The National Information Standards Organization announced public comment availability for the draft Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Infrastructure Project (CCLIP) Recommended Practice (NISO RP-46-202X) through December 15, 2025. The draft outlines approaches for more intentional and equitable collaboration across the collections lifecycle.
Recommendations address collaboration levels and decision frameworks spanning strategy and governance, collection development and selection, acquisition, data and assessment, cataloging and metadata, and consortial frameworks. The work forms part of the broader Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project (CCLP), funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and co-led by NISO, Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation (PALCI), and Lehigh University Libraries, with participation from more than 70 institutions. Earlier CCLP components include an Ithaka S+R study and a prototype middleware to support collaborative workflows.
Community members can review and comment via the project page to inform the final Recommended Practice.
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