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Item A Demand-Side View of the Future of Library Collections(2004) Lewis, David W.For some time it has been clear that the role of libraries will change in light of developments in networked information. The discussion to date has largely been based on supply-side concerns: the increasing cost of journals and the need to develop alternatives through open access mechanisms such as institutional repositories. This presentation will present a model of the future demand for library materials over the next several decades. The model indicates, not surprisingly, that the type of materials users can be expected to use will change dramatically. The unexpected result is that libraries that are prepared to develop collections that follow the lead of their users can do so with budgetary increases that are quite reasonable. The model suggests that increases in the range of 1% to 3% per year are possible even if the costs of a digital library and repository programs are included. The changes in collection strategies suggested by this model are similar to those imagined by those who have taken a supply-side view. The important insight added by this work is that the transition in collecting practices can be managed without exceptional budget increase and without undue negative impact on library users. Hopefully this presentation of the model will result in a discussion of the future of library collections and the best paths to reach this future.Item From Stacks to the Web: The Transformation of Academic Library Collecting(http://crl.acrl.org/content/74/2/159.full.pdf+html, 2013-03) Lewis, David W.The existence of a ubiquitous and cheap worldwide communications network that increasingly makes documents easily and freely available will require a transformation of academic library collecting practice. It will be driven by a number of specific developments including: the digitization of content; the development of print repositories; the development of e-readers and print-on-demand publishing; the growth of open access; challenges to establish academic publishing organizations; and the growth of new forms of scholarship based on openness and social productivity. If academic libraries are to be successful, they will need to: deconstruct legacy print collections; move from item-by-item book selection to purchase-on-demand and subscriptions; manage the transition to open access journals; focus on curating unique items; and develop new mechanisms for funding national infrastructure.Item A Strategy for Academic Libraries in the First Quarter of the 21st Century(2007-05-30T10:39:26Z) Lewis, David W.The paper presents a model for academic libraries for the next 20 years. The parts of the model are: 1.) Complete the migration from print to electronic collections; 2.) Retire legacy print collections; 3.) Redevelop the library space; 4.) Reposition library and information tools, resources, and expertise, and 5.) Migrate the focus of collections from purchasing materials to curating content. The interactions of the parts of the model and organizational issues for implementation are explored. THE PUBLISHED VERSION OF THIS PAPER, Lewis, David W. "A Strategy for Academic Libraries in the First Quarter of the 21st Century." College & Research Libraries 68(5):418-434 September 2007, CAN BE FOUND AT: http://hdl.handle.net/1805/1592Item A Strategy for Academic Libraries in the First Quarter of the 21st Century(American Library Association, 2007-09) Lewis, David W.The wide application of digital technologies to scholarly communications has disrupted the model of academic library service that has been in place for the past century. Given the new Internet tools and the explosive growth of digital content available on the Web, it is now not entirely clear what an academic library should be. This article is an attempt to provide a strategy for academic libraries in what is left of the first quarter of the 21st century. There are five components of the model: 1) complete the migration from print to electronic collections; 2) retire legacy print collections; 3) redevelop library space; 4) reposition library and information tools, resources, and expertise; and 5) migrate the focus of collections from purchasing materials to curating content. Each of the components of the strategy and their interactions will be considered. It is hoped that the result will provide a useful roadmap for academic libraries and the campuses they serve.Item The User-Driven Purchase Give Away Library: A Thought Experiment(2010-07-22T13:21:18Z) Lewis, David W.This article is an exercise in imagination. It is an exploration of a radical alternative to longstanding academic library practice. With this exploration, it is my hope that we will begin to imagine how libraries must change in response what Clay Shirky calls, “the largest increase in expressive capacity in human history.” Technology offers new alternatives; in what follows we will explore one alternative way in which these technologies can be applied. The proposal is that rather than purchasing books, cataloging them, and putting them on shelves in anticipation of use, libraries could only purchased and produced when a user wished to use it, and that rather than loaning the user the book, the library would give it away to the user to keep.