A Statewide Collaborative Storage and Print Repository Model: The Florida Academic Repository (FLARE)

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Author(s): Ben Walker (University of Florida, USA)and Tabatha Pursley (University of Florida, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 19
Source title: Space and Organizational Considerations in Academic Library Partnerships and Collaborations
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Brian Doherty (New College of Florida, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0326-2.ch006

Keywords: Administration & Leadership / Business & Management / Information Science Reference / Library Administration

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As space pressures increase across college campuses, libraries are forced to make difficult decisions about their collections. The Florida Academic Repository (FLARE) is a centralized, collaborative storage facility managed by the University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries for the twelve public Florida universities and the University of Miami. This project has been in planning since 2007, but began operating a medium-density storage facility for partners in 2012. Although full funding for a true high-density facility has not been received, significant strides and lessons have been learned through the process. Included in this chapter are examples of policies, equipment used, governance structure, and past and future projects.

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