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Free Trade Agreements
Building and strengthening consortia
Peter D. Collins
What we thinkwhen we think about libraries
George Peabody LibraryJohns Hopkins University
GatekeepersLibrary affiliations and access
What’s mine is mine
Creating a culture of sharing
Top-Down Organization
The State Solution - Ohio
Humble Beginnings
• Founded in 1967• Ohio College Library
Center• Online Computer
Library Center
Linking State Libraries
• Founded in 1987• Linking 121 Libraries
The State Solution - California
State University Libraries
• Founded in 1977• University of California
Library System
State Digital Libraries
• Founded in 1997• California Digital Library
The State Solution - Massachusetts
Public & Academic Libraries
• Founded in 2010• Massachusetts Library
System• Consolidating six
regional library systems
Non-Profit Library Organizations
• Founded in 2000• 35 Academic Libraries• 501(c)(3) non-profit
Organizational Structure
Non-Profit Library Organizations
• Founded in 1958• 15 Academic Libraries• Organized around
sports league
Organizational Structure
Herding Cats
Defining Principal
If an item circulates locally for your standard loan period, it will be eligible for circulation to other
libraries through a shared system
Make Do With What You Have
• Founded in 1999• eCommerce design• No formal agreements• Run by existing staff
Automating the Process
Unmediated Requesting Real-Time Availability
CoPY Becomes BorrowDirect
• Expanded in 2002• 7 Academic Libraries
Exponential Growth
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FY 2004
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FY 2007
FY 2008
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FY 2010
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Perpetual Motion
Time for a Change
• Software outdated• Server failing
BorrowDirect at 15
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Team of Rivals
• Two of the oldest universities in the US• Multi-Billion dollar endowments• Rivals for over 300 years
Requesting What We Already Own
Yes – 130,699
No - 130,124
Different Places
Different Priorities
How Does This Add Up?
• Undergraduate – 4,276• Graduate – 2,066• Endowment – 4.5 billion• Library – 2.48 million• Rural
• Undergraduate – 6,170• Graduate – 23,700• Endowment – 9.23 billion• Library – 11.9 million• Urban
The BorrowDirect Way
• Work with your peers• Limit overhead• Share responsibility• Limit bureaucracy• Don’t overthink it
