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Harvard’s library system—with its 73 separate libraries, “labyrinthine?? administrative structure, and redundant collection policies—is in the midst of an internal overhaul. A Task Force was convened last spring to examine the library system and released a report in November outlining a series of suggestions to help equip the library system for the 21st century...
...such an idealized vision does not reflect the complex reality of Harvard University Library, a sprawling system whose growth has been challenged by financial and space constraints. In the words of University Provost Steven E. Hyman, Harvard’s library system is “labyrinthine??: there are 73 libraries, which manage over 16 million volumes with the help of a staff of approximately 1,200 and a combined operating budget of nearly $160 million...
MANAGING A “LABYRINTHINE?? SYSTEM...
...November, the office of University Provost Steven E. Hyman released the report of the Task Force on University Libraries, which called for a restructuring of Harvard’s “labyrinthine?? library system and charged the eight-member Library Implementation Group—stacked with library and University administrators—with the execution of the report’s recommendations over the coming year...
...defended the report’s timing, explaining that redesigning the library’s “labyrinthine?? administrative system has been a topic of discussion at Harvard for over a decade and was not triggered by the recent financial crisis...