Collection Management Notes: Koch Sabbatical

Collections Management Librarian and Professor Teri Koch is on Sabbatical during the Spring Semester to study the concept of a sustainable physical library collection. Her work will center on determining best and emerging practices in this area of collection management. “I will be developing metrics to help define the sustainable “core collection” concept that we can utilize at Cowles Library,” she stated.

As part of her project she will be exploring the concept of a shared print collection within the Iowa Private Academic Libraries (IPAL) consortium through site visits, discussions and survey of peer institutions.

During her sabbatical, Professors Bruce Gilbert and Andrew Welch will be handling her operational duties.