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It has been accepted for inclusion in Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc. by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Operationalizing the BIG Collective Collection: A Case Study of Consolidation $ vs Autonomy Lorcan Dempsey, Constance Malpas, Mark Sandler Operationalizing the BIG Collective Collection: A Case Study of Consolidation vs Autonomy Lorcan Dempsey OCLC Research Constance Malpas Independent Consultant Mark Sandler Novel Solutions in collaboration with © 2019 OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ August 2019 OCLC Research Dublin, Ohio 43017 USA www.oclc.org ISBN: 978-1-55653-099-9 DOI: 10.25333/jbz3-jy57 OCLC Control Number: 1112495814 ORCID iDs Lorcan Dempsey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2925-8764 Constance Malpas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9312-8294 Please direct correspondence to: OCLC Research [email protected] Suggested citation: Dempsey, Lorcan, Constance Malpas, and Mark Sandler. 2019. Operationalizing the BIG Collective Collection: A Case Study of Consolidation vs Autonomy. Dublin, OH: OCLC Research. https://doi.org/10.25333/jbz3-jy57. Acknowledgements This paper was prepared with the oversight of Krisellen Maloney, Vice President for Information Services, University Librarian and Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, and Damon Jaggars, Vice Provost and Director of University Libraries, The Ohio State University. We were also grateful for advice from Wendy Lougee, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, McKnight Presidential Professor, University of Minnesota, and Kim Armstrong, Director, Library Initiatives, Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA). Thanks also to Damon Jaggars for the conversation which began this work. Interviews were held with these BTAA Library Directors/Deans: Nancy Busch (University of Nebraska- Lincoln), Lisa Carter (University of Wisconsin-Madison), John Culshaw (University of Iowa), Barbara Dewey (Pennsylvania State University), Babak Hamidzadeh (University of Maryland), James Hilton (University of Michigan), Damon Jaggars (The Ohio State University), Krisellen Maloney (Rutgers University), Sarah Pritchard (Northwestern University), Joe Salem (Michigan State University), Carolyn Walters (Indiana University) (conversation, rather than full interview), John Wilkin (University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign). Additionally, we spoke to these colleagues in BTAA libraries: Janet Bishop, Associate University Librarian (AUL) for Content and Collections, University of Minnesota Libraries; John Butler, AUL for Data and Technology, University of Minnesota Libraries; Kate McCready, Director of Content Services, University of Minnesota Libraries; Rebecca Richardson, AUL for Collections, Purdue University; Andrea Salazar, Manager, Interlibrary Loan, Michigan State University; Gracemary Smulewitz, Head of Collection Services and Resources Sharing, Collection Development and Management, Rutgers University; Tom Teper, AUL for Collections and Technical Services and Associate Dean of Libraries, University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Doug Way, AUL for Collections and Research Services, University of Wisconsin; Cherié Weible, AUL for User Services and Associate Dean of Libraries, University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Thanks to David K. Larsen, Director of Access Services and Assessment, University of Chicago Library, for responding to enquiries. We also consulted with colleagues in related organizations, notably with Ian Bogus, Executive Director, ReCAP; Rick Burke, Executive Director, SCELC; Gwen Evans, Executive Director, OhioLINK; Mike Furlough, Executive Director, HathiTrust; Valerie Horton, Director, Minitex, University of Minnesota Libraries; Nancy Kirkpatrick, Executive Director/CEO, OhioNET; Kirsten Leonard, Executive Director, PALNI; Susan Stearns, Executive Director, Boston Library Consortium. At an early stage of this project, we benefited from insights and direction from members of a working group convened by BTAA, which included: Kim Armstrong, Director, Library Initiatives, BTAA; Rebecca Crist, Project Manager, Library Initiatives, BTAA; D.J. Hoek, AUL for Collections Strategies, Northwestern University; Bruce Barton, Shared Development Group Manager, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Butler, AUL for Data and Technology, University of Minnesota; Brian Miller, Head, Interlibrary Services, The Ohio State University. Colleagues at OCLC contributed time, expertise and review: Matt Barnes, Matt Carlson, Jennifer Corsi, Annette Dortmund, Peggy Gallagher, Cathy King, Brian Lavoie, Clare MacKeigan, Dennis Massie, Mary Sauer-Games, Christa Starck, and Steph Waite. Thanks to the following BTAA colleagues who reviewed some or all of the document, and who of course are not responsible for (or who do not necessarily agree with) the views expressed here: Kim Armstrong, Melissa Eighmy Brown (Manager of Interlibrary Loan and Digital Delivery, University of Minnesota Libraries), John Butler, David K. Larsen, Wendy Lougee, Karla Strieb (Associate Director for Content and Access, University Libraries, The Ohio State University), Tom Teper, and Doug Way. Table of Contents OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION: THE BTAA, COLLABORATION, AND COLLECTIVE COLLECTIONS .......................................... 10 1.1 THE BTAA: AN EXEMPLARY UNION ....................................................................................................................... 10 1.2 WHAT IS A COLLECTIVE COLLECTION AND DOES BTAA HAVE ONE? .............................................................................. 12 1.3 CONSORTIA AND A COORDINATION SPECTRUM ........................................................................................................ 16 1.4 STRATEGY: MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY AND IMPACT THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION ........................................................... 23 1.5 CHANGE AND CULTURE ...................................................................................................................................... 26 THE BTAA: A MAJOR ENTERPRISE ............................................................................................................... 28 2.1 THE BTAA RESEARCH ENTERPRISE ........................................................................................................................ 28 2.2 BTAA UNIVERSITY DIRECTIONS ............................................................................................................................ 30 2.3 BTAA LIBRARY EXPENDITURES ............................................................................................................................. 32 2.4 BTAA PRINT COLLECTIONS: STOCKS AND FLOWS ..................................................................................................... 35 EFFICIENT NETWORK FULFILLMENT: THE COLLECTIVE COLLECTIONS SERVICE ECOSYSTEM .......................... 42 3.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 42 3.2 CURRENT ECOSYSTEM ........................................................................................................................................ 45 3.3 COORDINATED ECOSYSTEM: A CONTINUUM OF APPROACHES ..................................................................................... 50 3.4 TARGET ECOSYSTEM .......................................................................................................................................... 56 OPTIMALLY DISTRIBUTED COLLECTIONS: THE COLLECTIONS ECOSYSTEM .................................................... 58 4.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 58 4.2 COLLECTION DIRECTIONS .................................................................................................................................... 59 4.3 RETROSPECTIVE AND PROSPECTIVE COLLECTION COORDINATION ................................................................................. 62 4.4 RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTION COORDINATION: RESOURCE SHARING ............................................................................