I. Operating Principles for Technical Services Integration (forthcoming)
II. Operating Principles for the 2CUL Environment with a Shared LMS
- A single, but mixed operating environment: Columbia, Cornell, 2CUL
- The shared system will also be used by affiliate libraries that are not part of 2CUL
- Some selectors will have collection development responsibilities for both institutions
- For most acquisitions, Columbia and Cornell will use same vendors, but there will be some exceptions
- Licenses for e-resources will be coordinated, but not always identical
- 2CUL will not be a separate business entity and will thus require separate fund structures, accounts payable, and general ledger systems
- A single 2CUL "library zone" with shared bibliographic records for resources owned or licensed by both institutions; approaches to counting who owns what will vary
- Physical materials will be assigned a single Columbia or Cornell location, but co-licensed e-resources will be managed through a single 2CUL location
- Borrowing privileges will be determined by the owning library, but will be the same for both Columbia and Cornell patrons
- Columbia and Cornell will continue to operate separate remote storage facilities, with separate inventory control systems