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Highlights of Collection Analyses In ASERL Libraries TRLN
Annual Conference July 28, 2006 John Burger, ASERL Executive
Director
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Quick Overview ASERL What is ASERL? Largest regional consortium
of research libraries in US (37 libs in 10 states) Founded in 1956
as informal networking group for library directors Founded SOLINET,
active in creating faculty status for librarians in 1960s Staffing
started in 2000; now much more active program development
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Quick Overview ASERL Program Highlights Reciprocal ILL
Kudzu/Document Delivery Virtual Reference Preservation of ETDs
(LOCKSS) Cooperative Storage Trust (in planning) Training for
non-MLS managers Collection Development Initiative Staff Exchange
w/ HBCU libraries
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ASERL/TRLN/FCSUL WorldCat Collection Analysis Group Largest WCA
groups service in world 60 libraries at 33 institutions, including
17 ARLs Nearly 40 million titles held by group All 10 TRLN
libraries subscribed to group & individual WCA service Training
offered last Fall via SOLINET Subscription expires as of Sept 30,
2006 Renewal in process, 2/3 are renewing as of now TRLN
renewals??
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ASERL/TRLN/FCSUL 2005-2006 WCA Group Members 1.Air University,
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 2.College of William and Mary, VA 3.Duke
University, NC 4.Duke University Law Library 5.Duke University
Medical Center Library 6.Duke University School of Business 7.East
Carolina University, NC 8.Emory University, GA 9.Emory University,
Pitts Theology Library 10.Florida A & M University 11.Florida A
& M University College of Law 12.Florida Atlantic University
Libraries 13.Florida Center for Library Automation 14.Florida Gulf
Coast University 15.Florida International University - University
Park 16.Florida International University - Biscayne Bay 17.Florida
International University - College of Law 18.Florida Solar Energy
Center 19.Florida State University Strozier Library 20.Florida
State University - Music Library 21.Florida State University -
College of Law 22.Florida State University - College of Medicine
23.Florida State University Ringling Library 24.George Mason
University, VA 25.Louisiana State University 26.North Carolina
Central University 27.North Carolina Central University Law Library
28.North Carolina State University 29.Tulane University
Howard-Tilton Library, LA 30.Tulane University Law School Library
31.Tulane University Medical Center 32.University of Alabama
Libraries 33.University of Central Florida 34.University of Florida
- Smathers Library 35.University of Florida - Holland Law Library
36.University of Florida Gainesville Health Science Center Library
37.University of Florida Jacksonville Health Science Center Library
38.University of Kentucky Law Library 39.University of Kentucky
Libraries 40.University of Kentucky Medical Center Library
41.University of Louisville, KY 42.University of Memphis, TN
43.University of Miami, FL 44.University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill 45.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Health
Science Library 46.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law
47.University of North Carolina at Greensboro 48.University of
North Florida 49.University of South Carolina 50.University of
South Florida Library System Tampa 51.University of South Florida
Health Sciences Library 52.University of South Florida Mental
Health Institute Library 53.University of South Florida Poynter
Memorial Library 54.University of South Florida, Sarasota
-Manatee/New College 55.University of Tennessee Knoxville
56.University of West Florida 57.Vanderbilt University, TN
58.Virginia Commonwealth University 59.Virginia Tech 60.Wake Forest
University, NC
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Anticipated Uses of WCA Use for accreditation reports, new
program proposals, purchasing, weeding, identification of unique
materials Compare breadth of subject area coverage with peers, all
of WorldCat Compare age of collection by subject area, language,
format Comparing holdings of print vs. electronic Identify titles
for preservation, storage Subscribe for 1 year, then drop it
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Actual ASERL Member Uses of WCA Mixed responses to my inquiry
All like it, but some find it easier to use than others Configuring
sub-groups can be tedious, tricky Identifying real peers causes
some consternation WCAs subject areas/sub-topics are not easily
understood/clearly defined (match w/ LCSH/call number ranges would
be helpful)
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ASERL Member Uses of WCA Virginia Tech Identified 200
monographs held by peers but not VT Placed 1,100 of those titles on
wish list for purchase Already purchased 500+ titles
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ASERL Member Uses of WCA Information Alliance (Vandy, UT, UK)
Had pre-existing collection development agreements in a few subject
areas to reduce duplication/increase uniqueness of combined
collection Still wading through reports; trying to determine
thresholds for decision-making Helps librarians to know their
collection intimately Would like to connect WCA data with
circulation data to determine usage of multiple copies, what to
weed/store Will use to identify titles for preservation Also use
WCA data for bragging rights on occasion Suggest ASERL/SOLINET
consider hiring statistician to coordinate collection assessment
activitiess on regional level
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ASERL Member Uses of WCA University of South Florida
Measured/reported existing resources for ABET Accreditation
(Engineering & Technology) Compared USF w/ NCSU for CompSci
resources for accreditation/ planning/budgeting purposes Used for
planning proposed new PhD Program in Literature & Gender
Studies (examined resources at Emory & Chapel Hill) Used to
analyze possible collections of distinction for possible ARL
membership application
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ASERL Member Uses of WCA Emory University Compared collections
w/ Duke & Vanderbilt Used for benchmarking of collections by
subject areas already reported on 20 subject areas Drafted new
collection development policy based on WCA findings LOTS of overlap
of Emorys collection held by Duke Already purchased titles, esp in
health sciences
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New WCA Functionalities for 2006-07 At the risk of sounding
like a commercial 27 pre-formatted groups for comparisons Includes
ARL Top 20, Google 5 and by subject area Online demo at
http://www.oclc.org/info/wcademo/swf/.http://www.oclc.org/info/wcademo/swf/
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Questions? John Burger, Executive Director Association of
Southeastern Research Libraries 1438 West Peachtree St, #200
Atlanta, GA 30309 800/999-8558 [email protected]
www.aserl.org