Talk:Collective collection

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Requested move 13 January 2023[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. No support for the proposed move given. (closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky (talk) 05:22, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Collective collectionShared print program – Article discusses programs rather than collections, so proposed title is more accurate Johnsonstvier (talk) 18:53, 11 January 2023 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). No such user (talk) 09:02, 13 January 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. – robertsky (talk) 18:22, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • Johnsonstvier: While I agree that the current title is borderline odd, I'd like to discuss other possibilities. I'm not into the matter, frankly, but my brief research indicates that the subject is also called shared collection [1], and collective collection is also a common expression [2]. And I don't think there's a sharp distinction between a "collection" (a set of physical things) and a "program" (a joint effort to manage the collection). No such user (talk) 09:10, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: The proposed title sounds a bit like the practice of placing computer printers on a shared network. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 21:16, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Note that "program" is American English. According to WP:COMMONALITY, we should not choose a title for something that is not specific to one country that is specific to one variety of English. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:20, 18 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: I believe the distinction is that there are collective collections, especially in repositories that are curated by the members, that are distinct from shared print programs, where one library agrees to keep a title so that others may withdraw it. The term "shared print" and "shared print program" can be found in many places e.g. HathiTrust [3], Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) [4], California Digital Libraries [5], The Rosemont Shared Print Alliance [6], and OCLC [7] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.195.13.216 (talk) 01:40, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: WikiProject Libraries has been notified of this discussion. – robertsky (talk) 18:22, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.