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Flipping an Academic Library Collection: a Path to a Global Open Scholarly Commons
Collection Management (2019)
  • Christine N. Turner
  • Marilyn S Billings, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Abstract
In late 2017, the University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries participated in the David Lewis and Michael Roy “2.5% Commitment and Open Data Collection Tool Project.” This exercise provided a benchmark of collection and infrastructure investments to date, and it brought into focus the opportunity to articulate the Libraries’ intentions for their collections going forward. The UMass Amherst Libraries provide a case study of an academic library collection that is pivoting from materials produced by proprietary publishers to a mix of investments in unique and special collections; open access publishing, content and infrastructure; and materials published through traditional channels.
Keywords
  • Collection assessment,
  • collection management,
  • global scholarly commons,
  • open access,
  • special collections
Publication Date
Spring March 12, 2019
DOI
10.1080/01462679.2019.1582391
Citation Information
Christine N. Turner and Marilyn S Billings. "Flipping an Academic Library Collection: a Path to a Global Open Scholarly Commons" Collection Management (2019)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/christine_turner/7/