RLUK

Dare to share: new approaches to long-term collections management

A Research Libraries UK and Preservation Advisory Centre joint conference exploring how collaborative activities can form part of a strategic approach to collections management across research and higher education institutions.

Monday 6 September 2010
Wellcome Collection Conference Centre, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE, United Kingdom

This one day conference examines how libraries and other research institutions can benefit from integrating preservation into broader, long-term collections management strategies with a particular emphasis on collaborative preservation ventures. Speakers from the UK and abroad present current thinking on hybrid collections; using collection strengths to inform integrated strategies for resource allocation; how digitisation affects what we keep; protecting investment in digitisation projects; lifecycle costing of digital collections; and opens up the question about the UKRR being a model for other library materials.

The day builds on research by the RLUK/BL Preservation Learning Project which identified high demand for skills development on strategic issues in collections management amongst staff in research and higher education libraries. Responses particularly emphasised the value that a long-term view can bring in considering access to the collections – both physical and digital - and the importance of preservation within an encompassing and strategic perspective.

Programme
09.30 Registration
10.00 Welcome – Philip Sykes, University Librarian, Liverpool University and RLUK Chair
10.15 Hybrid collections or divided collections TBC
10.45 Heritage or legacy? devising a framework for strategic management of collections - Brian Clifford, Deputy University Librarian, University of Leeds
11.15 Break
11.40 System level strategic planning for collections management and preservation - Roger Schonfeld, Manager of Research, Ithaka
12.10 Managing our legacy journal collections: United Kingdom Research Reserve (UKRR) - the share of things to come - Deborah Shorley, Director of Library Services, Imperial College and Head of UKRR
12:40 Lunch
13:45 The Metamorfoze Project: working collaboratively to preserve paper heritage in the Netherlands - Dennis Schouten, Head of Special Collections, Koninklijke Bibliotheek
14.15 Protecting Investment by Sustaining Access to Digital Assets - Neil Grindley, Programme Manager Digital Preservation, JISC
14.45 Break
15.10 It costs how much? A lifecycle approach to collection management - Paul Wheatley, Digital Preservation Manager, The British Library
15.40 Sustainability and the RLUK/BL Preservation Advisory Centre learning programme - Alison Faraday, Preservation training co-ordinator, The British Library Preservation Advisory Centre
16:10 Discussion
16.30 Close - David Prosser, Executive Director, RLUK

Cost:
RLUK members £75 + VAT (including refreshments)
Non-RLUK members £100 + VAT (including refreshments)

Booking:
Please visit www.bl.uk/blpac/dare.html

Conference hashtag #daretoshare

Alison Faraday
Preservation Advisory Centre
The British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
United Kingdom