Collection 2.0: Collection Development for Learning Commons--draft  VISION

Note:  this visionary statement is a draft 'road map' to what Barber Library collections might look like in the next two or three years and incorporates several current initiatives as well.   A collection development policy (as opposed to vision) will provide the details--the "rules of the road", if you will, for developing and maintaining Barber Library collections.

BARBER LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT VISION--DRAFT

• Students throughout the COCC service district have 24-7 have access to authoritative, scholarly content within electronic books, e-reference, electronic databases, e-journals, online maps, and streaming videos purchased or subscribed to by the COCC library. 
  
• Barber Library's emphasis is on current, readily accessible (electronic when possible) collections.  The library focuses on collections that invite and encourage high levels of use by its primary clientele--first and second year community college students.   Generally, Barber Library looks to the Orbis Cascades Summit catalog for access to higher level items and materials of archival or historical interest.
  
• Content in electronic journals, e-books and electronic reference works are primarily retrievable via links in records contained within the Barber Library online catalog. 
  
• While the  library emphasizes electronic collections--especially when it comes to providing access to periodical literature and reference materials--we also retain an active, attractive browsing collection of journals and magazines (current events/leisure/special interest titles and professional magazines relating to COCC programs and usually not held beyond five years) and a substantial print monograph collection supporting COCC transfer and professional/technical programs. 
  
• Barber Library's collections encourage circulation and emphasizes easily accessible current holdings related to COCC programs and appealing to community college students; the Library looks to Orbis Cascade's Summit catalog for access to higher level, archival and historical material.
   
•  The Barber Library continues as an active member in Orbis-Cascades, providing access to 34 academic library collections across the Northwest and significant discounts to electronic resources of all types.
  
• The Barber Library houses and supports  library staff, services and collections funded by OSU-Cascades.
  
  SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION ITEMS FOR 2010:
  
• After 2010, electronic books held by Barber Library will have a common platform.
  
• In 2010, we will explore purchase of a substantial streaming video/clip collection and are participating in several statewide initiatives providing access to small streaming/clip collections.
   
• As a 2010/2011 pilot project,  a small browsing collection of popular fiction will be leased on an annual basis. 
  
• As a 2010/2011 pilot project, a small number of electronic book readers will be purchased and loaded with popular fiction.
  
• The library will continue to explore "discovery tools"--resources allowing students to search across most library catalogs and databases (a streamlined version of federalized searching.)
   
• In 2010 the Barber Library will participate in the purchase of an Orbis-Cascades e-book collection purchase.
  
  

Notes...

 Items in italics are in the process of being implemented!

MONOGRAPHS

E-book collections accessible to COCC users from anywhere.  Establish common platform (right now we have different platforms from various vendors.)
These will be linked to catalog.

2010 purchase net library collections

Orbis-Cascades e-book collection in common.

Explore readers -- need consistent platform here too.

Explore 'renting' e-book collections...

Explore Yankee approval plan options

Print and electronic browsing popular collection?

Weed older/non-circ print academic titles: HIT, Nursing, medicine, technology, library science.

PERIODICAL LITERATURE

E-journal collections

Aggregated databases

Access all via federalized searching? Discovery tools?   A-Z list?  Need LINKS IN CATALOG--negotiate with OSU T.S. Summer 2010

Print browsing collection--really review print titles...define purpose of current periodical holdings.
Think about other OR CC practices:  5 years holdings only...200 title browsing collection.

Weeded 40 current subscriptions Fall 2009.

Weeded 140 old runs Winter 2010.

Don't forget distributed print repository.

AV

Online collections--get going over summer 2010.

Weed VHS Spring 2010 and summer 2010.

Add DVDs to update/replace weeded VHS as needed Summer and Fall 2010.

Explore NetFlix account etc.

MAPS

Online topos for Oregon--Ken is exploring server options.

WEB

Update core list

REFERENCE

ASSESSMENT

Nursing Collections Assessment

LINKS TO FABULOUS SAMPLE POLICIES
Patrick Henry Community College  (2006--concise!  Includes e-books, e-journals, etc.)
Lake Sumpter Community College Libraries 2006
Valencia Community College Library 2010