Rick Lugg of Sustainable Collection Services will visit the OSU Libraries & Press on Wednesday, December 5th, to present two workshops focused on library collections. The first session, “Rethinking Library Resources,” will cover three topics: the changing value of local print collections; alternatives to local print collections; and managing down local collections responsibly.

Lugg’s presentations will serve as a catalyst for campus discussions of library collections and space. As the need for more individual and collaborative study space grows on campus, administrators look for ways to better use library space. Lugg notes: “Library shelves are increasingly full, and more books are being published than ever. Yet surprisingly few are being used.” For more information about Sustainable Collection Services, please link to http://sustainablecollections.com/.

Recorded in Valley Library, Willamette Rooms, on December 5, 2012.