The Partnership looks back on its first three years of existence with its accomplishments and continuing work.

The Partnership is seeking a part time Program Coordinator. See the position description and application details in the pdf below. Review of applications will begin on February 1, 2023.

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 Rosemont Shared Print Alliance and the Partnership for Shared Book Collections are pleased to announce the release of a new, two-minute video highlighting the importance of shared print collections in libraries. Especially in the present moment. Please see the attached press release for full details. You can view the video here: https://youtu.be/Ie8qm_idkDU.

The University of California Libraries’ Shared Print Program Joins the Partnership for Shared Book Collections. See their Press Release dated May 1st, 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 (formerly at University of Connecticut), have penned a new Wikipedia page focused on Shared Collections:

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

Kudos to those involved!