OhioLINK Tools - Deselection

Managing Our Greatest Resource2011 Nov 30

State Library of Ohio, Columbus

Phil Flynn, Engineering LibrarianWright State University, Dayton, OhioPhil.flynn@wright.edu

Remember this?

Questions you’ll ask …

• How many other OL libraries own this?

• How many OL copies should we have before I discard mine?

• Should I send it to a (regional) depository?

• What do I do if mine is the last copy?

Last Copy Guidelines

• http://platinum.ohiolink.edu/cbtf/lastcopy.pdf

• If it’s the last copy …– Send “last copy” offer to the list– Contact another OL library directly

OhioLINK Discard listserv

• discards@lists.ohiolink.edu

Offer the title to another OhioLINK library through the OhioLINK DISCARD listserv.

subject line: LAST COPY OFFER

Allow at least seven days for the offer to be accepted on a "first come, first served" basis.

http://lists.ohiolink.edu/mailman/listinfo/discards

Unique Items:Special Collections and DRC Finding Aids

• Finding Aid Repository

http://ead.ohiolink.edu/xtf-ead/

• Digital Resource Commons

http://drc.ohiolink.edu/

Subject Group Lists

• http://lists.ohiolink.edu/mailman/listinfo

• Unfamiliar topic?

• Subject clear but topic-to-library fit is ambiguous?

YBP 8837: OhioLINK Profiles

• 8837

• ACCESS

• profile

Blogs

• Sample and Hold by Rick Lugg

http://sampleandhold-r2.blogspot.com/

• Lorcan Dempsey on Libraries …

SEE managing down collections –

http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/002151.html

OhioLINK-OCLC Collection and Circulation Analysis Project

• Project homehttp://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2011/2011-06r.htm

• Project reporthttp://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2011/2011-06.pdf

• News Releasehttp://www.oclc.org/news/releases/2011/201152.htm

Collective Results

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