User-Focused Acquisitions
StrategiesDeveloping Collections for the 21st Century
OVGTSL Conference 2012
Kelly SmithInterim Coordinator for Collection Services
Eastern Kentucky University [email protected]
Source: ARL Statistics 2005-06, Association of Research Libraries, Washington, D.C.http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/monser06.pdf
Strategy 1: Embrace Patron-Driven eBooks
http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/lea/id/175
Price J.S. and J.D. McDonald. 2010. “Beguiled by bananas: a retrospective study of the usage & breadth of patron vs. librarian acquired eBook collections.”
Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need
Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need
Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need
Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need
Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need
Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need
Strategy 2: Purchase at the point of need
Strategy 3: Consolidate journals into bundles
Strategy 4: Reduce print
Strategy 4: Reduce print
Strategy 4: Reduce print
Strategy 4: Reduce printhttp://encompass.eku.edu
Strategy 5: Take advantage of consortial purchasing
FY2013 fee: $53,433Estimated retail: $175,688
First year savings: $11,140.78 for 12 resourcesSecond year savings: $29,160.44 for 20 resources
Strategy 6: Don’t provide everything they want!
2006 2007 2008 2009
Volumes held (as of June 2009)
687638 690210 689008 673427
Expenditures for Mono-graphs
328535 307495 194195 170354
100,000
300,000
500,000
700,000
900,000
1,100,000
EKU Monograph Trends
2006 2007 2008 2009
Number of mono-graphic volumes pur-chased
29547 16827 13240 14525
2,500
12,500
22,500
32,500
2006 2007 2008 2009
34. Total Circulation Transactions
72175 124764 96153 109333
10,00050,00090,000
130,000
EKU eBook Trends
2006 2007 2008 2009
Expenditures for electronic books 0 26886 42163 63848
Number of electronic books held 0 1698 2337 3770
5,000
15,000
25,000
35,000
45,000
55,000
65,000
2006 2007 2008 2009
eBook section requests
NaN 17790 21579 37949
2,500 7,500
12,500 17,500 22,500 27,500 32,500 37,500
EKU Serial Trends
2006 2007 2008 2009
Contract Binding
12073 13042 8859 4799
1,000 5,000 9,000
13,000
2006 2007 2008 2009
Document De-livery/ Interli-brary Loan (mostly serials)
2378 1238 9632 10219
1,000
5,000
9,000
2006 2007 2008 20090.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
% of Library Materials Expen-ditures spent on Current Serials
% of Library Materials Expen-ditures spent on Monographs
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