Susan Stearns (Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust) and Alison Wohlers (California Digital Library, University of California) have authored and article tracing the history of Shared Print programs and introducing the formation of the Partnership for Shared Book Collections which was published in Collaborative Librarianship on October 21, 2020.

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Citation: Stearns, Susan and Wohlers, Alison (2020) “Shared Print on the Threshold: Looking Back and Forging the Future,” Collaborative Librarianship: Vol. 12 : Iss. 2 , Article 5.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/collaborativelibrarianship/vol12/iss2/5

Susan Stearns , Matthew Revitt and Kirsten Leonard have authored an article about the Partnership which was published in the Journal of Library Administration on September 1, 2020.

The University of California Libraries’ Shared Print Program Joins the Partnership for Shared Book Collections. See their Press Release dated May 1st, 2020.

The Partnership is seeking a part time Program Coordinator. See the position description in the pdf below.
NOTE: Application deadline of July 1, 2020.

Read the Press Release on the launching of the Partnership for Shared Book Collections.

The Partnership for Shared Book Collections formally launched at the Print Archive Network (PAN) Forum at ALA mid winter in Philadelphia. Read more about the Partnership in the January 2020 PAN report:

The Partnership Outreach and Engagement Working Group, along with the assistance of Micheal Rodriguez, have penned a new Wikipedia page focused on Shared Collections:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_collections

Kudos to those involved!

Come learn more about the Parntership at the PAN Forum at Midwinter

Date: Friday, January 24, 2020
Time: 9 AM- 11:30 AM
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103-A
Program: Print Archive Network Forum (PAN)