Collection Development
Policies & Best Practices:
- Collection Development Best Practices
- Distributed Print Repository Memorandum of Understanding (June 2008) (PDF)
- Duplication Threshold Guidelines (2017)
- Last Copy Guidelines (2017) (PDF)
Electronic Resource Program (ERP)
The Orbis Cascade Alliance works with its Member libraries and ERP Affiliates in the Pacific Northwest to facilitate acquisition of electronic resources.
Libraries identify resources of interest and the Alliance works with the vendor, negotiating discounts, coordinating trials, licensing, and invoicing.
The Electronic Resources Program is run on an opt-in model. Subscriptions are started and purchases made when a sufficient number of libraries commit. (A three-library minimum is ideal for Alliance management of a resource.) Complete documentation is linked in the “E-Resources Procedures” section below.
Alliance business is conducted via email and Zoom with a goal of providing a personalized and responsive service to participating libraries.
The Alliance began managing e-resource subscriptions with July 1, 2020 renewal dates in the new ConsortiaManager ERM. Log into https://consortiamanager.com/ and review FAQ, tutorial or guide under the ? icon. Send inquiries to: eresources@orbiscascade.org.
E-Resource Agreements
- Information about individual e-resource subscriptions can be found in ConsortiaManager. (Login required.)
- An overview of Alliance journal packages subscriptions can be found here.
- Alliance licenses are here.
- Alliance licensing best practices are here.
E-Resources Documentation
Ebook Information
Ebooks & AVON pages (password required) for documentation related to e-book and streaming video subscriptions managed by the Ebook Standing Group.