Developing Collections for the 21st Century OVGTSL Conference 2012 Kelly Smith Interim Coordinator...

User-Focused Acquisitions

StrategiesDeveloping Collections for the 21st Century

OVGTSL Conference 2012

Kelly SmithInterim Coordinator for Collection Services

Eastern Kentucky University Librarieskelly.smith2@eku.edu

Source: ARL Statistics 2005-06, Association of Research Libraries, Washington, D.C.http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/monser06.pdf

Strategy 1: Embrace Patron-Driven eBooks

http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/lea/id/175

Price J.S. and J.D. McDonald. 2010. “Beguiled by bananas: a retrospective study of the usage & breadth of patron vs. librarian acquired eBook collections.”

Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need

Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need

Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need

Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need

Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need

Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need

Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need

Strategy 3: Consolidate journals into bundles

Strategy 4: Reduce print

Strategy 4: Reduce print

Strategy 4: Reduce print

Strategy 4: Reduce printhttp://encompass.eku.edu

Strategy 5: Take advantage of consortial purchasing

FY2013 fee: $53,433Estimated retail: $175,688

First year savings: $11,140.78 for 12 resourcesSecond year savings: $29,160.44 for 20 resources

Strategy 6: Don’t provide everything they want!

2006 2007 2008 2009

Volumes held (as of June 2009) 

687638 690210 689008 673427

Expenditures for Mono-graphs 

328535 307495 194195 170354

100,000

300,000

500,000

700,000

900,000

1,100,000

EKU Monograph Trends

2006 2007 2008 2009

Number of mono-graphic volumes pur-chased 

29547 16827 13240 14525

2,500

12,500

22,500

32,500

2006 2007 2008 2009

        34. Total Circulation Transactions 

72175 124764 96153 109333

10,00050,00090,000

130,000

EKU eBook Trends

2006 2007 2008 2009

Expenditures for electronic books  0 26886 42163 63848

Number of electronic books held  0 1698 2337 3770

5,000

15,000

25,000

35,000

45,000

55,000

65,000

2006 2007 2008 2009

eBook section requests

NaN 17790 21579 37949

2,500 7,500

12,500 17,500 22,500 27,500 32,500 37,500

EKU Serial Trends

2006 2007 2008 2009

Contract Binding 

12073 13042 8859 4799

1,000 5,000 9,000

13,000

2006 2007 2008 2009

Document De-livery/ Interli-brary Loan (mostly serials)

2378 1238 9632 10219

1,000

5,000

9,000

2006 2007 2008 20090.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

    % of Library Materials Expen-ditures spent on Current Serials 

    % of Library Materials Expen-ditures spent on Monographs 

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