
Print vs. web vs. graphic?
Do reviews expire?
How often should items be re-reviewed, if at all?

12. Rights Copyright Usage rights Costs Who will hold the copyright?
Educational use only?
Modification for re-submission?
Policy statements in place?
Costs
Free, 1-time charge, or subscription?

13. Harvesting
From your site to BEN
From BEN to NSDL