Library Guides: CCL Cooperative Collection Development (CCD) Task Force: Shared Print Agreements and Best Practices

Example Retention Commitments

RLG Shared Print Policy Review report (2009). A review of shared print agreements undertaken " with the goal of identifying common elements that might form the basis of a policy framework based on pragmatic examples of inter-institutional cooperation."
Eastern Scholars' Academic Trust retention commitments.
WEST: Western Regional Storage Trust documents, including sample retention commitments and other useful examples.
PALCI Distributed Print Archive (PDPA) documents, including sample agreement and other administrative materials.
Orbis Cascade Alliance Memorandum of Understanding (PDF).

Rosemont Group Policies and Procedures Matrix
A matrix of policies and procedures used by seven members of the Rosemont Shared Print Alliance (print journals).
Partnership for Shared Book Collections Best Practices
Best practices for shared print book collections, organized by topic. Includes entries on MOUs, collection scope, etc.

Research Article: Levenson, Helen N., and Amanda Nichols Hess. 2020. “Collaborative Collection Development: Current Perspectives Leading to Future Initiatives.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship 46 (5): 102201. (OLS proxied link)
Orbis Cascade Alliance Collection Development Best Practices
Orbis Cascade Alliance Duplication Threshold Guidelines
Orbis Cascade Alliance Last Copy Guidelines (PDF)