Arizona adopts innovative approach to video collection development
From:
Deg Farrelly <deg.farrelly_at_asu.edu>
As the media librarian for Arizona University I'd like to share with
some news about an innovative new approach we are taking for acquiring
streaming video for the collection.
Along with the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University we
form theArizona University Libraries Consortium (AULC).AULC is entering
a consortial agreement with Alexander Street Press for an Evidence Based
Acquisition (EBA) pilot.
EBA is very similar to PDA models but at the same time very
different.Instead of automatically purchasing titles after X number of
uses, AULC libraries are making an upfront payment to Alexander Street
Press.In return, Alexander Street Press opens authenticated access to
its entire collection of more than 28,000 videos for a year.This access
includes MARC records for all the videos, plus access to additional
videos added over the course of the year.
At the end of year, the libraries will apply the upfront spend to
purchase titles in perpetuity.Alexander Street Press will provide
title-level and ISP range use data to help us determine the actual
titles to spend.We are not obligated to purchase the most used titles,
(though that is the likely approach). And the use data identifies titles
we have already acquired from Alexander Street so we will not repurchase
that content.
This is a uniquely fresh take on video selection.It complements the PDA
models that libraries have begun to embrace for monographs, yet allows
libraries to control not only their spend, but also the selection of
video for their collections.Unlike subscription models or the purchase
of large collections, where much of the collection may never be
accessed, we will know with certainty that every title we acquire
through EBA meets an information need for our users. The detailed use
data also will help determine subject areas that need additional video
content.
Video collection development is a complicated process.Media librarians
are disappearing from the field. Few subject librarians are familiar
with the publishing and distribution of quality documentary and
educational video.Yet increasingly faculty seek such content, often from
outside the library. I have nearly 40 years experience as a media
librarian and have been actively promoting streaming video for the past
10 years.AULC experimented with a PDA model for streaming video in
2006... that experiment ultimately led to the first subscription model
for streaming video.
With this arrangement AULC becomes the first consortium to enter into
the Evidence Based Acquisition model. I'm really thrilled to be part of
this innovative and forward-thinking approach.
deg farrelly, Media Librarian
Arizona State University Libraries
Hayden Library C1H1
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006
Phone: 602.332.3103
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John P. Abbott, MS MSLS
Coordinator, Collection Management
Professor, University Library
Appalachian State University
ASU Box 32026
218 College Street
Boone, NC 28608
828-262-2821 (vox)
828-262-2773 (fax)
abbottJP_at_appstate.edu
Received on Thu Dec 12 2013 - 08:26:23 EST