The poster illustrates how librarians can educate their institutional administrators about the many-faceted role of resource management. It demonstrates the need for librarian expertise and collaboration in producing great return on institutional investment, as well the value of the library’s collection, and its contribution to student success._x000D_
Are you new to program reviews or looking for some ideas to share how your serials & electronic resources support your institution’s curriculum? This poster will provide a brief overview of tools to use & tips to utilize to see how your collection stacks up.
Library users today have a higher expectation of how quickly books are available for use. Therefore, librarians must evaluate purchasing models and how they meet the needs of today’s patrons. A study was done at the University of Mississippi Libraries comparing usage statistics between patron selected and librarian purchased titles.
The poster will show how Library staff and faculty work together to do Collection Development and Assessment of the Curriculum Materials Center and the Chidren's book collections. It will also highlight the criteria used to deselect items and the procedures used in Alma to demarcate items in Collection Review.
COUNTER data is not always available, especially for purely electronic resources. We present strategies for assessing these resources. We focus on using downloads, pageviews, online searches and product registration data to assess resources that do not have COUNTER data available. Example assessments include EndNote, the Financial Times and the Economist.
Head, Collection Management, SESSL, Columbia University
Amanda Bielskas is the Head of Collection Managment for Science, Engineering & Social Science Libraries at Columbia University and has been at Columbia since 2007. She earned her M.L.S. at Long Island University, has a B.A. in Environmental Geology from SUNY Plattsburgh, and has... Read More →
Annual, procedure-less eResources reviews inspired Academic Librarians to initiate a grassroots movement to empower ourselves to make informed decisions. We gathered essential data and worked together to interpret their nuances. Our actions established best practices, guidelines, and data to help subject librarians plan for significant cuts in our serials budget.
Science Librarian, Wayne State University Libraries
* Science Librarian at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI
* MS Mechanical Engineering and MLIS from Wayne State University
* Provides research and instructional support to the College of Engineering
* Provides research data services as a member of the library’s RDS team
Tuesday March 6, 2018 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Exhibit Hall
Transactional license data was used to demonstrate the impact of an ebook collection. An analysis of the data from before and after the ebook acquisition illustrated the value of an ebook ‘big deal’; in meeting and anticipating faculty needs and providing broader access to course-related titles through favorable license terms.
In order to better engage in assessment activities, TCNJ began utilizing Springshare's data collection tool, LibInsight. Going beyond traditional data collection, LibInsight allows the library to visualize, evaluate, and assess library electronic resources and collections and compare current data with previous years. This poster graphically represents how this tool has facilitated assessment initiatives.
