ReCAP, the Research Collections and Preservation Consortium , founded by Columbia University, The New York Public Library, and Princeton University in 2000 to preserve and make accessible the collections of its members, has expanded its scope and membership, transforming its original mission from serving as a shared physical repository to becoming a model for shared collection building and management.
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ReCAP has the capacity for approximately 19 million items in its current facility, and has land assigned for future modules. ReCAP's purpose-built facilities and carefully-designed operations maintain collections in a highly cost-effective manner. The efficiency and reliability of ReCAP helps our partner libraries realize their preservation objectives and provide access to expansive collections of research materials.
Scope of the Project -
"The scope of the project is to expand the vision of the ReCAP facility from a shared storage facility to a shared collection with enhanced access to the patrons of each of the participating libraries by implementing an integrated SCSB utilizing established industry architectures. The functional requirements for SCSB will encompass all of the existing functionality, plus changes and enhancements to improve user experience and collection management"
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