Presentation Type
Poster
Location
Montvale Event Center, Spokane, WA
Start Date
15-10-2018 4:45 PM
End Date
15-10-2018 6:00 PM
Description
Purpose: The purpose of our project is to assess and enhance kpLibraries’ national e-book collection and to provide the appropriate e-resources and materials for our patrons. The project supports kpLibraries' national Resource Management policy that requires maintenance of a “current, authoritative collection of books, multimedia, and electronic materials in the areas of health sciences, clinical, educational, professional development, patient care services and consumer health information...”. We aim to further develop all processes of collection development for our e-book collection and to characterize interlibrary library loan (ILL) and book request usage patterns.
Method: This project consists of four phases. In the first phase, we are analyzing the data from print book requests and ILL statistics to identify gaps that could be filled through e-book acquisitions. In this initial phase we are also identifying strengths in the collections. In the second phase, we are inspecting the usage statistics for high use titles and subject areas in the print collections to inform future e-book acquisition decisions. The third phase consists of comparing our e-book collection to outside collection development resources such as Doody’s Core Titles. All analyzed titles are then categorized by subject using an in-house taxonomy. In our fourth phase, guidelines are created for weeding our e-book collection and future collection development opportunities. We end the fourth phase by creating marketing strategies to further promote our e-book titles.
Scope: The data used for this project comes from our own reports from DOCLINE, OCLC, Sierra, and a variety of e-book vendors. To remain compliant with our Resource Management policy, which states that “the collection must be analyzed at a minimum of every two years”, we are collecting 2 years’ worth of usage data to properly identify usage patterns. The recommendations made will inform all kpLibraries future e-book acquisitions and improve our marketing strategies for our e-book collection to our patrons.
Recommended Citation
Ward, Tori and Hyde, Loree, "Poster: Assessing E-book Collections for kpLibraries" (2018). Pacific Northwest Chapter of MLA Annual Meeting. 12.
https://digitalcommons.providence.org/pncmla/2018/monday/12
Poster: Assessing E-book Collections for kpLibraries
Montvale Event Center, Spokane, WA
Purpose: The purpose of our project is to assess and enhance kpLibraries’ national e-book collection and to provide the appropriate e-resources and materials for our patrons. The project supports kpLibraries' national Resource Management policy that requires maintenance of a “current, authoritative collection of books, multimedia, and electronic materials in the areas of health sciences, clinical, educational, professional development, patient care services and consumer health information...”. We aim to further develop all processes of collection development for our e-book collection and to characterize interlibrary library loan (ILL) and book request usage patterns.
Method: This project consists of four phases. In the first phase, we are analyzing the data from print book requests and ILL statistics to identify gaps that could be filled through e-book acquisitions. In this initial phase we are also identifying strengths in the collections. In the second phase, we are inspecting the usage statistics for high use titles and subject areas in the print collections to inform future e-book acquisition decisions. The third phase consists of comparing our e-book collection to outside collection development resources such as Doody’s Core Titles. All analyzed titles are then categorized by subject using an in-house taxonomy. In our fourth phase, guidelines are created for weeding our e-book collection and future collection development opportunities. We end the fourth phase by creating marketing strategies to further promote our e-book titles.
Scope: The data used for this project comes from our own reports from DOCLINE, OCLC, Sierra, and a variety of e-book vendors. To remain compliant with our Resource Management policy, which states that “the collection must be analyzed at a minimum of every two years”, we are collecting 2 years’ worth of usage data to properly identify usage patterns. The recommendations made will inform all kpLibraries future e-book acquisitions and improve our marketing strategies for our e-book collection to our patrons.
