The team supports the Shared Content Program.
Recent Activity:
- Last Copy Guideline, approved July 2017
- Three Copy Guideline, approved July 2017
- HathiTrust Technical Report, October 5, 2016
- HathiTrust FAQ, July 2016
Fiscal Year 2017 Goals (Detailed version) Approved by the Board, April 2016
Goal 1: Review and revise the Alliance's Last Copy and Threshold Guidelines
June 2017: Recommend approval of Last Copy and Threshold policies
Goal 2: Develop roadmap for Alliance-wide collection analysis
- Continue working with and supporting the COE "Consortial Analytics" initiative to address data collection goals
- Recommend additional methods of analyzing critically important collections data
May 2017: Recommend analytics data structure changes
Goal 3: Pilot and evaluate alternative acquisitions strategies for long-term sustainability of the Alliance shared e-book program
July 2016: Launch pilot
February 2017: Provide budget request for the Alliance e-book project, including any suggested changes
June 2017: Conclude pilot
Goal 4: Investigate and develop efficient processes for managing e-resources in Alma in consultation with Alliance staff in support of the COE's "Collection Development and Joint Acquisitions" initiative
September 2017: Deliver proposal
Goal 5: Improve sharing of individually acquired print and electronic resources
- Advocate for loan rules that make sharing easier
- Investigate viability of Occam's Reader for ILL of e-books
September 2016: Form joint working group
May 2017: Proposal delivered
The Shared Content Team continues, unites, and extends the work of two previous Alliance committees: Collection Development and Management Committee and the Electronic Resources Committee.
Shared Content Team: 2015 -
E-Book Working Group: 2015-
Collection Development and Management Committee: 2005-2014 (history and reports)
E-Book Working Group: 2011-2014
Electronic Resources Committee: 2004-2008