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Direct linkLavoie, Brian; Dempsey, Lorcan; Malpas, Constance – College & Research Libraries, 2020
Collective collections are multiple local collections described and/or managed as a single collection. Constructing, understanding, and operationalizing collective collections is an increasingly important aspect of collection management for many libraries. This article presents some general insights about collective collections, drawn from a…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Institutional Cooperation, Libraries, Library Services
Download full textDempsey, Lorcan – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2015
OCLC Research is one of the world's leading centers devoted exclusively to the challenges facing libraries and archives in a rapidly changing information technology environment. The mission of OCLC is to expand knowledge that advances OCLC's public purposes of advancing libraries and librarianship. The goal is to help libraries plan with…
Descriptors: Library Research, Library Materials, Information Science, Research Libraries
Malpas, Constance; Schonfeld, Roger; Stein, Rona; Dempsey, Lorcan; Marcum, Deanna – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2018
"University Futures, Library Futures: Aligning library strategies with institutional directions" establishes a new framework for understanding the fit between emerging library service paradigms and university types. It examined the impact of increased institutional differentiation in universities on the organization of academic libraries…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Materials, Library Services, Higher Education
Dempsey, Lorcan – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2013
As the network continues to reconfigure personal, business, and institutional relationships, it is natural that we also continue to see changes in how library collections are managed: changes in focus, boundaries, and value. One important trend is that libraries and the organizations that provide services to them will devote more attention to…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Materials, Printed Materials, Electronic Publishing
Dempsey, Lorcan; Malpas, Constance; Lavoie, Brian – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2014
This article takes a broad view of the evolution of collecting behaviors in a network environment and suggests some future directions based on various simple models. The authors look at the changing dynamics of print collections, at the greater engagement with research and learning behaviors, and at trends in scholarly communication. The goal is…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Library Services, Users (Information), Library Networks
Dempsey, Lorcan; Malpas, Constance; Lavoie, Brian – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2014
This article takes a broad view of the evolution of collecting behaviors in a network environment and suggests some future directions based on various simple models. The authors look at the changing dynamics of print collections, at the greater engagement with research and learning behaviors, and at trends in scholarly communication. The goal is…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Library Development, Library Administration, Investment
