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Hi Suzie, Happy to discuss this further, but here’s a couple of short newsletter articles that might interest you: Struggling With Space: Collection Browsing, Architectural Illustrations, and Remote Storage Decisions: http://www.acsa-arch.org/acsa-news/read/read-more/acsa-news/2017/08/07/struggling-with-space-collection-browsing-architectural-illustrations-and-remote-storage-decisions Library Summer Project: Collections Review: http://www.acsa-arch.org/acsa-news/read/read-more/acsa-news/2018/05/22/library-summer-project-collections-review. FYI, I’m also working on a presentation at the upcoming College Art Association conference which I’ve titled The Case for On-Site Art and Design Reference Collections: Browsing as a Research Method and Pedagogical Tool that also delves into this from the lens of considering what needs to be on site for browsing purposes, in support of curricular goals. I’m fortunate that my off-site collections can be retrieved the next working day and that we have great periodical indexes, so it’s easy for me to decide to store back-runs of periodicals. As far as books are concerned, you really need to understand the relationship between intellectual access (subject headings & keywords) and your students’ searching behaviors before storing design titles where they can’t be browsed. But you’ll notice that I’m not even talking about withdrawing, just storing off-site. I withdraw rather than send to off-site storage when we already have the item in our off-site storage, when the item has been damaged beyond repair, or, when my users can easily obtain the content through another library (or, sometimes, when there is an online edition that can substitute for the original artefact): so that means checking OCLC to determine number of copies available in our region. Formal or informal arrangements with other institutions can also help (e.g., I rely on X institution for collections related to Y and they rely on my institution for collections on Z). Best wishes, Janine J. Henri Architecture and Design Librarian and Team Lead for Collections UCLA Library UCLA Arts Library 1400 Public Affairs Building Box 959312 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1392 Tel: 310-206-4587 Fax: 310-825-1303 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> From: ARLIS/UK & Ireland <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Suzie Kitchin <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Suzie Kitchin <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 9:07 AM To: ARLIS/UK & Ireland <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Collection review/policy advice Hello, I am seeking advice on collection review/advice in arts and design. I have been involved in stock editing/review before, and have written collection development policies in other subjects but not art and design. Factors such as usage, the subject going out of date and withdrawing earlier editions appear to be less relevant in these subjects. I have an immediate issue of overflowing shelves, meaning new books are sitting on the floor which clearly isn’t ideal (!) which I need to rectify in the next few weeks. But I’d also like to have a wider understanding and appreciation of collection development and review in the arts. Does anyone have any hints or tips to share on this matter? This could include approaches you take (or have taken and wouldn’t repeat!), copies of collection development policies etc. I am happy to summarise responses for the list. Thanks in advance for anyone who is happy to share their wisdom – see it as a New Year challenge! 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