Collection Licensing Subgroup (CLS)

Years active: 2013-2015

NOTE: Beginning July 2013, the University of California Libraries launched a revised advisory structure. The groups within the previous structure are no longer active, including this group. See UC Libraries Advisory Structure (UCLAS) for information about the current structure.

Group Description

The Collection Licensing Subgroup was charged by the Council of University Librarians to make decisions for the University of California Libraries in the areas of shared acquisitions and the licensing of e-resources. The Subgroup reported to Strategic Action Group 3: Collection Building and Management (SAG3), which was charged by the Council of University Librarians to make decisions for the University of California Libraries in the areas of collection development, cataloging and metadata services, preservation and archiving strategies, and digitization strategies. The Collection Licensing Subgroup was a component of the advisory structure of the University of California Libraries, established by the Council of University Librarians in July 2013.

Key Responsibilities

• Made decisions about UC-wide shared acquisitions of tier 1 and tier 2 resources that support the UC Libraries systemwide priorities and strategic plan, as articulated by the Council of University Librarians’ “Systemwide Plan and Priorities”.
• Recommended strategies, procedures, resources, and assessment for meeting the needs of faculty, students, and researchers.
• Determined optimal allocation and utilization of resources; ensured cost is consistent with value delivered.
• Communicated major actions, decisions and updates to the broader UC Libraries community via designated channels.

Key Documents

• Open Access Publishing Fund Report [PDF]
• Article Delivery Task Force report [PDF]
• CLS eBook Workflows Lightning Team report [PDF] 
• CLS eBook Workflows Lightning Team workflow [PDF] 
• UC Libraries E-Book Value Statement [PDF] (February, 2013)
• Link to Documents from the Collection Development Committee

Roster at Time of Disbandment

UC Berkeley	Jean McKenzie, SAG3 Liaison Acting AUL and Director for Collections   The UC Berkeley Library Room 255, Doe Library Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 (510) 642-3773
UC Davis	Gail Yokote AUL for Sciences & Technical Service   Shields Library University of California 100 North West Quad Davis, CA 95616 (530) 752-2110
UC Irvine	John Renaud AUL for Research Resources   UCI Libraries University of California P.O. Box 19557 Irvine, CA 92623-9557 (949) 824-5216
UCLA	Susan Parker Deputy University Librarian   UCLA Library 11334 Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 (310) 825-1201
UC Merced	Jim Dooley Head, Collection Services   UC Merced Library 5200 North Lake Road Merced, CA 95343 (209) 658-7161
UC Riverside	Alison Scott AUL, Collections & Scholarly Communication   Rivera Library PO Box 5900 Riverside, CA 92517-5900 (951) 827-4614
UC San Diego	Peter Rolla   Program Director, Content Acquisition & Resource Sharing UC San Diego Library 9500 Gilman Dr. 0175G La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (858) 822-5890
UC San Francisco	Julia Kochi Director, Collections and User Services   UCSF Library 530 Parnassus Ave San Francisco, CA 94143-0840 (415) 502-7539
UC Santa Barbara	Eunice Schroeder Head of the Collection Development Department   University Library University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010 (805) 893-3612
UC Santa Cruz	Kerry Scott, Chair Head, Research Support Services Department University Library University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 95064 (831) 459-2802
California Digital Library	Ivy Anderson Collection Development and Management Program Director   California Digital Library 415 20th Street, 4th Floor Oakland, CA 94612-2901 (510) 987-0334