Print Books in Maine: a systemwide perspective

Constance MalpasProgram Officer, OCLC Research

with thanks to Brian Lavoie, OCLC Research

Print Books in Maine: a system-wide perspective

Print Books in Maine: a system-wide perspective

MLALibraries United

Orono, Maine

21 May 2012

Print Books in Maine – a system-wide perspective (Malpas)

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Roadmap

1. North American print book

collection: a ‘mega’ regional

perspective

2. The view from here: print books in Maine

3. A new geography: digitized books in the library landscapeFarrar, C. A. J. (1884). Farrar's illustrated guide book to Moosehead Lake and vicinity, the wilds of northern Maine, and the head-waters

of the Kennebec, Penobscot, and St. John rivers: with a new and correct map of the lake region… Boston: Lee and Shepard.


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North American Mega-regionsDefined by Light-based Regional Product

(LRP)

OCLC Research, 2012 (adapted from Richard Florida et al., 2008)

What if: regional print book collections were consolidated along these lines? what would those collections look like? how much of the North American print book

would be covered? what would be left out?


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OCLC Research, 2012

Print Book Collections in North American Mega-Regions


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OCLC Research, 2012

US ‘extra-regional’ print book collection accounts for a third of all titles the North American print book collection

Extra-regional collection characteristics: abundant, but very highly diffused (avg. 13.8 holdings) rich resource, includes distinctive titles not duplicated in

any of the major mega-regions (14%) relatively low overlap with digitized books in HathiTrust

collection (19%)


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Key Implications

• Aggregate print collections in existing mega-regions are undergirded by a robust infrastructure of shared interest and mutual benefit that can be leveraged to support cooperative management regimes.

• Western Regional Storage Trust, CIC Shared Print Archive, ASERL Journal Retention Program

• Preserving the North American print book inventory that is dispersed outside of mega-regions may require a different strategy, that leverages the aggregate capacity of state-based institutions.

• Maine Shared Collections Strategy, Florida State-wide Academic Print Collection


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Print books in the state of Maine:

• 1,908,221 publications

• 3,551,848 Maine library holdings

• 1.86 avg. holdings per title in ME

• 278 avg. holdings anywhere

OCLC Research. Data current as of January 2011

…99.9% of the print book titles in Maine are duplicated in the BOS-WASH mega-region


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Where should Maine libraries draw the line?

OCLC Research, data current as of January 2011

30% 70%


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10%


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5%


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Preserve what is scarce?

Double-down on collective investment?



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Preserve what is scarce?

Double-down on collective investment?



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Per Maine State Library: ~450 libraries* in Maine

*WorldCat holdings set for ~150

What is Maine’s share of print preservation responsibility?


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OCLC Research, based on WorldCat snapshot data from January 2011 and HathiTrust snapshot data from May 2012.

101,188

603,487

As much as 37% of Maine’s Print Book Collection is Duplicated in the HathiTrust Digital LibraryMay 2012

5% of state-wide print book collection


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OCLC Research, based on WorldCat snapshot data from January 2011 and HathiTrust snapshot data from May 2012.

101,188

603,487

As much as 37% of Maine’s Print Book Collection is Duplicated in the HathiTrust Digital LibraryMay 2012

5% of state-wide print book collection (titles)


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Duplication in ARL Libraries and HathiTrust Digital LibraryJune 2009 / June 2010 / June 2011

Relative Rank in ARL Investment Index (2007-2008)

OCLC Research. Derived from WorldCat and HathiTrust snapshots, data current as of June 2011.


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Duplication in Oberlin Group Libraries and HathiTrust Digital LibraryJanuary 2010 / January 2011 / January 2012

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 800%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12

Relative Rank by Collection Size (WorldCat Holdings)

Median overlap: 42%Median overlap:

40%Median overlap: 35%

OCLC Research. Derived from WorldCat and HathiTrust snapshots, data current as of January 2012.


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0 5 10 15 20 25 300%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%Academic Libraries Public Libraries School Libraries

Duplication among Maine Libraries and HathiTrust Digital Library (May 2012)

OCLC Research. Derived from WorldCat and HathiTrust snapshots, data current as of May 2012.

Relative Rank by Type and WorldCat Holdings

Median 32%Median 34%

Median 4%Median 7%


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In Sum . . .

• Maine’s print book resource is considerable in scope & size• The high rate of duplication between Maine’s print books and other regional collections should be considered in selecting titles for state-based preservation• Distinctive and unique resources in Maine’s print book collection can be leveraged as a collective asset• Continued growth of digitized book corpus will reshape the print book landscape; print preservation strategies will need to evolve accordingly• Libraries remain a vital part of print book supply chain: continued success in this area will require new forms of cooperation

Pepper, A. (Grassie) . (190?). What Maine offers and why Maine is cool. Portland, Me.: Maine Central Railroad.

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