File 4 - Maximizing limited space for music scores / Callie Holmes and Matthew Vest

2 MP4 files

File consists of video recordings of a presentation Callie Holmes and Matthew Vest, University of California, Los Angeles, Herb Alpert School of Music; and a recording of the presentation discussion, moderated by Becky Shaw.

Presentation Abstract
The UCLA Music Library's physical collections have grown over 56 years from 36,000 to over 400,000 items while remaining in the same location. Strategies for housing the collection in limited space have evolved over time, including adding shelves, maximizing collections spaces, and moving items to a remote storage facility. Currently, each year we deaccession or move to storage approximately the same number of items that we acquire. Our process involves using circulation statistics to identify candidates for removal followed by collaborative item-by-item consideration, factoring in characteristics that cannot be determined via statistics, such as condition, current faculty and student research interest, and equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Also see a virtual tour of the UCLA Music Library and a recording of the discussion that followed the presentation screening.