Thinking Beyond the Local: How Rialto Collection Development Supports Shared Print Workflows

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Thinking Beyond the Local: How Rialto Collection Development Supports Shared Print Workflows

Monday, October 19, 2026 at 3:50 PM–4:20 PM CST

Raphael

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Abstract

In shared print environments, collection decisions must move beyond local criteria to reflect network-level holdings, overlap, and retention commitments. Keep@Downsview, a partnership of six Canadian university libraries, collectively preserves low-use print resources in a purpose-built high-density facility at the University of Toronto. As early adopters of Rialto's Collection Development Workflows, partners are testing how these tools support core shared print activities, including cross-institutional deselection, collaborative collection building, institutional deduplication, and last-copy retention. This session explores how Keep@Downsview is embedding these tools into shared print workflows, what they enable that was not possible in previous approaches, and where gaps remain as the functionality continues to evolve.

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