Circulation analysis of an engineering monograph approval plan

Brush, Denise

doi:10.1108/01604950710742095

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“…110 In case studies, Brush looked at titles in an engineering monograph approval plan and found that the circulation of mechanically selected titles was more frequent in all categories than the circulation of the books in those areas as a whole. 111 Kamada found both efficiencies and limitations in an approval plan for her Japanese studies collection. 112 Gyeszly experimented with using a vendor's database to determine categories of materials for selection.…”

Section: Selection Processes and Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Looking Back, Moving Forward in the Digital Age

Bullis¹,

Smith²

2011

Library Resources &Amp; Technical Services

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Section: Selection Processes and Toolsmentioning

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Looking Back, Moving Forward in the Digital Age

Bullis¹,

Smith²

2011

Library Resources &Amp; Technical Services

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“…Brush compared the circulation of books purchased on the engineering approval plan to the circulation of books in the engineering collection as a whole to determine the efficiency of a profile or whether the approval plan should be replaced by individual book ordering. 30 Books ordered on the plan were more heavily used, which warranted maintaining the approval plan. The data also revealed that electrical engineering books were not being ordered through the approval plan.…”

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Literature of Acquisitions in Review, 2004–7

Dunham¹,

Davis²

2009

Library Resources &Amp; Technical Services

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53(4) LRTS 231 This review covers the literature of acquisitions from 2004 through 2007. The purchase of electronic resources continued to grow, especially for e-journals. E-books gained more attention with a variety of pricing models emerging, many of which were similar to print purchase plans or a modification of e-serial plans. The electronic resource management (ERM) of subscriptions and licensing became a major concern as the acquisition of these items continued to grow. Many libraries developed local ERM applications while vendors began developing commercial ERM systems. The Digital Library Federation (DLF) Electronic Resources Management Initiative (ERMI) emerged as a major step in the development for ERM system standards. Many libraries expressed dissatisfaction with some of the new pricing models for e-journals, especially the Big Deal packages, as libraries were caught between budget reductions, price increases, and complex license agreement terms. Budget and the allocation of funds remained a frequent topic in the literature. With the transition from print to electronic versions, acquisitions staff required more support and new resources. Workflows changed as acquisition units and technical services departments reorganized to accommodate the growth of electronic resources.T his literature of acquisitions review is the continuation of the authors' review covering the literature published from 1996 through 2003. 1 In the previous review, technology and the Internet were the key themes that brought changes to acquisitions, business practices, and communications. For 2004-7, budgets and budget allocation were a continuing concern, with the literature focusing on the complexity and variability of pricing models. The most significant new topic was the management of electronic resources. As patron demand for these resources grew rapidly, a large portion of library materials budgets was spent acquiring them. The literature revealed that acquiring electronic resources was simpler than managing them effectively.To identify the significant acquisitions literature published from 2004 through 2007, searches were made through Library Literature and Information Science Full Text and Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts with Full Text databases for articles and books. In addition, searches using more specific terms related to acquisitions were made of selected library journals. Citations and abstracts were reviewed for possible inclusion in the review. Searches were limited to scholarly journal articles, conference proceedings, reports, and books in English. Every attempt was made to find literature relating to any aspect of acquisitions; however, the authors concede that some works may have been overlooked. For those articles selected, the papers were retrieved and reviewed in detail. The selected articles then were grouped by topics to establish an outline for presentation. For those papers that bridged more than one topic, an effort was made to put them under the topic that was most prominent. Som...

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“…As various library systems now have increasingly sophisticated data-mining capabilities, a wealth of management data surrounding purchasing records, circulation transactions, and interlibrary loan (ILL) requests has doi:10.5860/crl.76. 6.740 crl14-632 accumulated that has often remained untapped and unrealized for meaningful analytics. By compiling and analyzing these data, we aimed to find better ways to measure our user needs, assess the results of our collection practices, and identify how our users have interacted with library collections.…”

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“…5 Brush studied circulation data of engineering titles ordered through an approval plan and compared them to the total circulation data of titles in the whole engineering collection (Library of Congress Classification T class) over the same period. 6 The purpose of the study was to assess the value of using approval plans in her library. Adams and Noel studied circulation statistics for collection evaluation purposes by comparing the usage of titles by subject, publisher, and publication date.…”

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Mining and Analyzing Circulation and ILL Data for Informed Collection Development

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Tosaka²,

Weng

2015

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The authors investigated quantitative methods of collection use analysis employing library data that are available in ILS and ILL systems to better understand library collection use and user needs. For the purpose of the study, the authors extracted circulation and ILL records from the library's systems using data-mining techniques. By comparing these data to records of books acquired in a four-year period, the study reveals generally good collection use as well as some unmet collection needs. The study also offers a method of compiling and sharing these multiple types of usage data among work groups to create feedback mechanisms to inform the work of selectors and suggest modifications to collection development practices.tudying library collection use is an essential part of understanding what user communities need and evaluating how well the collection is meeting those needs. Academic libraries often have undertaken this assessment on a prospective basis by employing subject specialist librarians (either in-house or by proxy through approval plans). These selectors have familiarized themselves with their users' research areas to identify and select what they consider to be the most appropriate materials accordingly. It has not, however, always been clear to what extent such selector-based practices actually satisfy user needs. Coming from a wide range of scholarly and learning interests, some studies have emphasized the importance of use-centered, evidence-based collection evaluation.1 Indeed, as Bodi and Maier-O'Shea suggested, such approaches are even more strategically important to smaller academic libraries that have to develop more selective collections using usage-based approaches because of tight budgets and finite resources.2 Thus, examining evidence of library usage patterns can offer insights into how well-or how poorly-a library's collection is meeting its users' needs and help ensure a return on the investment from the existing resources spent on collection development.The purpose of this paper is to report a study that the authors at The College of New Jersey Library undertook to develop a simple, practical method for evaluating collections in terms of usage patterns. As various library systems now have increasingly sophisticated data-mining capabilities, a wealth of management data surrounding purchasing records, circulation transactions, and interlibrary loan (ILL) requests has

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Circulation analysis of an engineering monograph approval plan

Cited by 16 publications

References 4 publications

Looking Back, Moving Forward in the Digital Age

Looking Back, Moving Forward in the Digital Age

Literature of Acquisitions in Review, 2004–7

Mining and Analyzing Circulation and ILL Data for Informed Collection Development

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