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Wasted Words? Current Trends In Cd Policies, Matt Torrence, Audrey Powers, Megan Sheffield Nov 2012

Wasted Words? Current Trends In Cd Policies, Matt Torrence, Audrey Powers, Megan Sheffield

Academic Services Faculty and Staff Publications

The transition to electronic resources and the changing role of the collection development librarian are having a tremendous impact on the manner by which libraries select and acquire new materials. The goal of this research project was to further elucidate the current trends of collection development policies in members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) as well as gage current use and future efficacy. The survey was designed and sent to librarians responsible for collection development at university-affiliated ARL libraries in order to obtain a current picture of academic collection development policies, and how they are changing due to …


Maine Shared Collections Strategy: Why Now In Maine?, Clem Guthro Nov 2012

Maine Shared Collections Strategy: Why Now In Maine?, Clem Guthro

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Maine Shared Collections Strategy: Why Now In Maine?, Clem Guthro Nov 2012

Maine Shared Collections Strategy: Why Now In Maine?, Clem Guthro

Clem Guthro

No abstract provided.


Weeding Your Garden: The Back End Of Collection Development, Joanna M. Burkhardt May 2012

Weeding Your Garden: The Back End Of Collection Development, Joanna M. Burkhardt

Joanna M Burkhardt

This power point provides tips for weeding a library collection.


The Shifting Nature Of Academic Library Collections, Doug Way May 2012

The Shifting Nature Of Academic Library Collections, Doug Way

Doug Way

Over the past decade technological advances and changes in the scholarly publishing environment have ushered in an era of unprecedented change for academic libraries. Financial pressures, the rise of online content, and the ability to easily share and distribute materials are driving libraries to reexamine many of their practices and priorities. This presentation will explore how libraries are moving from traditional models of collection develop toward a new future where the focus is on curating access to information and on supporting the production and dissemination of scholarly resources.


An Environmental Analysis Corroborating Pda And The Winthrop Example, Antje Mays Apr 2012

An Environmental Analysis Corroborating Pda And The Winthrop Example, Antje Mays

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

Libraries seek active ways to innovate amidst macroeconomic shifts, growing online education to help alleviate ever-growing schedule conflicts as students juggle jobs and course schedules, as well as changing business models in publishing and evolving information technologies. Patron-driven acquisition (PDA), also known as demand-driven acquisition (DDA), offers numerous strengths in supporting university curricula in the context of these significant shifts. PDA is a business model centered on short-term loans and subsequent purchases of ebooks resulting directly from patrons' natural use stemming from their discovery of the ebooks in library catalogs where the ebooks' bibliographic records are loaded at regular intervals …


New Projects And One Of My Very Own, Bridget Anne Creedon Mar 2012

New Projects And One Of My Very Own, Bridget Anne Creedon

Blogging the Library

Some new projects have happened since my last post (which was before spring break). I helped give a library tour to yet another prospective professor, and it is cool to find out what they would add to the collection if they got a job here. For instance, this one professor was more into pop music and our collection does not have much material on the subject. New professors can really transform the library in that sense, as well as online resources they recommend. I also found full scores and recordings of Bruch pieces that a former professor requested. Instead of …


Anatomy Of Data-Driven Deselection Project, Doug Way Jan 2012

Anatomy Of Data-Driven Deselection Project, Doug Way

Doug Way

Presented at ALCTS CMS Collection Evaluation & Assessment Interest Group meeting. Speakers: Doug Way, Grand Valley State University Libraries, and Ruth Fischer, Sustainable Collections Services.


An Overlap Analysis Of Occupational Therapy Electronic Journals Available In Full-Text Databases And Subscription Services, Judy Schroeder Jan 2012

An Overlap Analysis Of Occupational Therapy Electronic Journals Available In Full-Text Databases And Subscription Services, Judy Schroeder

Judy L Schroeder

In order to convert occupational therapy journal subscriptions from print to electronic, a university library, in collaboration with its Occupational Therapy Program, compared full-text databases and journal subscription services. This comparison was designed to identify the best combination of databases and individual subscriptions for the highest number of electronic titles and the best years of coverage. Originally published in: Journal of Electronic Resource in Medical Libraries, 5(4), 346-361.


E-Texbooks Usage By Students At Andrews University: A Study Of Attitudes, Perceptions, And Behaviors, Silas Bruscagin Marques Dr. Jan 2012

E-Texbooks Usage By Students At Andrews University: A Study Of Attitudes, Perceptions, And Behaviors, Silas Bruscagin Marques Dr.

Silas Bruscagin Marques Dr.

Abstract Although e-books have been incorporated into the academic library’s collection for over a decade now, it has not been, until today, without question. It is still, as the literature reveals, a controversial topic for librarians, publishers, and users around the globe. Although many researches indicate that patrons still prefer the printed format over the electronic version, the tipping point seems to be reaching us earlier then many might think. The growing availability of e-books to users has begun to affect user perceptions and attitudes, creating more access and usage opportunities, a recent research concluded. This paper presents the results …