UNC COLLABORATIVE BOOK PURCHASING PLANUNC System Libraries Meeting about Cooperative Collection Development – May 19, 2011

QUICK CONTEXT

2007/2008 PACE initiatives – then become UNC Tomorrow

Resource sharing LSTA grant Collection analysis across the system UNC Library Express Expedited delivery

Collaborative book purchasing plan

COLLECTION ANALYSIS – QUICK OVERVIEW FROM 2008

11.1 million copies of titles and 5.5 million unique titles

58% of 11.1 million copies held by three or less libraries

2% held by all 16 libraries Every institution contributes unique content

COLLABORATIVE BOOK PURCHASING PLAN - OVERVIEW Buyers club model

Cooperative approach Local autonomy, shared discounts and decisions

Impact approval and firm order monographs Currently bringing institutions online with

new discounts Unified discount rates across System Individual letters of agreement with YBP

COLLABORATIVE BOOK PURCHASING PLAN - OVERVIEW Firm Orders

Cloth is 18-19% 19% in 2011

Paper is 11-12% 12% in 2011

Approval Orders – Cloth is 18-19%

19% in 2011 Paper is 11-12%

12% in 2011 Continuations – 8-9%

9% in 2011 Free shipping and free GOBI system Technical services discounts

COLLABORATIVE BOOK PURCHASING PLAN - BENEFITS $275,000+ for the system Real-time selection decisions & minimizing

duplication at point of selection Collection diversity and breadth

Not bought in NC

Collection analysis and depth for new programs

E-book selection