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Laura Aydelotte
Conference Schedule October 28, 2026 11am-2pm EDT (GMT-4) To join us for the first SPP virtual conference, register here! Quick Overview Hour 1: 11am-12pm EDT (GMT-4) Intro and brief SPP update (15 minutes) Keynote (30 min + 15 min Q and A) Boaz Nadav-Manes Hour 2: 12pm-1pm EDT (GMT-4) Break...
Past Posts
Laura Aydelotte
This is the first in a series of SPP Spotlight interviews with individuals working in the SPP shared print community. For our first interview Miranda Bennett, Director of Shared Collections at the California Digital Library and recent chair of the SPP Executive Committee from July 2025-June 2026, answers questions about...
Laura Aydelotte
Nagoya University Library recently announced a new translation of the SPP’s Shared Print Toolkit Website into Japanese. The Japanese version of the SPP Toolkit was undertaken by the Collection Development Project Team of the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System, which is a partnership of Gifu University Library and...
Laura Aydelotte
The annual forum of the Print Archive Network (PAN) will take place on June 26, 2026 at the ALA annual convention. Miranda Bennet, chair of the SPP Executive Committee, and Laura Aydelotte, SPP Coordinator, will present an update from the activites of the SPP during the first half of 2026....
Laura Aydelotte
The first Membership Business Meeting of the Shared Print Partnership will take place virtually on May 28th. This will be the first chance for all members of the SPP to gather. The membership will receive updates on the exciting work the SPP has completed in FY26, including convening the Executive...
Alison Wohlers
In 2022, the Partnership for Shared Book Collections* charged a task force to investigate bibliographic matching algorithms (original charge) – a critical foundation for building and leveraging shared collections. Matching algorithms underpin a range of key decisions and workflows in managing retained collections and any related deaccessioning. The Shared Print...
Alison Wohlers
Webinar recording & slides for public access: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bXScn4sfSU-ZBWyrOX5GFjNo6MktH3kH?usp=sharing 60 attendees came together for this webinar, which explored insights from two key reports to highlight the critical role of data in advancing shared print preservation. Presenters explored findings from “Stewarding the Collective Collection,” a comprehensive analysis of monograph print retention data...