1. The Center for Research Libraries Access and Collections: Maximizing CRL Membership

2. CRL Presenters James Simon, Director, Global Resources Network Amy Wood, Director of Technical Services Mary Wilke, Outreach Services Director Kevin Wilks, Head of Access Services Don Dyer, Membership & Communications Coordinator Russ Bomhof, Web & Digital Library Specialist

4. 2 nd Floor Stacks

5. 4th Floor Compact Shelving

6. Agenda Collection overview & how to discover CRL resources How to borrow – ILL policies & practices Member services – Liaison & cooperative collection programs Global Resources Technical services Optimizing your CRL membership Q & A Session

7. Newspapers

8. Journals

9. Dissertations

10. Government Documents and Archives

11. Digital Collections and Services at CRL CRL strategic goal: providing research and teaching resources in digital format Annual in-house digital conversion: more than 700,000 pages/ 4,500 items Selection for digital conversion: two sources –Digital delivery (patron requests for access) -- 75% –Strategic digitization -- 25%

12. Digital delivery for researchers Digital delivery for scholars

13. Page the item(s) Review con- dition, format and extent Digital delivery possible? Notify member library Create digital filename; assign delivery date CRL Digital Delivery : What happens when a scholar requests loan of an item?

14. CRL Digital Delivery workflow Part II Scan the item(s) Create OCR (searchable text), save as PDF file Mount files on CRL’s server + link from record in OPAC Send member email with url Update Worldcat

15. Strategic Digitization TOPICS INCLUDE -Indian Uprising of 1857 - Manhattan Project (Atom Bomb development in WWII) -South & Southeast Asian Music & Dance -Historic trends in disease and public health Identify primary resources for digital conversion – in support of undergraduate instruction or targeted research projects

16. Access to CRL e-Resources For off-campus access to Members Only digital content: add CRL to proxy server configuration 1. CRL e-Collections Page 2. From ‘Online Version’ link in catalog record

17. Copyright Access & Restrictions Categories of accessibility – based on fair use principles Open access Member access (“gray area”) Member access restricted (special access key for 21 day period) Configure proxy server for Member Access

18. Digital Access to Copyrighted Items Copyrighted items are accessible directly through the CRL catalog: user completes online form requesting access password.

19. Collaborative Initiatives WORLD NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE Historic content released through Readex (NewsBank) –Latin America available now –Future collections from Africa, South Asia, Eastern Europe Microfilm from CRL and CRL member community Member pricing

20. World Newspaper Archive

21. Collaborative Initiatives WORLD NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE Historic content released through NewsBank: Latin American now available, future collections from Africa, South Asia, Eastern Europe Microfilm from CRL and CRL member community Member pricing CRL’S HISTORICAL AMERICAN JOURNALS IN PROQUEST APS ONLINE Over 300 special interest and general journals from late 19 th to early 20 th centuries Color images Launch in 2009

22. Information on Digitization Services Digitization Services web page Or contact Virginia Kerr vkerr@crl.eduvkerr@crl.edu

23. Outreach Services Work falls into 3 categories: Reference Consultation Cooperative Collection Development Programs Partnerships with members such as the Undergraduate Research Working Group

24. Reference Consultation Outcomes include: –Identifying material of interest to researchers Ex. – Prof. Sabine Wilke (University of Washington) & German Colonialism

25. Reference Consultation Example: Identifying material for classroom use –– Historical Methods Class at Carnegie Mellon –English Language newspapers (from Egypt and Lebanon) –Other English language materials

26. Reference Consultation Outcomes include: –Identifying pieces needed using guides which can also lead to: –Purchasing needed material via one of CRL’s purchasing programs Student interested in Korean Missions

27. CRL Records in Harvard’s Catalog

28. CRL Records in OhioLINK Catalog

29. CRL Member Benefits Unlimited access to resources Digitization of requested material; strategic digitization Third-day ILL delivery & project-length loan periods Participation in cooperative acquisition programs User liaison services Cost avoidance (canceling subscriptions, demand purchase) CRL governance (board, committees, task force projects, CSAP, budget approval) Web consultation Loading records Primary Source Awards Membership in a community that preserves resources by developing digital and print archives

30. Primary Source Awards To recognize the contributions of: research and teaching faculty librarians, library staff, graduate students, and others within the CRL community Purpose of the awards is to share with staff at CRL libraries creative strategies for using materials in major CRL areas of collection: newspapers, archives, government documents, and popular journals.

31. Award Categories & Prizes 3 categories, 3 awards: Research, teaching, & access PRIZES Award Finalists ~ Will receive a $200 gift certificate for Powell’s Books. Nominators of the eventual finalists will receive an iPod Touch.

32. Award Nominations Nominations for the 2010 awards accepted online beginning October 2009 www.crl.edu/primary-source-awards Award finalists will be announced on March 1, 2010 and recognized at Council of Voting Members Annual Meeting and other CRL events

33. Strategic Directions 2009-2010 Focus. Increase print and electronic resources that support international studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Support. Provide for the archiving and persistence of critical print and electronic HSS resources. Integrate. Address collection development and preservation issues on a global basis.