Shared collections to shared storage: the CARM1 and CARM2 print repositories
| Date | 07 January 2014 |
| Pages | 2-14 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-04-2013-0034 |
| Published date | 07 January 2014 |
| Author | Cathie Jilovsky,Paul Genoni |
| Subject Matter | Library & information science,Librarianship/library management,HR in libraries |
Shared collections to shared
storage: the CARM1 and CARM2
print repositories
Cathie Jilovsky
CAVAL Ltd, Bundoora, Australia, and
Paul Genoni
Department of Information Studies, Curtin University of Technology,
Perth, Australia
Abstract
Purpose – This paper aims to provide a case study of the CARM (CAVAL Archival and Research
Materials Centre) Centre, a print repository owned and managed by CAVAL, an Australian
consortium of academic libraries, based in Melbourne, Australia. The history, business models and
operations of the initial module, CARM1, which commenced operations in 1996 and the recently
completed module, CARM2 are described. This is preceded by a review of literature addressing the
issue of retained or ceded ownership of stored items, and is followed by a discussion of the trend from a
shared collection to shared storage within a shared facility.
Design/methodology/approach – The approach is descriptive and explanatory. CARM1 was
designed for both operations and space utilisation to be managed as economically as possible. This
was achieved by storing items in a high density configuration and the collection, now known as the
CARM Shared Collection, being owned by the CAVAL consortium. In exploring options for an
expanded facility in 2007, a shared storage facility was determined to best meet the qualitative needs
of member libraries. This option minimised the set-up and operational costs and required the lowest
initial capital. CAVAL constructed a second storage facility, CARM2 which began operations in late
2010.
Findings – The CARM Centre demonstrates that variant models for storage configurations and
collection ownership can co-exist and meet the differing needs of member libraries within one facility.
The need for off-site storage and the terms and conditions under which member libraries are willing to
accept it differ widely. CAVAL’s approach has been, and continues to be, that each member library
makes its own decision and that CAVAL’s role to facilitate those decisions while retaining an approach
that supports broad-based solutions, be this in the form of a fully integrated shared collection, or a
co-ordinated and carefully managed shared storage facility.
Originality/value – This paper will be of interest and value to other organisations or consortia with
an interest in the development, business models, implementation and management of shared print
repositories that respond to the needs and circumstances of their member libraries.
Keywords Print repository, Shar ed storage
Paper type Research paper
Introduction
In recent years there has been a notable shift with regard to the collaborative
management of collections. The most obvious change has been that libraries have
needed to find ways to work collaboratively for the acquisition of leased da tabases of
digital content. This has seen the development of numerous different types and sizes of
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LM
35,1/2
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Received 23 April 2013
Revised 7 May 2013
Accepted 8 May 2013
Library Management
Vol. 35 No. 1/2, 2014
pp. 2-14
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0143-5124
DOI 10.1108/LM-04-2013-0034
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