Abstract

This case study details the techniques, strategies, and workflow used by Sam Houston State University’s (SHSU) Newton Gresham Library in preparing materials to submit and claim with the Texas A&M University System Joint Library Facility (JLF). The article provides an overview of JLF history and operations, and details the critical factors leading to SHSU removing large numbers of print materials from its collection. Additionally, the article discusses why SHSU elected to leverage the services offered by JLF, examines challenges encountered, and reviews techniques employed to enhance the pre-check processing required to participate in JLF’s shared collection.

摘要

本案例研究详细介绍了山姆休斯顿州立大学 (SHSU) 牛顿格雷沙姆图书馆在准备材料以向德克萨斯 A&M 大学系统联合图书馆设施 (JLF) 提交和声明时使用的技术、策略和工作流程。本文概述了 JLF 的历史和运营，并详细介绍了导致 SHSU 从其收藏中删除大量印刷材料的关键因素。此外，本文还讨论了 SHSU 为何选择利用 JLF 提供的服务，检查遇到的挑战，并审查用于增强参与 JLF 共享收集所需的预检查处理的技术。