Comparing Characteristics of Highly Circulated Titles for Demand-Driven Collection Development

Britten, William A.; Webster, Judith D.

doi:10.5860/crl_53_03_239

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“…Britten and Webster (1992) discussed the value of use studies, based on circulation statistics, not only to track current usage but to discern the common characteristics of highly circulated titles and predict future usage patterns. Such decisions as to whether to purchase a revised edition of a reference work or to delete a work from the reference collection are now easier to make with such statistics available.…”

Section: Creation Of Usage Statistics For a Reference Collectionmentioning

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The Evolution of Technology in the Management of Noncirculating Library Collections

Cauble

2000

Technical Services Quarterly

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This article discusses the evolution of technology in the management of a noncirculating library collection in an academic library. Noncirculating collections, such as reference collections, require special handling and record keeping, and their usage cannot be tracked through the library's circulation system. This article traces the evolution of technology in the management of a reference collection that had been maintained manually with a card shelflist and a separate card file for records for binding and other processing. Management procedures were automated with database management and spreadsheet software and with a portable barcode reader for tracking reshelving. Database management software automated the records used in such normal collection management as integration of new reference materials and periodic weeding and shifting and for major changes in the reference collection, including the integration of a government documents reference collection into the general reference collection and the subsequent need for the reduction of the size of the collection by one-third as part of a departmental relocation. A portable barcode reader and spreadsheet software were used for the tracking of shelving and usage. The future of the

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Section: Creation Of Usage Statistics For a Reference Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Evolution of Technology in the Management of Noncirculating Library Collections

Cauble

2000

Technical Services Quarterly

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“…The resulting collection would thus be more demand-oriented and reflective of local user needs without being entirely dictated by popular tastes. 41 Another way to achieve a more demand-oriented collection would be through the use of local citation analysis. This would involve examining the sources cited in dissertations and theses written at the particular library under study, and checking these sources against the library's holdings.…”

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Adapting service quality concepts to academic libraries

Quinn

1997

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Undergraduate Students' Book Selection: A Study of Factors in the Decision-Making Process

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Schoen

2006

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Comparing Characteristics of Highly Circulated Titles for Demand-Driven Collection Development

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

The Evolution of Technology in the Management of Noncirculating Library Collections

The Evolution of Technology in the Management of Noncirculating Library Collections

Adapting service quality concepts to academic libraries

Undergraduate Students' Book Selection: A Study of Factors in the Decision-Making Process

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