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J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY A Quiet Culture War in Research Libraries Rick Anderson Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources & Collections rick.anderson@utah.edu
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J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Print Online Objects access Individual collective Institutional global Simple issues complex Toll access open access
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J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Issues at play Access Costs Rights Funding
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J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Local vs. global responsibilities Not mutually exclusive, but in tension –Big Deal –OA program memberships –OA mandates –APC subventions –ILL vs. short-term loan
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J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Soldiers and Revolutionaries Soldiers focus on –Local needs –Current impact –Alignment with institutional mission –Support and service Revolutionaries focus on –Global needs –Long-term impact –Solving global/systemic problems –Leadership and education
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What is to be done? Surface the issue –What is our library’s local-global balance now? Assess alignment –How does it fit our institution’s goals? Address any disparity –Talk to the provost/VP Consider influencing institutional mission/culture –If feasible, create a strategy for doing so –If not, realign the library
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J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Bottom line Soldiers are employees Revolutionaries are (usually) freelance
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J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Thank you! rick.anderson@utah.edu
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