A Foundation for Change: Using Challenges and Opportunities as Building Blocks for Collection Management
- 11 July 2019
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Collection Management
- Vol. 45 (2), 110-123
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01462679.2019.1626315
Abstract
Large-scale collection management represents not just opportunities in terms of space, budgets, and personnel but also an important responsibility for the library’s ability to provide quality service and access to knowledge in the future. Libraries must address many challenges when managing collections, but by taking advantage of opportunities when presented, libraries can improve access for today and tomorrow. Using the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an example, this article will explore how opportunities like high-density storage, shared print initiatives, digitization efforts, and mass deduplication can address challenges facing libraries and improve current and future access to collections.Keywords
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