
Article
Flipping an Academic Library Collection: a Path to a Global Open Scholarly Commons
Collection Management
(2019)
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
Disciplines
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/