Brad KingVice President & CFO
OHSU
Regional Library Services CenterFinancial Planning Meeting
Carl VanceVP, Finance & Admin
Linfield College
John F. HelmerExecutive Director
Orbis Cascade Alliance
Orbis Cascade Alliance
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Membership
Oregon & WashingtonPrivate & Public
2-year and 4-yearcommunity colleges, private colleges, public research universities
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Central Oregon Comm. CollegeCentral Washington UniversityClark CollegeEastern Oregon UniversityEastern Washington UniversityGeorge Fox UniversityLane Community CollegeLewis & Clark CollegeLinfield CollegeMt. Hood Community CollegeOregon State UniversityOregon Health & Science Univ.Oregon Institute of TechnologyOregon State UniversityPacific UniversityPortland Community CollegePortland State UniversityReed CollegeSaint Martin’s CollegeSeattle Pacific UniversitySeattle UniversitySouthern Oregon UniversityThe Evergreen State CollegeUniversity of OregonUniversity of PortlandUniversity of Puget SoundUniversity of WashingtonWalla Walla CollegeWashington State UniversityWestern Oregon UniversityWestern Washington UniversityWhitman CollegeWillamette University
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33 Members207,000 student FTE
All public universities in Oregon & Washington
15 private colleges
5 community colleges
Most recent members:
33. Lane CC
32. Walla Walla College
31. Mt. Hood CC
30. Clark College
29. Seattle University
28. Saint Martins College
Most recent applicants:
Warner Pacific CollegeConcordia University
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Organizationwww.orbiscascade.org
Board of Directors • Council of library directors• One vote per member institution• Seven-person elected Executive Committee• Variety of Committees & Task Forces
Fiscal agent
• UO serves as host and fiscal agent• Memorandum of Understanding describes
UO and other member responsibilities
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Summit
Courier Service
Electronic Resources
Conferences & Workshops
Major Services
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Summitsummit.orbiscascade.org
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8.1 million unique titles
26 million items
305,000 books loaned in FY05
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• Daily pick-up and delivery• 247 libraries• Oregon, Washington, & Idaho• 300,000 packages in FY05
Courier Servicewww.orbiscascade.org/courier/
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Electronic Resources
Group purchase or licensing• Databases• Electronic books• Electronic journals• $8 million/year = Increased access
Conference hosting
John F. HelmerExecutive Director
Orbis Cascade Alliance
Regional Library Services Center
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Volumes Percent
UO 755,900 42%
PSU 379,900 21%
OSU 240,000 13%
OHSU 159,253 9%
Whitman 121,500 7%
Reed 76,000 4%
L&C Law 28,000 2%
OIT 19,000 1%
Linfield 2,500 0%
UPS 2,210 0%
WOU 1,800 0%
EOU 1,000 0%
Total 1,787,063 100%
Regional Library Services Centerwww.orbiscascade.org/rlsc/
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RLSC Goals
Primary Goals• Improved access• Lower costs • Better use of campus buildings• Excellent environmental conditions • Joint access to a shared journal archive• Cooperative collection development
Secondary Goals• Digitizing collections• Preservation of digital files, paper, film, etc.• Participation by non-members
Harvard Depository Model
• 1985: Created by Harvard University• 2005: 30 facilities, 50 storage modules• High density achieved through shelving books
by size• One office and storage processing area• Modular storage units that allow for expansion.
• 2.66 million volume capacity • 15,000 square feet of storage• 14,400 shelves
• 30-foot high stacks accessed via high-lift vehicle• 50 F, 30% relative humidity
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Regional Library Services Center
Regional Library Services Center
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SummaryChallenge: Housing Library Collections
A known problem faced by several member institutions. This problem will be addressed many times by individual institutions or once for the group.
Solution: Harvard Depository Model
A proven and highly successful solution in use across the country.
Opportunity
RLSC will serve as a foundation for other collaborative projects with members & non-members.
John F. HelmerExecutive Director
Orbis Cascade Alliance
Regional Library Services Center
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