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Collecting And Acquiring In Earnest (The 14th Annual Health Sciences Lively Lunch), Wendy Bahnsen, Yumin Jiang, Ramune K. Kubilius, Emma O'Hagan, Andrea Twiss-Brooks

Charleston Library Conference

In this year's sponsored but no holds barred lunch, host Wendy Bahnsen (substituting for colleague Nicole Gallo) offered a brief greeting, and Ramune Kubilius provided the traditional “year in review” synopsis of developments since the last Charleston Conference. Panelists then shared insights and led discussion on earnest attempts to meet users’ information needs and satisfy administrations’ budget and other expectations. No matter how information has become repackaged, two formats remain important in health sciences communication: books and journals (articles). Speakers focused on library experiments with these formats. Is PDA a solution? Bahnsen contributed highlights and findings from a survey by …

Taming The Wilde: Collaborating With Expertise For Faster, Better, Smarter Collection Analysis, Jacqueline Bronicki, Cherie Turner, Shawn Vaillancourt, Frederick Young

Charleston Library Conference

The importance of collection assessment and evaluation has been a hot topic due to increasing budget restrictions and the need to prove worth to stakeholders through evidence‐based evaluations. More robust collection analyses, like comparisons of holdings usage to ILL requests, and gap analyses, are increasingly embraced by the library community. Less thought, however, has been given to how to best conduct these analyses to ensure that the cleanest data is used and that the data tells the right story. The data to do these types of analyses often reside in complex systems and web‐environments, which may not be fully understood …

Ill As Acquisitions: Implementing And Integrating Pod In A Research Library, Edward F. Lener, Ladd Brown

Charleston Library Conference

This paper describes Virginia Tech's implementation of a purchase‐on‐demand (POD) program designed to complement the traditional interlibrary loan workflow. POD can offer a way to obtain otherwise unavailable or unlendable content or to get many items at lower cost than a typical borrowing transaction. POD also offers another means of building the collection through purchases of materials we know will get at least one use. We share key details of our program from pilot phase to its broader integration into the acquisitions workflow.

An Evaluation Of Readcube As An Interlibrary Loan Alternative, Elizabeth J. Weisbrod

Charleston Library Conference

Libraries are continually searching for more affordable ways to provide access to research materials. The rising costs of journal subscriptions, site licenses, and interlibrary loan have made libraries look for new methods of providing those materials. In 2014, Auburn University Libraries began a pilot project to test the feasibility of using ReadCube, an article delivery service, as a method of patron‐driven acquisition for scholarly journal articles. ReadCube allows users immediate access to articles from Nature Publishing Group journals at a lower cost than document delivery, but with usage restrictions.

This case study evaluates ReadCube as an alternative to interlibrary loan …

What You Need To Know About Moving Collections And Acquisitions Into An E-Dominant Model!, Gerri Foudy, Lila A. Ohler, Lenore A. England

Charleston Library Conference

Two different University of Maryland Libraries discuss how they have moved to an e‐dominant model, the reasons why, and the new acquisitions strategies libraries can use in crafting an e‐dominant collection. Whether your organization is a large ARL library like University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) Libraries or a nontraditional online library like the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Library, there are many strategies for taking advantage of the new acquisitions environment and rethinking how to build collections in an e‐dominant world. At UMD, adopting an e‐dominant model has been a gradual change over time, allowing the library staff …

Supporting Rapidly Growing Online Programs In Times Of Change, Mary Ann Mercante, Ying Lin

Charleston Library Conference

In May 2012, Maryville University launched two online graduate Nursing programs. Twenty‐eight months later, 2,321 students from across the United States were enrolled as online‐only students in these programs. Two additional Nursing graduate programs are going online as well as an MBA program. Concurrently, Library space is being reconfigured to accommodate student support services from other areas and to provide more learning spaces for students. With less space for physical collections and more students to support, Maryville University Library is trying to find ways to provide better research support for all its students. How Maryville is handling these challenges and …

Earnestly Seeking Greater Flexibility: The Pros And Cons Of Pay‐Per‐View Journal Access, Marija Markovic, Steve Oberg

Charleston Library Conference

This presentation sheds light on a relatively new phenomenon that needs more earnest consideration from all kinds of libraries: the switch to a pay‐per‐view (PPV) access model for journals. The presenters, one from a corporate library background and one from an academic background, have extensive experience in utilizing PPV. They detail pros and cons of PPV and how it allows for greater access for users with more financial flexibility for acquisitions budgets. Discussions among acquisitions and collection development librarians in recent years have focused on demand‐driven acquisitions (DDA) for e‐books. The presenters believe that PPV for journals is in the …

We’Re E‐Preferred. Why Did We Get That Book In Print?, Ann Roll

Charleston Library Conference

While California State University, Fullerton’s Pollak Library has an e‐preferred approval plan for all subject areas, the Library still continues to receive a number of print titles on approval. However, 25% of the print approval books received in the 2013–14 fiscal year were published by only eight publishers, all of which actively publish their books in e‐format. This paper investigates the reasons why print books were supplied over potentially available e‐versions. In some cases, individual titles were only published in print, while others were available as e‐books, but could only be purchased within collections. Others were available for purchase as …

Turning A Crisis Into An Opportunity: Dda And Pda At Uta Libraries, Peter Zhang

Charleston Library Conference

Facing a 72% cut in our monographic acquisitions budget in FY13–14, University of Texas Arlington Libraries turned a crisis into an opportunity. We examined print monographs’ circulation data and discovered the hard truth that the “just‐in‐case” acquisition model is neither sustainable nor serving our users well. Subsequently, our approval plan was put on a virtual mode: no more approval book shipments. We implemented demanddriven acquisition (DDA) programs for both electronic and print books and put broader patron‐driven acquisition (PDA) programs in place to meet our users’ needs.

Patron-Driven Acquisition: What Do We Know About Our Patrons?, Monique A. Teubner, Henk G. J. Zonneveld

Charleston Library Conference

This paper describes how Utrecht University Library is trying to reach a sustainable and efficient PDA model, offering more e-books to our users.

PDA e-books were made available in the catalog. We developed an efficient back office process for updates, deletions and financial administration. We did pilot programs to test PDA as an acquisition model. During the pilot anonymized user data was collected of patrons and their use of PDA e-books.

Due to heavy usage and too fast depletion of budget we had to adjust our PDA model. The collected data helped to understand the development of costs and to …

Acrl Peer Comparison For University Of Rhode Island Libraries, 2010-2014, Andrée Rathemacher

University Libraries Reports & Statistics

Comparison of the University of Rhode Island Libraries with peer institutions (as defined by the University's Office of Institutional Research). Data used are from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Statistical Survey from the years 2010-2014. Metrics compared are: total library expenditures, total library materials expenditures, ongoing resource purchases, one-time resource purchases, salaries & wages professional staff, salaries & wages support staff, professional staff (fte), support staff (fte), full-time students (undergraduate and graduate headcount), total library expenditures per student, and total library materials expenditures per student.

Uni Scholarworks Quarterly Report, September 2015, Ellen E. Neuhaus

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

No abstract provided.

Organizational And Service Models, Harriette Hemmasi, Madeline Lefebvre, Joan Lippincott, Catherine Murray-Rust, Mary M. Somerville

University Libraries Librarian and Staff Presentations

How can librarians put into place the kinds of staffing and new services that will enable the realization of the promise of 21st-century libraries? How are libraries gauging what new organizational and service models are needed, and how are they working towards those changes during the planning and building phases of their projects? Four library administrators who are planning renovations or new buildings or have recently opened them will discuss these issues.

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Henderson Library Celebrates the Freedom to Read during Banned Books Week, Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2015.
• Hot Doc: NASA episodes in Spanish

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 040, Number 04, September 21, 2015, Grand Valley State University

2015-2016, Volume 40

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

2015-09 Library Impact Statement For Psc 412 Secularism And Islamism In The Modern World, Michael Vocino

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for PSC 421 Secularism and Islamism in the Modern World. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Michael Vocino. Requesting faculty: Katrin Jomaa

2015-09 Library Impact Statement For Psc 412 Secularism And Islamism In The Modern World, Michael Vocino

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for PSC 412 Secularism and Islamism in the Modern World. This course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Michael Vocino. Requesting faculty: Katrin Jomaa.

Lanthorn, Vol. 50, No. 08, September 21, 2015, Grand Valley State University

Volume 50, July 13, 2015 - June 6, 2016

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Cross-Time Analysis Of Countries Co-Authorship Networks In Library & Information Science Research, Elaheh Hosseini, Amin Erfanmanesh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper studies the role of world countries in Library and Information Science research during 1963 to 2012 using scientometric and social network analysis (SNA) approaches. A total of 58757 papers which published by 83 Information Science and Library Science journals in JCR 2013 and indexed in the Web of Science were selected as the sample of the study. In this paper, the overall structure and evolution of the collaboration network of countries were investigated using macro-level SNA metrics. Additionally, scientometric and micro-level SNA metrics were adopted to analyze the performance of countries in the network. UCINET and VOSVIEWER software …

2015-09 Library Impact Statement For Bio 401x Survey Of Tropical Ecotourism, Michael Cerbo

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for BIO 401X Survey of Tropical Ecotourism. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Michael Cerbo. Requesting faculty: Brad Wetherbee.

Making Statistics Work For You, Leigh Ann Duncan, Andrea Christman

University Libraries' Staff Publications

Statistics and reporting capabilities within the Sierra/Millennium system are very versatile and scalable; used properly they can be helpful on small clean-up projects or integral to campus-wide initiatives on student data gathering. We will explain the options for statistics and reporting and detail how our campuses are using them for the following projects: collection development, database clean-up, circulation analysis, and student data initiatives.

Many Hands Make Light Work, Part Ii: Name Authority Cooperative (Naco) Training And Workflows At University Of Kentucky Libraries, Julene L. Jones

Library Presentations

The most fun part of cataloging, authority control, is the identity management work performed to maintain consistent access points throughout a library's database. It is increasing in importance as metadata schemas and linked data applications evolve. University of Kentucky has developed multiple strategies for maintaining authority control and most recently, has undertaken NACO training! Our new experimental workflows post-training will be discussed.

Lanthorn, Vol. 50, No. 07, September 17, 2015, Grand Valley State University

Volume 50, July 13, 2015 - June 6, 2016

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Innovating For Diversity: Uk Libraries Undergraduate Diversity Scholars Internship Program, Peter Hesseldenz, Judy Sackett

Library Presentations

In 2014, the UK Libraries Diversity Committee developed an internship program for undergraduate students who are committed to promoting diversity and multicultural awareness among UK students, staff and faculty. The first two Diversity Scholars became familiar with a variety of academic library-related functions and career options through work within a number of library areas. The program will include a description of the Diversity Scholars program, its goals and results.

We’Ll Show You Ours If You Show Us Yours! Favorite Technologies To Support Information Literacy, Beth Kraemer, Beth Fuchs

Library Presentations

A recent user survey revealed that our students want more online tools to help them find and use library resources successfully. The challenge is finding and developing instruction-related technologies that are not only well-suited for local needs but also engaging and useful for students. We’ll show some of our recent developments, and then, it’s your turn! Come ready to contribute your ideas (or get a head start here: http://bit.ly/Beth2015), and leave with new online tools to explore.

The Anchor, Volume 129.03: September 16, 2015, Hope College

The Anchor: 2015

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

The Maze Runner Series, Maggie Mason Smith

Publications

No abstract provided.

Remarks For The Improvement Association, Delivered On September 15, 2015, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Remarks for the Improvement Association, delivered on September 15, 2015 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

New York Times Online- Set Up Your Account Today!, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• New York Times Online- Set Up Your Account Today!

Adopting Informed Systems Learning Theory: How 21st Century Organizations Can Move From Theory To Practice, Mary M. Somerville

University Libraries Librarian and Staff Articles and Papers

No abstract provided.