Collections 2021: the future of the library collection is not a collection

Anderson, Rick

doi:10.1629/24211

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“…Anderson predicts that, in the next ten years, the "idea of collection" will be overhauled in favor of "dynamic access to a virtually unlimited flow of information products." 12 The library collection of today is changing, affected by many factors, such as demanddriven acquisitions, access, streaming media, interdisciplinary coursework, ordering enthusiasm, new areas of study, political pressures, vendor changes, and the individual faculty member following a focused line of research. If libraries do not allocate based on data, there could be subjective distribution of funds, affecting the perception of fairness and damaging the library's reputation on campus.…”

Section: Literature Review: Collection Building and Budgetingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Data Visualization to Examine an Academic Library Collection

Finch¹,

Flenner²

2016

College & Research Libraries

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The authors generated data visualizations to compare sections of the library book collection, expenditures in those areas, student enrollment in majors and minors, and number of courses. The visualizations resulting from the entered data provide an excellent starting point for conversations about possible imbalances in the collection and point to areas that are either more developed or less developed than is needed to support the major and minor areas of study at the university. The methodology used should offer a template to follow for others wishing to examine their collection and may prove valuable for adjusting expenditures, suggesting service opportunities or for marketing pieces of the collection that had been hidden before graphical analysis. athering and displaying data in visual representations helps inform the brain faster and more effectively than reading textual lines of information. "One picture is worth a thousand words" is the cliché we use to describe this phenomenon. The classic works of both Edward Tufte and of Information Science professor and scientist Katy Börner provide beautiful examples of what excellent design principles applied to information and data may graphically reveal. Visualizations provide "overviews about general patterns and trends" and allow discovery of "hidden structures." 1 Edward Tufte, professor emeritus of Yale University and a well-known advocate and creator of elegant graphical display of complex data, explains that "graphics reveal data." Tufte asserts that the most "effective way to describe, explore, and summarize a set of numbers is to look at pictures of those numbers." 2 Used in libraries, information gathered into graphical impressions can reveal patterns hidden in lines of text. Xu et al. remind us that, "[i]n the context of large-scale and heterogeneous collections, the different layers of information cannot be easily comprehended if presented linearly and sequentially, and there is a risk of getting buried in details or lost in generalities." 3

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Section: Literature Review: Collection Building and Budgetingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Data Visualization to Examine an Academic Library Collection

Finch¹,

Flenner²

2016

College & Research Libraries

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“…A more comprehensive definition may be found in the report prepared by Esposito, Walker, and Ehling (2013). Many argue that PDA will become the de facto method for collection development since methods relying on the prediction of patrons' future needs are less fiscally responsible than PDA (Anderson, 2011). UPs, however, do not necessarily favor PDA.…”

Section: Section 2: University Press Partnershipsmentioning

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The university press: trends, initiatives and collaborations over the past several years

Hayes

Holley

2014

Collection Building

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine recent trends that have affected UniversityPresses. The increased reliance on digital resources and fiscal constraints within higher education has forced University Presses to re-evaluate their position with the scholarly communication system. Responses include an increased focus on partnerships, new forms of publication, changing business models, and better meeting customers' needs. Design/Methodology/Approach -The authors have reviewed publications on UniversityPresses from the last five years and added their viewpoints on current and future trends.Findings -University Presses must adapt to resource scarcity and current trends in scholarly communication to remain viable.Practical Implications -Both University Presses and academic libraries may gain insights on how to meet the needs of researchers and scholars within a changing environment.Originality/Value -This paper summarizes and evaluates a broad spectrum of research on University Presses.

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“…Perhaps most relevant for ILL librarians is his predictions, firstly that patron driven acquisition will replace conventional purchase in advance of demand that results in the high proportion of material that is never read; and secondly that print acquisitions will be created at the point of need using services such as the Espresso Book machine and Lightning Source. There are plenty of other provocative and spot on predictions in this typically thoughtful piece by one of our leading librarians (Anderson, 2011). …”

Section: Scholarly Communicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 78

McGrath

2012

Interlending &Amp; Document Supply

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2012),"Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 77", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 40 Iss 1 pp. 61-67 http://dx.If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The aim is to provide a review of the literature concerning interlending and document supply and related matters. Design/methodology/approach -The paper is based on the reading of over 150 journals, as well as monographs, reports and websites. Findings -It is found that open access (OA) continues to grow in importance and may well be approaching a tipping point where it becomes the norm rather than a minority and patronised channel. The UK government has signalled support for author mandates to publish in open access journals. However in the US -the publishers are once again attempting to block OA mandates. Patron driven acquisition has clearly arrived and is deeply embedded in the US although less so elsewhere in the world. Significant resistance to Big Deals has resulted in an excellent settlement by UK universities. Originality/value -The paper represents a useful source for librarians and others interested in interlending and document supply as well as such related matters as resource sharing and open access.

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Collections 2021: the future of the library collection is not a collection

Cited by 22 publications

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Using Data Visualization to Examine an Academic Library Collection

Using Data Visualization to Examine an Academic Library Collection

The university press: trends, initiatives and collaborations over the past several years

Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 78

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