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This initiative outlines the transformative practices in the University of California (UC) libraries, focusing on enhanced interlibrary loan activities, circulation statistics, and collaborative services across campuses. Key elements include the implementation of integrated services, shared facilities, and digital collections management. Emphasis is placed on sustainable budgeting, effective governance, and innovative practices among next-generation UC librarians. The initiative aims to eliminate processing backlogs and develop shared print resources to support ongoing library services and research needs.
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Next-Generation UC Libraries;Next-Generation UC Librarians Ginny Steel, UCSC
Current UC library collaborations • Integrated services (Melvyl, NGTS) • Shared facilities (NRLF, SRLF) • Shared licensed collections • Digital collections (OAC, Calisphere) • Scholarly communication (eScholarship) • Applied research and expertise (EAD, METS, HathiTrust)
New initiatives • UC digital collection: digital asset management; discovery and display; aggregation; preservation; long-term curation, support, and management • E-books • Shelf-ready services • “Good enough” record standard • Elimination of backlogs in processing of archival and manuscript collections
New initiatives, continued • Systemwide Collections Service Centers • Transformed collection development practices • Shared print in place
Toward a financial model and process in support of UC library collaboration • To sustain ongoing services and long-term initiatives • To enable the effective use of budgetary resources • To ensure effective governance and organization
Next-gen UC librarians • Collaborators • Creative • Curious • Data- and evidence-driven • Experimental • Flexible