Using the WorldCat Collection Analysis Tool: Experiences From the University of Kansas Libraries

Monroe‐Gulick, Amalia; Currie, Lea

doi:10.1080/01462679.2011.604907

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“…White's methods were tested and determined to be efficacious by Twiss (2001), Lesniaski (2004), Bernstein (2006), Beals and Gilmour (2007), and McMinn (2010). Other scholars have attempted to use WorldCat's Collection Analysis application to look to better understand collections with various levels of efficacy (Genoni & Wright, 2010;Lavoie, Connaway & O'Neill, 2007;Monroe-Gulick & Currie, 2011;O'Neil, Connaway & Dickey, 2008;Jensen, 2012;Perrault, 2004).…”

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An Evidence Based Methodology to Facilitate Public Library Non-fiction Collection Development

Kelly

2015

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the terms of the Creative Commons-AttributionNoncommercial-Share Alike License 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. AbstractObjective -This research was designed as a pilot study to test a methodology for subject based collection analysis for public libraries.Methods -WorldCat collection data from eight Australian public libraries was extracted using the Collection Evaluation application. The data was aggregated and filtered to assess how the sample's titles could be compared against the OCLC Conspectus subject categories. A hierarchy of emphasis emerged and this was divided into tiers ranging from <0.1% of the sample to >1% of the sample. These tiers were further analysed to quantify their representativeness against both the sample's titles and the subject categories taken as a whole. The interpretive aspect of the study sought to understand the types of knowledge embedded in the tiers and was underpinned by hermeneutic phenomenology.Results -The study revealed that there was a marked tendency for a small percentage of subject categories to constitute a large proportion of the potential topicality that might have been represented in these types of collections. The study also found that distribution of the aggregated collection conformed to a Power Law distribution (80/20) so that approximately 80% of the collection was represented by 20% of the subject categories. The study also found that there were significant commonalities in the types of subject categories that were found in the designated tiers and that it may be possible to develop ontologies that correspond to the collection tiers.

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An Evidence Based Methodology to Facilitate Public Library Non-fiction Collection Development

Kelly

2015

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“…A number of studies report using the WCA to evaluate their own library collections and/or compare local holdings with peer or aspirant libraries (e.g. Beals & Gilmour, 2007;Neubert & Brewer, 2007;Henry et al 2008;Culbertson & Wilde, 2009;McClure, 2009;Monroe-Gulick & Currie, 2011). Davis et al (2008) used the WCA interlibrary loan module to inform strategic collection development at North Carolina State University, and Way's (2009) use of the WCA interlibrary loan data prompted a decision to develop a patron-initiated purchase program at Grand Valley State University.…”

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Are Print Books Dead? An Investigation of Book Circulation at a Mid-Sized Academic Library

Rose-Wiles

2013

Technical Services Quarterly

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Applying the Tiers of Assessment: A Holistic and Systematic Approach to Assessing Library Collections

Kelly

2014

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Using the WorldCat Collection Analysis Tool: Experiences From the University of Kansas Libraries

Cited by 8 publications

References 8 publications

An Evidence Based Methodology to Facilitate Public Library Non-fiction Collection Development

An Evidence Based Methodology to Facilitate Public Library Non-fiction Collection Development

Are Print Books Dead? An Investigation of Book Circulation at a Mid-Sized Academic Library

Applying the Tiers of Assessment: A Holistic and Systematic Approach to Assessing Library Collections

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