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The Western Regional Storage Trust, Shared Print for Serials & Journals

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Vendor: 
California Digital Library
Offer Abstract: 

The Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST) is a distributed shared print journal archiving program founded in 2010 and hosted by the California Digital Library at the University of California. WEST members collaborate to collectively preserve and provide continued access to print collections in the long-term. This work is rooted in data-driven decision-making and sustainable practices that leverage group action to augment local capacity for strategic collection management and development.

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About the Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST)

Foundations

Vision: Reliable, innovative, and lasting preservation to ensure ready availability of the print scholarly record through a distributed network of committed and trusted partners sharing responsibility, stewardship, and decision-making.

Mission: To collaboratively develop, manage, and coordinate the identification, retention, and registration of a shared, distributed collection of print content across libraries, thus enabling discovery, access, and informed decision-making by member institutions.

Guiding Principles: Shared Responsibility and Stewardship; Trust and Transparency; Inclusion and Diversity; Equity; Collaboration; Sustainability and Resilience

To read more about WEST's guiding principles, please see the WEST Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles. 

Value and Services

  • Collections analysis for serials and journals using WEST's in house tool AGUA
    • Library bibliographic and holdings records ingest, enhancement, and group analysis
    • Metadata validation reports for libraries
  • Data-informed decision-making for retention and deselection for libraries
    • Targeted, intentional archiving proposals
    • Annual collection comparison reports
    • On demand collection comparison tool 
  • Discovery and Access
    • A shared collection of over 33,000 journal titles
    • Support for disclosure in national shared print registries (OCLC, PAPR, JRNL)
    • MARC file of shared collection to support local discovery
    • Rapid ILL WEST pod and OCLC WEST Profiled Group
  • Ongoing development and advocacy to support library needs 

To read more about WEST's core services, please see the Value of WEST Infographic. 

WEST by the Numbers

  • 60 academic and research libraries

  • 46 archivers across 18 states

  • 33,000+ unique titles

  • 830,000+ volumes

  • 29,500+ square feet space reclamation reported by members

Offer Status: 
Active
Offer expiration date: 
June 30, 2024
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Contacts
SCELC Contact: 
Linda Wobbe
Vendor Contact Details: 
Alison Wohlers, WEST Program Manager Email: alison.wohlers@ucop.edu Phone: 503-548-7380
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Term Start: 
July 1
Last modified: 
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 11:23am