The Long and Winding Road: Sustaining the Course of a Long Term Collection Project

I will share a case study highlighting the building of an international conference collection over the last 5 years, in the University of Kentucky's repository, a project that has changed course over the last year.Repository managers in Universities are often faced with competing demands for their services when it comes to collection development, necessitating creativity and agility.

Many contributors require assistance with depositing work : This can involve digitization, collecting and curating, and other time intensive activities. This IR Manager came on board after the previous manager had undertaken to provide IR access to 100 years of events: The International Grassland Congress. Unquestionably a worthwhile collection, internationally created and utilized, I pursued ways to sustain and maximize our progress without allowing it to monopolize our limited resources.It's helpful to see the impact of the collection, its growth over time, and its reach: With a soil science focus, users in 236 countries and international authors it is a great example of transparency, community and sustainability.