Share those Stats! Collaboration with Faculty to Make Evidence-Based Serials Collection Development Decisions

Share those Stats!Collaborating with Faculty to Make Evidence-Based Serials

Collection Development Decisions

Alana VerminskiSt. Mary’s College of Maryland

Charleston Conference 2014

The SMCM Library designs a new renewal process incorporating usage statistics and faculty feedback.

Why?

Project Goals:Make the best possible collection development decisions to spend our shrinking budget as wisely as possible

Collaboration and transparency

Share those Stats!

Information Sharing

All About Usage Statistics

Journal Review Process

Liaison Support

Lessons learned...

The Biology Department journal review

Thank you!

Alana [email protected]

Image Credits

Ted Minah and Fred Jones, 1961; Duke University Archiveshttps://www.flickr.com/photos/dukeyearlook/2564082651/

Information; Paolo Martini https://flic.kr/p/p8ERfN

Perkins Library Reference Desk, 1970s; Duke University Archiveshttps://flic.kr/p/9nLjde