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Western Regional Storage Trust is a distributed shared print journal archiving program founded in 2010 and hosted by the California Digital Library at the University of California. It coordinates long-term retention and access to print journal backfiles among academic libraries and consortia in the western United States and adjacent regions.[1][2][3]
History and scope
[edit]Planning began around 2010 under the stewardship of the California Digital Library. A 2012 overview described participation by more than one hundred academic libraries across multiple western states, with archive holders agreeing to retain designated titles for a defined term.[4] Program documentation and technical literature describe WEST’s collection analysis workflows and archive building practices.[5][6]
Activities
[edit]Members consolidate, validate and retain journal backfiles at storage facilities and campus locations for access through interlibrary lending. WEST publishes policies for archive holders and archive builders, and provides program updates and training.[7][8]
Registration and disclosure
[edit]WEST archived holdings and retention commitments are disclosed in the Center for Research Libraries Print Archives and Preservation Registry and in OCLC discovery environments. Program pages and records note retention terms extending through 31 December 2035 for archive holders.[9][10][11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "About WEST". California Digital Library. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "WEST: Western Regional Storage Trust". California Digital Library. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Western Regional Storage Trust". International Coalition of Library Consortia. 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Payne, Lizanne (2012). "The Western Regional Storage Trust: Shared Management of Print Journals on a Large Scale". Journal of College and University Libraries. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Documents and presentations". California Digital Library. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Jemison, Dana; Liu, Lucy; Striker, Anna; Wohlers, Alison; Jiang, Jing; Dobry, Judy (14 June 2021). "Enhancing Print Journal Analysis for Shared Print Collections". Code4Lib Journal (51). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "WEST Frequently Asked Questions". California Digital Library. 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Distributed Print Repository and WEST". Orbis Cascade Alliance. 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "WEST Archives". California Digital Library. 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "PAPR record example for WEST holdings". Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Viewing shared print retention commitments in WorldCat". OCLC Support. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2025.