We understand that EAST is a member of the Partnership for Shared Book Collections. What exactly is the Partnership?

The Shared Print Partnership is a federation shared print programs in the U.S. and Canada. The Partnership’s mission is to ensure the long-term preservation of, access to, and integrity of print resources. A full list of members is available on their website, sharedprint.org, and includes EAST, HathiTrust, and SCELC.

EAST representatives sit on the Partnership’s Executive Committee.

The Partnership develops and maintains a set of Best Practices, offers educational webinars, and has developed a robust research agenda to benefit the Shared Print community.

We encourage anyone interested in issues related to shared print to contact the Partnership (info@sharedprint.org) about opportunities to serve on one of the Partnership’s working groups.