For the past year, Strauss Library has been performing an overlap analysis comparing the library’s bound journal holdings within the library building, to bound journal holdings stored in PASCAL, our long-term storage facility. This analysis has allowed Strauss Library to identify duplicate print journal holdings which can now be withdrawn from the collection. 

Starting March 17th, the library will be removing these duplicate volumes from the shelves and preparing them for shipment to the Internet Archive for digitization and archival storage. The library anticipates this work will be completed by May 30th, 2025. This pilot project, in collaboration with Western Regional Storage Trust member libraries and the Internet Archive, aims to enhance access to digitized copies through inter-library loan while allowing Strauss Library to sustainably manage the removal of duplicate volumes. 

For questions regarding this project, please contact Wendy Kisicki, wendy.kisicki@cuanschutz.edu