MSCS is pleased to announce that retention commitments made by MSCS partners who are members of URSUS (University of Maine, Univerity of Southern Maine, Maine State Library and Bangor Public library) are now flagged by a “MSCC” note in the URSUS OPAC. The note indicates that the item has been committed to retain for at least the next 15 years. Here is an example.

The text “MSCC” links to a description on the Maine Shared Collections Strategy website of MSCC Retention Copies. The label is abbreviated to MSCC for “Maine Shared Collections Cooperative” which will be the post-grant name for the project.

The purpose of the note is to allow libraries to use the retention commitments made by MSCS libraries as a guide when making their own retention decisions.