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August 2014 Newsletter

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Please follow the links below to check out the full posts from August 2014 on the WESTinfo blog.



Emily Stambaugh speaks on "Moving Shared Print to the Network Level" at ALA Annual 2014 (August 01, 2014)

The ALA Annual 2014 Print Archive Network (PAN) meeting on June 27 was followed by a session titled, "Looking to the Future of Shared Print," co-sponsored by the Maine Shared Collections Strategy (MSCS) and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). Building upon the experience of current shared print programs and initiatives, the session aimed to explore potential opportunities for shared print and how the shared print landscape will likely develop... (more<http://www.cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2014/08/01/emily-stambaugh-speaks-on-moving-shared-print-to-the-network-level-at-ala-annual-2014/>).



WEST Update Delivered at Member Meeting at ALA Annual 2014 (August 03, 2014)

The ALA Annual WEST Member Meeting took place on Sunday, June 29, 2014 in LVCC-N120. Following a presentation from the WEST Project Team, we had an excellent Q&A session. Thank you to everyone who joined us! (more<http://www.cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2014/08/04/west-update-delivered-at-member-meeting-at-ala-annual-2014/>).



WEST Strategic Planning Progress - Initial Recommendations for Change, 2016 and beyond (August 18, 2014)

On June 3rd, the WEST Executive Committee and Operations and Collections Council convened to review member feedback from the recent program assessment and plan for WEST's future beyond 2016. A final report with outcomes from that meeting is available on the WEST website for members to review... (more<http://www.cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2014/08/18/west-strategic-planning-progress-initial-recommendations-for-change-2016-and-beyond/>).



WEST invites title nominations for deep backfiles to hold in place (August 22, 2014)

Does your library have a deep print journal backfile you would be willing to archive in place on behalf of the region? WEST would like to invite member libraries to nominate moderately held deep backfiles for archiving in place... (more<http://www.cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2014/08/22/west-invites-title-nominations-for-deep-backfiles-to-hold-in-place/>).



*Upcoming ALCTS E-Forum on Shared Print Repositories*

On September 16th and 17th, ALCTS will be hosting an e-forum on the "different issues surrounding print archiving with an emphasis on shared print repositories." The discussion is free and open to everyone! For more information on the e-forum and how to participate, click here<http://connect.ala.org/node/225081>.

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