TRLN Collections Council

Members

Robert Byrd (Duke; Steering Committee)
Jane Day (Duke Fuqua; 2007 - 2009)
Melanie Dunshee (Duke Law; 2007-2009)
Nancy Gibbs (Duke; ERC Chair)
Karen Grigg (Duke Medical; 2007-2009)
 

Greg Raschke, Chair (NCSU; Steering Committee)
Kevin Smith (Duke Scholarly Communications Officer; 2007-2009)
Diane Strauss (UNC; Steering Committee)
Richard Szary (UNC Special Collections; 2007-2009)
Vacant, (NCCU)

Staff to the committee: Judy Ruttenberg

Membership and Subcommittees
TRLN Collections Council: The associate university librarians for collections (or their equivalent) from the four university libraries, a representative each from the medical, law and business libraries, a representative from special collections, scholarly communications, and the chair of the Electronic Resources Council. The Collections Council will be supported by a member of the central TRLN staff.  Representatives from the professional schools, special collections and scholarly communications will be appointed for a two-year term and will communicate relevant information to their counterparts at the other TRLN institutions.

Collections Council Steering Committee: AULs from Duke, NCSU and UNC will form the Steering Committee and will set the agenda for the meetings of the council and will mediate issues arising outside of regularly scheduled meetings.

Electronic Resources Council: Each separately administered library will appoint a licensing contact who can authorize their respective payments for jointly licensed resources.  The ERC will provide updates and reports to the Collections Council.

• Elsevier negotiations
• Large-scale digitization efforts
• Print and electronic archiving
• Increasing collective electronic content

The group will have general oversight over our existing and successful cooperative collection development activities and will look for ways to enhance those activities as necessary. The Collections Council will facilitate information sharing and involvement of the subject specialists, virtually and in small and large group meetings. The Collections Council will provide opportunities for discussion and exploration of issues relating to digital collections, publishing models and scholarly communication.