Although we are a specialized (religious/Christian) graduate school rather than a college or university with mainly undergrads and a wide range of degree programs, I do not envision radical change in print holdings although newer technologies already have become obsolete (reel-to-reel and audio tapes, CD-ROMS, VHS tapes, etc.).
Jim Pakala
From: colldv-request_at_lists.ala.org <colldv-request_at_lists.ala.org> On Behalf Of Michael Hohner
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2019 9:03 AM
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Subject: [ALCTS-colldv] 30 year predictions for general collection
Greetings Colleagues,
As part of a library redesign project, I've been asked to check my assumptions about what our Main stacks collection would look like in 30 years.
What do others, especially at a primarily undergraduate with some Masters level degree programs, think their Main stacks/General collection will look like in a 30 year time horizon?
Will it stay the same or increase or decrease, and by how much?
What does 30 years look like for academic book stacks when it you look at current purchasing trends, donations, but also consider weeding, and other factors like ebook availability, digitization projects, and content available open access or falling into the public domain?
I don't want to anchor people by providing by figure off the hop, so will provide my thoughts later.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Also, let me know if you have any good articles to share that would be relevant to this.
Best,
Michael
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