Print Monograph Circulation and Patron-Driven E-books:

Impact of the Data on Collection Management

Karen JensenCollection Development OfficerUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks

University of Alaska Fairbanks

• Hybrid campus– State school, open enrollment– Research campus with focus on polar

regions

• FTE about 6000, Headcount 11,000• Non-traditional students

• Print Collection Use – a Snapshot• Total circulating books owned in 2013: 763,839 – Total books never circulated: 419,062 = 54%– Total books circulated only once: 105,727 =

13%– Total books circulated 2+ times: 231,867 =

30%

Print Collection Use – a Snapshot

Print Collection Use – a Snapshot

Rasmuson Library Checkouts

Increased Cost Per Book

YBP Fiscal Year

YBP Approval Titles Treated

% ChangeAvg. List Price (USD)

% Change

2011/12 64,383 0.80% $83.59 3.20%

2010/11 63,871 1.10% $80.61 5.20%

2009/10 63,145 -2.10% $76.58 2.30%

2008/09 64,473 2.80% $74.83 4.00%

2007/08 62,705 5.00% $71.92 5.20%

2006/07 59,732 4.60% $68.36 0.40%

2005/06 57,093 8.10% $68.10 3.00%

2004/05 52,794 -3.70% $66.11 3.50%

2003/04 54,835 -6.70% $63.88 8.70%

2002/03 58,766 9.90% $58.76 3.50%

Data Highlighted Two Questions

• Selection Method– Approval– Librarian selector– Patron-driven

• Format– Print– Electronic

Sample Report

Approvals or Selectors?

• FY07-09 Approvals– 1890 books studied– 44% never checked

out– 19% one checkout– 37% checked out 2+

times

• FY07-09 Firms– 3457 books – 44% never checked out– 19% one checkout– 37% checked out 2+

times

What About Patron-Driven?

• Pilot EBL project – 5 months• 66,000 books made available– 1684 unique titles “checked out”– 963 books used 2+ times– 720 used once– 1649 books “browsed” (i.e., no cost)– 4054 unique users (of 12,000 possible

patrons)

Pilot Findings

• Total cost of pilot: $21,124• Average cost per book: $12• Easy to administer and allocate budget• Welcomed by most patrons• Surprise: No bananas!• Watch out for super-users (systematic

downloaders)

Print Holdings Overlap in OCLC

What’s Next?• Pursue solutions for

print PDA• More approvals?• Fewer librarian

selectors– Focus on specialized

and non-e-format materials

– Preservation concerns

• More electronic• Buy print when

requested• Buy print of most-

used e-titles?• Concern about aging

print collection

Thank you!