Michigan Shared Print Initiative
Program Description
The Michigan Shared Print Initiative (MI-SPI) is a partnership between Michigan's publicly supported universities. The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) oversees the program. A pilot program ran from 2011 to April 2012 with seven participating libraries. Libraries assemble a list of titles that were commonly-held but little-used. The titles were identified using OCLC's Sustainable Collection Services (SCS) services. Two libraries commit to retain and share a monograph in their collection so other libraries holding the same title may withdraw it. Access to the two retained copies is available to all partner libraries.
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Program Details
- Program URL: https://www.mcls.org/engagement/mi-spi/
- Organization URL: https://www.mcls.org
- Members List: https://www.mcls.org/engagement/mi-spi/
- Country: USA
Operating Details
- MOU URL: https://www.mcls.org/index.php/download_file/view/199/554/311/
- Archive Type: Print
- Status: Operational
- Format Archived: Monographs
- Selection: Titles that are commonly-held but little-used. A total of 736,236 titles were identified by criteria developed in the 2011-12 Sustainable Collection Services LLC (SCS) deselection project. As of May 2018 433,313 volumes have been committed to the program.
- Retention Period: 15 years
- Ownership: Original owner
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