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A study of collaborative storage of library resources

Steve O’Connor (Steve O’Connor is CEO at CAVAL Limited, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. E‐mail: steveo@caval.edu.au.)
Andrew Wells (Andrew Wells is University Librarian, at the University of New Kensington, New Kensington, New South Wales, Australia.)
Mel Collier (Mel Collier is University Librarian at Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands. E‐mail: mel.collier@britishlibrary.net)

Library Hi Tech

ISSN: 0737-8831

Article publication date: 1 September 2002

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Abstract

Cooperative storage is essentially the sharing of a space within a facility, while collaborative storage implies a shared approach to the collection in terms of growth, shape, management and access. Collaborative storage provides a more efficient use of resources. This study is an investigation of the physical options, rather than of digital storage. However, the study does reflect on the prospective relationship between these two responses. The tension is an emerging issue and one which is not yet placed in the policy context of a local, regional or national perspective.

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O’Connor, S., Wells, A. and Collier, M. (2002), "A study of collaborative storage of library resources", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 20 No. 3, pp. 258-269. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378830210444469

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MCB UP Ltd

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