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

Collaborative Collection Development Projects and Practices

Collaborative Collection Development: Current Perspectives Leading to Future Initiatives.
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)
Collection Development Best Practices
From Orbis Cascade Alliance
Duplication Threshold Guidelines
From Orbis Cascade Alliance
Last Copy Guidelines (PDF)
From Orbis Cascade Alliance

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 Committees & Working Groups
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.