Shared print
Shared print is a collective action in which libraries work together on a coordinated, community-wide effort to preserve print collections. Today, a variety of partnerships and collaborations are actively managing and providing access to physical collections. CRL is proud to support these diverse efforts, helping our members and the larger library community preserve and share valuable print materials.
CRL supports shared print in several ways:
- Creating and updating the PAPR registry, a database of journal titles from shared print programs.
- Hosting the PAN Forum, a biannual meeting to share information and best practices on managing print holdings.
- Building the JSTOR print archive by collecting JSTOR archive journal volumes in print for CRL members.
- Collaborating with other shared print programs to standardize and govern these efforts.
If you have any questions about shared print, feel free to reach out to us using our contact form. We're here to help!
Print Archive Network Forum (PAN)
The Center for Research Libraries fosters collaboration among library and consortia experts to share knowledge, expertise, and best practices in strategic print management. The Print Archive Network (PAN) Forum serves as a key venue for this exchange.
Held semi-annually since 2009, PAN meets on Friday mornings before ALA's annual and midwinter conferences. Anyone interested in print archiving is welcome to attend and participate.
PAN Event Lists and Materials
- The CRL Event Index lists all PAN events since 2010, as well as any scheduled future PAN events. PowerPoint presentations and reports on various U.S. and Canadian shared print and print archive programs, produced for past PAN Forums, are also available within this index.
- The old PAN Meeting Archive contains early discussions and materials leading up to the development of a North American print archives framework in 2010.
CRL JSTOR Print Archive
The goal of CRL's JSTOR print archive is to assemble a collection of JSTOR archive journal volumes in print form. The titles match most of those in the JSTOR Archive Collection. We make exception for JSTOR collections that are not widely held by CRL member libraries.
The CRL JSTOR print archive is for the use of CRL library members. It provides CRL member libraries with the assurance that print versions of all JSTOR archive titles are available should the JSTOR electronic archive be unable to meet the needs of our members. The volumes in the CRL JSTOR archive are received through donation from CRL member libraries. CRL commits to preserving the volumes and providing them to members when appropriate. Journals are kept in a climate and humidity-controlled environment within the Center for Research Library Facility in Chicago, IL.
A complete list of CRL's JSTOR archived titles is available in the PAPR database. PAPR is temporarily offline until mid-June as we complete the migration to a new platform.
All JSTOR records in CRL’s catalog list current holdings and issues wanted. Please note that our catalog holdings do not reflect donation offers we have accepted but have not yet received and processed.
Call numbers for JSTOR materials are assigned using the same convention as for other CRL holdings. A unique alpha/numerical call number, is assigned to each donated title beginning with the letter J. The numerical part of the call number is assigned sequentially, and is based on the date of accession. For example, the first title and volume we acquired in 2000 was the Annual Review of Sociology, and so it was assigned the call number J-1. Because content is shelved as it is received, volumes within a title may be assigned to different call numbers.
We welcome new member donations. To begin the process, please contact CRL's JSTOR staff here to discuss the workflow for your donations.
JSTOR materials are accepted into the repository based on their condition. The CRL Validation Statement provides details on quality control and volume integration criteria.
PAPR Database
PAPR is temporarily offline until mid-June as we complete the migration to a new platform.