Consortial Book Circulation Patterns: The OCLC-OhioLINK Study

O’Neill, Edward T.; Gammon, Julia A.

doi:10.5860/crl.75.6.791

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“…In 2013 the OCLC released a very large data set, comprising circulation records for print books (not ebooks or journals) from the libraries in its OhioLink consortium. These records span a year over 2007 and 2008 [61].…”

Section: The Oclc Circulation Datasetmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lend me some sugar: Borrowing rates of neighbouring books as evidence for browsing

McKay

Smith

Chang

2014

IEEE/ACM Joint Conference on Digital Libraries

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There is more to choosing a book than simply keyword searching. Browsing is a fundamental part of the information seeking process, and one that information seekers profess to value, though it has attracted little study. This dearth of research is undoubtedly in part because browsing is nebulous and difficult to quantify. In this paper we use a large circulation dataset from an academic library consortium to examine whether books in the library stacks are loaned in clusters, with a view firstly to confirming the existence of book browsing that has been reported anecdotally, and secondly to quantifying its impact on loan patterns.

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Section: The Oclc Circulation Datasetmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lend me some sugar: Borrowing rates of neighbouring books as evidence for browsing

McKay

Smith

Chang

2014

IEEE/ACM Joint Conference on Digital Libraries

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“…Recent findings from a large-scale study conducted by OhioLINK consortium and OCLC Research on 28,475,701 items from over 100 academic libraries went further: "The most fascinating result of the study was a test of the '80/20' rule. [y] The analysis of a year's statewide circulation statistics would indicate that 80% of the circulation is driven by just 6% of the collection" (O'Neill and Gammon, 2013).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Automated storage and retrieval system: a time-tested innovation

Heinrich

Willis

2014

Library Management

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the ongoing life cycle of the world's first library Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) at the Oviatt Library at the California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Born from the pilot project at the California State University Chancellor's Office, CSUN's ASRS was inaugurated in 1991 and cost over $2,000,000 to implement. It survived a devastating 6.8 Northridge earthquake and protected the collection housed within. Almost 20 years later the CSUN ASRS underwent a major renovation of hardware. With the changing concept of library as space and the construction of Learning Commons at the Oviatt, the demand for ASRS capacity is higher than ever. Design/methodology/approach – In addition to the history and overview, the paper explores the major aspects of ASRS administration: specifications of storage layout and arrangement of the materials, collection policy for storing materials, communication of retrieval requests and ASRS interface and compatibility with successive Integrated Library Systems. Findings – The first ASRS served as proof of concept that a library collection does not lose its effectiveness when low-circulating materials are removed from the open stacks. Furthermore, with the changing concept of library as space and the construction of Learning Commons at the Oviatt, the provision of the nimble, just-in-time collection becomes paramount, and the demand for ASRS increases exponentially. Practical implications – Administrators and librarians who consider investing in ASRS will learn about the principles of storage organization, imperatives and challenges of its conception and long-term management on the example of CSUN. Originality/value – The paper carries unique qualities as it describes the formation and evolution of the world's first library ASRS. The visionary undertaking not only withstood the test of time and nature, it continues to play a pivotal role in Oviatt Library's adaption to the new generation of users’ demands and expectations.

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“…To copy otherwise, or republish, to post on servers or to redistribute to lists, requires prior specific permission and/or a fee. OCLC have been using this dataset to analyse the differences in circulation patterns between libraries: how many books from each library are borrowed in a year and what comparisons can be drawn [22].…”

Section: The Dataset and New Purposementioning

confidence: 99%