1. A view of the Canadian library resource in WorldCat Constance Malpas Program Officer, OCLC Research 28 May 2014 OCLC Canada Symposium #CLAVic14 Understanding the Collective Collection

2. des bibliotheques de feu Disposition, dispersal of scholarly record, cultural record A six heures du soir, en son domicile rue de Seine no. 10 distant reading 3. 3 coherence at network scale Libraries locus of curation culture, context, connections de-centered, disintermediated 4. 4 System-wide perspective characteristics of the collective library resource Explore Share Magnify intelligence to inform library decision-making impact of global library cooperative 5. Collective collection - 5 a regional perspective 6. 6 Coverage requires cooperation 31% 31% North American Print Book Landscape, January 2011 Canadian libraries hold 31% of titles in North American print book collection 7. 7 31% Canadian libraries hold 6% of total North American print book inventory 6% North American Print Book Landscape, January 2011 Avg. 3 holdings per title in Canada 8. 8 North American Mega-regions 12 zones of highly integrated economic activity Cascadia Chi-Pitts Tor-Buff-chester}Canada/US 9. 9 Relative size of regional print book collections 92% of North American print book collection concentrated in 12 mega-regions 40% of Canadian print book resource distributed outside of mega-regions 6% not duplicated in any other region 10. 10 Top Concentrations of Print Books outside of Mega-regions 11. Implications Canadian print book resource represents distinctive asset in broader North American system Diffuse distribution of inventory across extra-regional zones presents challenges for cooperative stewardship Opportunities to leverage networks of mutual interest in existing mega-regions (Cascadia, Chi-Pitts, Tor-Buff- chester) Regional consortia (BCI, CAUL, COPPUL, OCUL) are natural nexus for above-the-institution and supra- provincial coordination 11 12. Network intelligence Shared print 12 13. >266M library holdings in WorldCat Shared Print Collections Cooperative stewardship of aggregate print resource Part of broader trend toward group-scale library operations >30 active shared print groups in North America 9 major groups registering shared print holdings in WorldCat 13 Shared Print Titles in WorldCat April 2014 14. 14 Group Infrastructure 31 presumed stewards of cultural/scholarly record collective collection: >21M titles the right scale for cooperative action? BCI, CAUL, COPPUL, OCUL, BCLC, TAL, 15. 15 Regional Infrastructure 10 SPAN archive holders preserving >1K serial titles (>60K vols.) on behalf of 23 regional partners group-scale confederation within a larger network 16. 16 Median duplication = 14% of collection Based on Shared Print collections registered in WorldCat as of 30 April 2014. Network effects . . . 17. 17 Regional Infrastructure 5 proposed archive holders preserving last copies on behalf of 21 provincial partners #thinkingoculy Single holding in group of 5: est. 5M titles Single G5 holding in WorldCat: est. 400K titles 5 partners ~7M titles OCUL >10M titles 18. 18 Median duplication = 17% of collection Based on Shared Print collections registered in WorldCat as of 30 April 2014. Network effects . . . 19. Cultural identity in the global library resource 19 20. 20 http://www.stanford.edu/~jcx/448b/a3/ Very proud to be Canadian 21. 21 Cultural associations Jamie McCaffrey Eco Art Canada-Maple Leaf CC-BY-2.0 22. 22 Topics most frequently associated with Canada in the global publication record: Based on analysis of FAST and VIAF headings in WorldCat, March 2013; weight reflects holdings. 23. 23 20 most comprehensive collections related to: 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% UNIV OF ALBERTA LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA TORONTO PUB LIBR MEMORIAL UNIV/NEWFOUNDLAND UNIV OF MANITOBA UNIV OF BRITISH COLUMBIA LIBR MCGILL UNIV SIMON FRASER UNIV UNIV OF NEW BRUNSWICK, FREDERICTON LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT UNIV OF VICTORIA, MCPHERSON LIBR UNIV OF OTTAWA CARLETON UNIV UNIV OF CALGARY LIBR UNIV OF SASKATCHEWAN LIBR DALHOUSIE UNIV, KILLAM LIBR UNIV OF NEW BRUNSWICK UNIV OF WATERLOO LIBR WESTERN UNIV UNIV OF GUELPH Canada Total related works in WorldCat = 590,640 Academic National/Govt. Public 24. 24 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% TORONTOPUBLIBR LIBRARYANDARCHIVESCANADA UNIVOFALBERTA UNIVOFBRITISHCOLUMBIALIBR MCGILLUNIV SIMONFRASERUNIV UNIVOFCALGARYLIBR MEMORIALUNIV/NEWFOUNDLAND DALHOUSIEUNIV UNIVOFVICTORIA UNIVOFNEWBRUNSWICK UNIVOFMANITOBA MCMASTERUNIV YORKUNIVLIBR UNIVOFTORONTOROBARTS UNIVOFSASKATCHEWAN UNIVOFWATERLOOLIBR LIBRARYOFCONGRESS YALEUNIVLIBR HARVARDUNIV Canada United States Canadian Literature Total Works in WorldCat = 3,906 20 most comprehensive collections related to: Canadian libraries US libraries 25. 25 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HARVARD UNIV, HARVARD COL LIBR UNIV OF ALBERTA NEW YORK PUB LIBR YALE UNIV LIBR STANFORD UNIV LIBR UNIV OF MAINE AT ORONO UNIV OF TORONTO ROBARTS LIBR MCGILL UNIV UNIV OF OTTAWA PRINCETON UNIV YORK UNIV LIBR TORONTO PUB LIBR UNIV OF SASKATCHEWAN LIBR BRITISH LIBR REFERENCE COLLECTIONS UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL CONCORDIA UNIV LIBR UNIV OF MANITOBA UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES BIBLIO ET ARCHIVES NAT DU QUEBEC French-Canadians - Ethnic identity Total works in WorldCat =139 20 most comprehensive collections related to: Qubec Other provinces Outside of Canada 26. 26 Le Canada en perspective cest fromidable https://twitter.com/Wheeler/status/467087167400210432 collective library resource embodies distinctive cultural heritage diffuse, asymmetrical distribution of print inventory presents a challenge for cooperative stewardship group-scale initiatives leverage existing networks of mutual interest managing collective collection requires conscious coordination of effort at different scales 27. 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