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STREAMLINED WORKFLOW + McNAUGHTON = SUCCESS!
2012 Brick & Click Symposium October 26, 2012
Cheryl L. Blevens Reference Instruction Librarian
“Through browsing collections, the library can foster reading beyond the curriculum and provide contact with ideas to which many students may not usually be exposed.”
“What Has Happened to Browsing Collections in Academic Libraries?” By: Tom Kirk. Library Issues, May 2010, Vol. 30 Issue 5, pp. 1-4.
Browsing AreaTHEN NOW
August 4, 2010
The Problem Dec., 2009: Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels
orders $150 million cut in higher education funding.
ISU’s appropriation cut $10.5 million (6.6%). Immediate reductions in department budgets Immediate reductions in Staff
LayoffsEarly retirementsPhased retirementsStaff reassignments
How to accommodate increased user demand?
Department Structure THEN NOW
TECHNICAL SERVICESThree departments, each supervised by a ChairpersonAcquisitions (7 staff)Cataloging & Serials (7 staff) Processing/Mail/Facilities (1 staff)
REFERENCESingle department supervised by
one Chairperson11 Reference Instruction Librarians2 Clerks
TECHNICAL SERVICESSingle department with 3 units, supervised by one ChairpersonAcquisitions Unit (2 staff)Cataloging & Serials Unit (3.5 staff)Phased Retirement (2 staff)
REFERENCESingle department, supervised by
one Chairperson8 Reference Instruction Librarians1 Clerk
Order Process ThenREFERENCE LIBRARIAN TECHNICAL SERVICES Title requests Check multiple
vendors Check for Duplicates Excel ”Orders” file Purchase Request
Form Deliver PRFs to
Acquisitions Clerk
PRFs Multiple vendor
accounts Acquisitions Cataloging Processing Circulation Browsing Area
The Solution Brodart’s McNaughton Lease Plan
Over 50 years of experience leasing to libraries
Fast access to the hottest titles One click to order Titles arrive shelf ready Scanned barcode links title to bib record Titles ready for checkout within hours, not
days. Ability to return hot titles now grown cold
McNaughtonDetermining needs
QuantityMARC records?Shelf ready
Signing the contractCreating the profilePreparing the Browsing Area
Signing the Contract
Creating the Profile
Order Process NowREFERENCE LIBRARIAN TECHNICAL SERVICES Click on links to
reviews Click on title to order Click on “check for
duplicates” link Click on “Place
order” Notify Acquisitions
Clerk
Unpack and check invoices
Link item record to Bib record
Circulation for shelving in Browsing Area
Bibz Order Page
The Future Are we on the right track?
Circulation stats & satisfaction surveys Moving into media lease plans More workflow tweaking
Publicity Plans Eye catching signage Word of mouth comments Student & staff book reviews Articles in faculty and student newsletters
Potential partnership with University College to incorporate popular fiction and nonfiction titles into the curriculum.
Conclusion Streamlined Workflow + McNaughton = Success!
References Dewan, Pauline. “Why Your Academic Library Needs a Popular Reading
Collection Now More Than Ever.” College & Undergraduate Libraries 17.1 (2010): 44-64. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text. Web. 15 May, 2012 and 19 June 2012.
“Library Book Lease Program. Solicitation Number FA4659-10-Q-0005
(Archived).” FBO.org. Web. 21 May 2012 and 19 June 2012. Loughlin, Sue. “Budget Cuts Straining Higher Education System.”
Tribune-Star [Terre Haute, IN] 25 Oct. 2010. http://tribstar.com/local/x693287181/Budget-cuts-straining-higher-education-system
“W--Book Lease Library. Solicitation Number VA24811RI1369.”
GovCB.com. Web. 21 May 2012 and 19 June 2012.
Zahua, Janelle M. “Options For Fiction Provision in Academic Libraries.” The Acquisitions Librarian 10:19 (1998): 45-54. Taylor & Francis Library and Information Science Collection. Web. 8 May 2012.
Questions? Contact Information
[email protected] State UniversityCunningham Memorial Library510 North 6-1/2 StreetTerre Haute, IN 47809(812) 237-8986
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“It is what you read when you don’t have to, that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.”
Oscar Wilde