Future Direction of the FDLP: Modeling Initiative
Contains files from the Future Direction of the FDLP: Modeling Initiative. Ithaka provided a PDF of their final report. The other documents listed below are taken from the Ithaka Web site archive. Descriptions of documents delivered and posted to the FDLP Desktop have been taken verbatim from the Ithaka Web site or the documents themselves.
The archived version of the Ithaka Web site that was created as part of this study, as requested under the terms of the contract.
This document "lay[s] out an overall direction for the Program . . . and describes a set of functional and structural themes."
"A broad examination of the environment in which the FDLP exists . . . to identify the broad range of key external issues that can inform planning and decision-making."
“Over the course of this project, Ithaka S+R released draft versions of the major components of the final report . . . via the project’s website; this final report brings together these deliverables, revised in response to community feedback on these drafts, in completion of the project.”
“A report on existing models of library networks, consortia, and depository programs.”
“A report on existing models of library networks, consortia, and depository programs.”
“This document summarizes the new models this project has drafted for the Federal Depository Library Program.”
“This ‘findings’ section . . . serves to conclude and reflect on the research phase of this project.”
“This document focuses on evaluating how the proposed Direction and Models will impact the Program’s sustainable accomplishment of its overall goals by considering the value proposition that they pose to libraries.”
“A series of new models for the FDLP that build upon the Direction [draft document, #2 below] released previously."