Oregon State University Libraries and Depository Library Status: an investigation

Abstract

At the request of library administration, an investigation was undertaken to assess the status of the current federal depository program, OSU Libraries' history with the program, advantages and disadvantages of OSU's continued participation supported by evidence of document usage (both circulated and in-house use) in the last 3-5 years, the impact of the selective housing arrangement with the Oregon State Library (the regional library) and other partners, and review of decisions made by some other academic libraries to either remain with the program or to withdraw from it.