A Systematic Plan for Managing Physical Collections at the University of Arizona Libraries

Martin, Jim; Kamada, Hitoshi; Feeney, Mary

doi:10.1080/01462679.2013.797376

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“…It was also commented by Molner and Wagner (2004) that, "Radio frequency identification (RFID) system helps to track the movement of books and the library user(s) carrying them within the library." Although many electronic gadgets are expensive, academic libraries should keep on applying them for the longterm expense of the alternative (loss of collections) as it is even more expensive (Martin, 2013). Another benefit of using ESSs in academic given out by Gupter ( 2021) is that electronic security systems have played a significant role in different aspects of life, including providing security to any subject under study, including a library environment.…”

Section: Application Of Electronic Security Systems In Academic Libra...mentioning

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Constraints Facing African Academic Libraries in Applying Electronic Security Systems to Protect Library Materials

Kotoroi

2023

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This article reviews published literature to identify factors that impede the application of electronic security systems (ESSs) in protecting library materials in African academic libraries. The information for the study was gathered through a review of online literature from databases, namely ProQuest, EBSCO, Emerald, Library Literature, Research Gate Information, and Google search engine. The scope of the literature covered the time when African academic libraries began to use ESSs to protect their collections to the present. It covered only literature that addresses the challenges that hinder African academic libraries from utilizing ESSs to protect library materials. Information was collected by reading the abstracts and conclusion of the online documents. In the beginning, a total of 91 articles were collected as a population of the study. However, only fifty-four (54) articles were found to be relevant to the area of the study. Basic keywords and advanced searching, namely truncations, headings, Boolean operators, electronic security systems, academic libraries, security, African Libraries, theft and mutilation were also used to get relevant literature on the topic from peer-reviewed and scholarly resources. Based on the findings of the reviewed literatures it is concluded that African academic libraries undergo nearly the same challenges where most of which can be addressed because they are generated by the managements, library staff and the environment in which the libraries operate rather than the ESSs. The researcher recommends that African academic library managements should cope with the technological changes so as to compete with the market demand. With that regard, the reported ESSs challenges facing African academic libraries should be aggressively addressed in order to make the application of ESSs effective. Equally, another study should be carried out to inform about the ramifications of not addressing electronic security systems.

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Section: Application Of Electronic Security Systems In Academic Libra...mentioning

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Constraints Facing African Academic Libraries in Applying Electronic Security Systems to Protect Library Materials

Kotoroi

2023

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“…The University of Arizona libraries developed a systematic process for managing their collection with the goal of repurposing existing space for independent study and group work. As a result of the focus on reallocating space in the library, the 5-year plan limited the scope to physical items in the collection and emphasized criteria for deselection (Martin, Kamada, & Feeney, 2013).…”

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Creating a Library-Wide Collection Management Cycle: One Academic Library’s Approach to Continuous Collection Assessment

Lantzy

Matlin

Opdahl

2019

Journal of Library Administration

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Collections assessment in academic libraries has experienced a shift in recent years from projectbased models to continuous models that aim improve the responsivity of library collections to campus needs. This article reports on how one university library used a library committee with representation from across library departments to develop a holistic, ongoing Collection Management Cycle. This newly created process evaluates the entire library collection over a five-year period and aligns with library reporting requirements for university program review to minimize additional workload and improve the impact of external reporting activities.

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“…Ward (2015) affirmed the use of the ILS as a weeding decision-support tool because "It is possible to create sophisticated queries in an integrated library system" (p. 54). More specifically, libraries applied their ILS to generate weeding lists based on objective criteria such as circulation history, in-house use, publication date, acquisition date, and last check-in date (Arbeeny & Chittenden, 2014;Martin, Kamada & Feeney, 2013;McHale, Egger-Sider, Fluk, & Ovadia, 2017;Murphy, 2013;Smith, 2012;White, 2017). These authors did not identify any specific problems with their ILS-generated weeding lists; however, a common theme among the articles was that libraries did not rely on the ILS-generated lists exclusively to make weeding decisions.…”

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Discovering Data Discrepancies during Deselection: A Study of GreenGlass, Aleph, and Due Date Slips Circulation Data

Hendley

2019

Technical Services Quarterly

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Amid a weeding project, librarians at a state college suspected GreenGlass's circulation data was inaccurate. This study compared GreenGlass's and Aleph's circulation statistics for a random sample of books. It also determined if GreenGlass's list of books with zero uses included curriculum related works using keyword searching. The study compared GreenGlass's and due date slips' circulation data for curriculum related titles. Some GreenGlass circulation data was erroneous. Additionally, curriculum related books that circulated were on GreenGlass's zero use list. The study's results helped retain pertinent titles and highlighted the inadequacy of relying exclusively on circulation data to weed monographs.

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A Systematic Plan for Managing Physical Collections at the University of Arizona Libraries

Cited by 10 publications

References 15 publications

Constraints Facing African Academic Libraries in Applying Electronic Security Systems to Protect Library Materials

Constraints Facing African Academic Libraries in Applying Electronic Security Systems to Protect Library Materials

Creating a Library-Wide Collection Management Cycle: One Academic Library’s Approach to Continuous Collection Assessment

Discovering Data Discrepancies during Deselection: A Study of GreenGlass, Aleph, and Due Date Slips Circulation Data

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