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GRAPPLING WITH CHANGING REALITIES
John Stratton, Lea Currie, Monica Claassen-Wilson, and Frances Devlin
University of KansasCharleston Conference
November 6, 2009
INTRODUCTION
Introduction
A ‘continuum of change’: A conversation with library leaders about building collections
Our present state
MANAGING RESOURCE EXPENDITURES
Database Stewardship
Subject librarians assigned responsibility Report annually to Head of Collections
Usage Statistics Feedback from users Possible alternative products Recommendation
Spending Deadlines
Monograph orders Percentages of subject funds to be spent
20%, 40%, 60%, etc. Regular intervals throughout fiscal year Benefits
Spending and ordering more evenly distributed
Alleviated workload for acquisitions staff
Approval Plan Review
YBP Book Services Major review
conducted in 2008 Trial group,
primarily social sciences librarians
Meetings held with YBP representative
Detailed reports: LC classification Aspect Content level Category Format Reference type Publisher Average costs
Results
Spending reduced by 25%
Turned off textbooks or conference proceedings older than two years
Receive more slips Reduce the number of slips Raised awareness of cost of
books from certain publishers
Usage Statistics
Data comparing approval plan with subject librarian selections
Implications when analyzing the data No browse statistics Total circulations – faculty vs.
undergraduates Non circulating collections Additional data would be useful
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Serials Review
Triennial serials review Reducing duplication of print and
electronic Ongoing serials review
WorldCat Analysis (WCA)
Coordinating training and support Creating a Wiki WCA Users Group Training opportunities
WCA Frustrations Cannot compare serials collections No discrimination between multiple editions
ENGAGING IN COLLECTION BUILDING
E-Books
Success with previous e-book contracts So many choices E-Book study group activities
Interviews Literature review Trials of products
Final recommendations
Purchase on Demand
Modeling University of Vermont Libraries Working with YBP
Records for expensive publishers will be loaded into online catalog
Cost below $200 Purchase on Demand button in catalog
record Unmediated purchase Rush ordered
Circulation Data
SubjectLC Classification
Total Number of Titles
Number of Titles Circulated
Number of Titles Not Circulated
Percentage Circulated
Percentage Not Circulated
Business HB-HJ 10563 3543 7020 34% 66%Chemistry QD 684 300 384 44% 56%Education L-LT 3607 1809 1798 50% 50%Engineering T-TP 5626 1937 3689 34% 66%Molecular Biosciences QH, QR 1594 735 859 46% 54%Pharmacy RS 232 127 105 55% 45%Political Science J-JZ 6467 2614 3853 40% 60%
Digital Collections
Focus on internal collections Process for soliciting projects Projects in the works
NEW PUBLISHING MODELS
KU ScholarWorks
Digital repository based on Dspace Provides access to scholarly material
created at KU General guidelines for publishing in KU
ScholarWorks Must be education or research oriented Must be in digital form Complete and ready for distribution Author must have legal right to distribute
Open Access
KU Faculty Senate approve an Open Access Policy April 2009
First publicly funded university to adopt such policy
Open access policies provide Opportunity for faculty to offer broad access Greater visibility to the authors’ work A showcase of the breadth and depth of KU’s
contribution to the academic record Implementation and early adopters
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
Looking to the Future
Diverse communities / Disciplinary differences
The role of libraries
Questions or Comments?
Contact Information
John Stratton [email protected] Currie [email protected] Claassen-Wilson
[email protected] Devlin [email protected]
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS