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Date: Fri, 26 May 2006
From: Reeta Sinha (YBP, Inc.) <rsinha_at_ybp.com>
Subject: Meeting Announcement
Please join us in New Orleans for the Association for Library
Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Collection Management &
Development Section (CMDS) Program "COLLECTION ASSESSMENT: BEST
PRACTICES IN THE 21ST CENTURY" co-sponsored by the CMDS Education and
Quantitative Measures committees.
WHEN: Sunday, June 25, 1:30-5:30pm
WHERE: Sheraton, Rhythms BR I/II
Evaluating collections is an essential activity for all libraries, but
it becomes critical for those facing budgetary and space constraints.
This program provides an overview of collection assessment and methods
used to evaluate collections of resources in all formats. The program
begins with an overview of collection assessment. The second part
describes different collection assessment methods and projects to help
participants identify methods to apply in their own institutions.
SPEAKERS:
Peggy Johnson
Associate University Librarian
University of Minnesota Libraries
Collection Analysis Overview
This portion of the program will provide an introduction to collection
analysis. We will explore answers to the following questions: What is
collection analysis and why do we do it? How is assessment different
from evaluation? Who is the audience for collection analysis (and users
of collection analysis) and how does this influence the type of analysis
being conducted?
Lucy E. Lyons
Collection Management Division
University Library, Northwestern University
Methodologies for the Analysis of Monograph Collections
This presentation defines successful methodologies as those that fit and
can be plausibly carried out given the environment of the library and
its associated institution, staff skills, funding, and other resources
and considerations.
Paul Metz
Director of Collection Management
University Libraries, Virginia Tech
Using Software Tools for Comparative Collection Assessment
This presentation will be a pragmatic demonstration of two powerful
tools
for comparative collection assessment: Ulrich's Serials Analysis System
as used to analyze current journal subscriptions in the state of
Virginia
and Virginia Tech's usage of the WorldCat Collection Analysis software
to
compare holdings against peer institutions in the southeast.
Cory Tucker Bonnie Tijerina
Business Librarian Electronic Resources
Coordinator,
University Libraries Collection Development
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Georgia Institute of Technology,
Library and
Information Center
E-Assessment: Evaluating Resources in a Digital World
This presentation provides an introduction to and overview of methods
that
may be used to assess and evaluate electronic resource collections.
After
identifying some of the ways libraries evaluate electronic resources,
such
as utilizing in-house or vendor-provided usage data or overlap studies,
a
current and on-going electronic collection assessment project of
business
electronic resources at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
will
be presented.
For more information, contact:
Reeta Sinha
Collection Development Manager, West
YBP Library Services, Las Vegas, NV
702-234-4139
rsinha_at_ybp.com
Please also look for the related program sponsored by RUSA
CODES/Collection
Development Education:
"TOOLS FOR COLLECTION ASSESSMENT"
WHEN: Saturday, June 24, 1:30-3:30pm
WHERE: Sheraton, Grand BR C
There is increasing emphasis on accountability in libraries. Since
collections are the largest expense after personnel in most libraries,
assessment of the contents and use of collections is an important aspect
of accountability. This program will provide exposure to a selection of
tools for assessing collections, rather than just one. There will be
brief
presentations on tools followed by breakout sessions in which attendees
interact with teams of vendors and librarians who use the tools.
For more information, contact:
Irmin Allner, Ph.D.
James C. Jernigan Library
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas
kfiba00_at_tamuk.edu
361-593-2893
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