Archives for the Month of June 2011 on Bibliographic/Metadata Services
notes from Northern Ohio Tech Services Librarians Program
Here are my notes from the Spring 2011 Northern Ohio Tech Services Librarians Program, "You Can't Always Get What They Want -- or Can You? Patron Driven Acquisitions"
1.
Suzanne Ward, Purdue University
trueswell, richard (1969). 80 percent of use from 20 percent of collection.
ILL issue
michael roberts and kenneth cameron (1984). Study found that ILL is ordering stuff in print, not "weird" stuff. Material should be bought based on requests.
Purdue bought material in part based on ILL requests over the span of a year.
[but, don't coll. mngrs. have expertise to purchase some stuff that may be relevant regardless of use?]
prichard study (1980). patron-purchased requests circulated somewhat better than those by cll. mngrs.
s. ward. Instead of getting book for patron via ILL, buy the book, based on particular criteria (see slide) [why "in English"? Why only in last 5 years?]
[what affect did this have on cataloging dept?]
just-in-case coll. development vs. just-in-time coll. development
e-books
OPAC. Some print books have icon, saying that if you want this, click here. To get e-version
Form task force: ref., coll mngrs, acq., cataloging
QUESTIONS:
assessment
-- ebooks sometimes don't have call nos.
usage stats. -- vendor provides these.
dealing with records. Those not purchased need their records removed. Need batch process.
resource sharing issue -- look into consortial purchases.
pda vs. subscription packages
2.
Peter Spitzform, Univ. of Vermont
--use YBP
--just in time collecting
--load marc records from 3 vendors for material they do _not_ own. If ordered, get book to patron within 3 working days
--record says "order on demand". And "request this book" icon, which opens a form, including: name, how soon they need book. If book not at YBP, rush-ordered at Amazon or BandN.
--first 5 min free, then short-term loan after 5 minutes that bills library. With 3rd click, book is purchased automatically
--how to delete those not purchased
--ebook records. those not in e format, they get print version
--print books directly from ybp.
--deduping -- match point.
--short term loan goes to patron's account.
--acq. For print, from "request this book," acq. gets an email. They check GOBI, then set up the order. Upon receiving, rush process the book. For ebooks, acq. does nothing. Marc record has to be changed, but acq does nothing. For short-term loan, YBP invoices them. Acq distributes funds across disciplines.
--ebooks for multiple simultaneous users. Ebrary and EBL have this capacity.
--to expedite a purchase, a user doesn't need to click 3 times. The user can contact the library directly, via "recommend book" function on web site.
--survey question asks: would you prefer to have had this ebook in print form on the shelves?
3.
Cheryl Engel
--did you read portlandia
--use of overdrive has increased dramatically in last 12 mo.
--present ebook content from credo ref, gale virtual ref library, overdrive, oxford ref.
--traditional model predominates. But, 2,000 titles each yr. based on requests.
--153 selectors. De-centralized in selection
--lack of shareability a factor
--negotiating pts.
-- how many times can the book be viewed/used before it is bought
-- cost per purchase
-- publisher restrictions (number of uses). Involves retention factor, getting multiple copies for popular books, etc.
-- initial collection composition (custom profile, subject selected, vendor package)
-- metrics for add'l copies AND cost of add'l copies
--monitor back orders, how long it takes to get stuff (sends info to vendors of other vendors' time if vendor is slow)
--should a selector look at title a patron has requested before purchasing it? Do PDA fit collection policy?
--baker and taylor, and ingram are 2 major vendors. She plays them against each other.
--3-month cycle. e.g. things not picked up returned then.
--price for add'l copies
--publisher restrictions.
--complications
-- mixing and matching complexity.
-- multiple vendors
-- shelf life
-- weeding
--records need marc records
May 2011 Statistics
The Cataloging statistics for May 2011 are available at:
May 2011 Statistics (MS Excel file)