Team # 881 -- Digital Collections Review Team (DCRT)
University Libraries

January 2008

Objective

To develop, on an ongoing basis, priority recommendations for materials to be digitized from our collections based on collections strength. These recommendations will be made to Collection Development Council and the Assistant Dean for Scholarly Communications.

Conferring with subject specialists and other librarians on the needs of the Penn State user community, and with related project teams, such as the Digital Initiatives Steering Committee (DISC) and the Google Scanning Team, to determine these priorities.

Reviewing existing digital collections offerings from other research libraries as well as commercial providers, to identify opportunities to extend work underway in the wider field, and to avoid duplication of effort to extent possible.

Recommending policies or projects that will ensure better access and discovery of our digital collections as needed.

Recommending useful methods of assessment for digitized collections.
Communicating its work to Collection Development Council and the Libraries in general.

Team Membership

  • Mike Furlough, Sponsor
  • Sue Kellerman, Leader
  • Bonnie Osif, Leader
  • Heidi Abbey, Member
  • Linda Friend, Member
  • Jane Ingold, Member
  • Doris Malkmus, Member
  • Stephanie Movahedi-Lankarani, Member
  • Martha Ney, Member
  • Amy Paster, Member
  • Nonny Schlotzhauer, Member

Results Achieved to Date

  • ExpectedResults: Reviewed the report of the Task Force to Recommend Collection Development Priorities for Digitization (dated May 15 2007), especially the collection strengths.

    Reviewed the recommended selection criteria; determined how they can best be applied.

    Developed process and methods for identification of collections to be digitized.
    Identified sets of materials to be digitized during the 2008/09 fiscal year.

    Created a process for recommending materials for digitization in 2009/10.

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