Shared Print Strategy Team (SPST)

Overview

The Shared Print Strategy Team (SPST), charged by the Council of University Libraries (CoUL) and reporting to the Direction & Oversight Committee (DOC), develops strategies and directions for collaboration around print collections among UC Libraries and with extramural partners.

The Team is charged to plan and implement strategies, including development of a Strategic Plan and RoadMap for future priorities and activities.

Key Responsibilities

The Shared Print Strategy Team develops strategies and directions for collaboration around print collections among UC Libraries and with extramural partners, including:

  • Collection development and management issues, activities, policies, and criteria for UC-wide and extramural shared print initiatives (in consultation with the Shared Content Leadership Group (SCLG), which has overall responsibility for shared collection development and management).
  • Issues and policy development associated with tools, technologies, and standards that facilitate how shared print content is analyzed, selected, preserved, described, disclosed, discovered, and accessed.