IS THERE A FUTURE FOR THE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY?

Charleston Conference 2011Matt TorrenceMegan SheffieldAudrey Powers

http://guides.lib.usf.edu/futurecdpolicy

University of South Florida, Tampa Library

The Changing Face of Library Collections

Continuing shift to new/electronic formats

The economics...it’s all about the money

More with less

People, resources, and flexibility of purchase

Increasing large-scale packages

The Literature

“Preservation Implications”

Does the conspectus model provide enough flexibility

The 2001 IFLA model...a product of the “good” times? Does have an eye for the future

Can we use the “depth indicators”?

The Conspectus Model

First mention of “just in time” metaphor (IFLA, 1991?)

Great at planning for print and approval platforms

Does allow for flexibility, but how much?

Depth of collections still easily measureable?

New Motivations for Policies

For “clusters” and hybrid departments

The increasingly electronic nature of materials

Meeting the needs of our clients

Emphasis on currency and immediacy

Patrons driving the collections

PDA and POD

The Call to Continue Policy Development

For archival and platform considerations

Collections still need guidance!

The pros and cons of “macro-selection” (Nabe)

Efficiency, but at what cost?

What about uniqueness?

Motivations for Planning

Fiscally responsible plan for collection growth

Develop a balanced collection (or not!)

Build a collection of lasting value

Measure institution’s commitment

Determine quality of collection with numeric matrices

The Environment(s) Both internal and external

Peer and aspirant institutions

Target areas of programmatic growth

Subject areas where collection building could pause due to budget constraints

The information needs of the moving user

Assessing Departmental Needs Current and future research / creative activities

(surveys & interviews)

Current and future teaching needs

Analyze faculty publications and dissertations

Review departmental web sites

Future growth areas of the institution

Collecting in the Sciences & Engineering

The needs of the engineering patron...

Desire for seamless and self-guided access

Using web tools to locate and access materials (both in and out of our collections)

Addressing their needs with e-books

Textbook models for the future

Collecting in the Sciences & Engineering

The needs of the natural science patron...

Technically minded - not afraid to follow a trail of links

Mobile users

Interested in open access

Increasing requests for video

Collecting in the Arts

The multiple needs of the arts… Faculty sometimes more print-centric Depending on the discipline

Electronic images limited by equipment

Video projects and collections

Streaming video

Partnerships with science and engineering

Assess the collection for specific disciplines

Using WorldCat Collection Analysis to shape collection

Compare your collection to peers and aspirants

Determine weak and strong areas (and how to be “unfair”)

Looking at WCCA Results

Total number of items in the collection (Total)

Total number of items in Art (Art Total)

Number of items unique to each institution (Art Unique)

Number of items unique to USF compared to institution being reported (USF Art Unique)

Number of items both institutions own (Art Overlap)

WCCA Authoritative Lists

Selection sources included:

Books for College LibrariesLibrary Journal

Outstanding Academic Titles

Publishers Weekly

Different lists for different subjects

Benefits

Develop a customized strategy

Prioritize needed titles and develop an acquisitions timeline

Advanced budget planning (good in these times!)

Identify a collection baseline

Set realistic benchmarks for growth

Drill down to title level

Identify collection gaps

Compile a list of needed titles

Distribute collection work

Identify needed funds Calculate dollar amount for remediation

Be ready if funds become available

Re-run analysis to measure growth

Growing the Collection

Use WCCA in tandem with WorldCat Select

If moving toward e-only, identify weak areas and select e-titles in the catalog

Fiscal challenges may continue…

User-Driven Collection Building Purchase on demand

Always been a part of our lives...

Patron Driven Acquisitions How much do we allot? How much do we tell our patrons?

Expanding ILL departments and budgets

Mobile users

Pay per view

New Modes of Acquisition

Patron-Driven Acquisition (PDA)/Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA)

Purchase-on-Demand (POD)

Print-on Demand Espresso Machine

Still some “old school” activities (especially in certain disciplines) New modes of analysis lead to other new forms of

acquisition

New Directions in Collection Development Patron-centric collection

Access and timeliness

A “Living Framework”

Selection, de-selection, and retention What about gifts?

Plethora of e-Resources

Collection Development Philosophies

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

University of Virginia Health System

Northwestern University Health Sciences Library

Questions for Discussion

Change in format = new policy?

Minor tweaks or massive changes?

Can we continue with the conspectus as the base?

What about new tools that help us to compare/grow?

Balanced vs. unbalanced

Thanks for your time!

Other questions or comments?

http://guides.lib.usf.edu/futurecdpolicy

Charleston Conference 2011Matt Torrence

Megan SheffieldAudrey Powers

University of South Florida