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Collection Development and Management

Minnesota State University, Mankato

2022

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Post Cancellation Access Collections To Improve Er Troubleshooting And Collection Development, Nat Gustafson-Sundell, Pat Lienemann, Annalis Luck Jan 2022

Post Cancellation Access Collections To Improve Er Troubleshooting And Collection Development, Nat Gustafson-Sundell, Pat Lienemann, Annalis Luck

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Post Cancellation Access Collections to Improve ER Troubleshooting and Collection Development

At Minnesota State University, Mankato, we actively maintain and reconcile Post Cancellation Access (PCA) Collections in the Alma Library Management System (LMS). These collections enable us to distinguish permanent holdings from leased holdings, which would go away if we stopped subscribing. In consequence, (1) our troubleshooting burden is reduced, (2) we can judge the value of our subscriptions more accurately, and (3) we can pursue collection development projects and reporting more quickly, with deeper understanding.

We will demonstrate our process to gather information from vendors and to set up …