Taking it to the Stacks: An Inventory Project at the University of Mississippi Libraries

Abstract

This article examines multiple inventory methods and findings from the inventory processes at the University of Mississippi Libraries. In an attempt to reduce user frustration from not being able to locate materials, the University of Mississippi Libraries conducted an inventory process beginning with a pilot inventory of a branch library and a sample inventory at the Main Library followed by full inventory of sections of the Main Library's one-million-plus collection. The benefits of inventories, including cost effective, efficient workflows, are discussed.

Using Inventory Data to Enhance Music Collections

“…There is detailed literature on inventorying academic library collections, including studies that leverage the ILS to partially automate inventory processes (Ernick, 2005;Sung, Whisler, & Sung, 2009;Womack, 2010;Loesch, 2011;Greenwood, 2013). A local workflow for inventorying collections using Sierra has been recently established and is described in Barton & Scott (2020).…”