Post on 11-Feb-2017
Curating Usable ILS
Data for Selectors, Staff, and
Administrators
Caroline Muglia | USC Libraries
Collection Assessment Librarian
ALCTS Lightning Talk | June 26, 2016
Data curated differently
Content Gains & Losses ReportNew content for previous month & withdrawalsPrint and electronic books Serials
Sound recordings DVDs
Databases (and trials!) ILL activity (lending, borrowing, document delivery)
Special Collections acquisitions DDA activity
Vendor gains & withdrawals
Collaboration with 5 departments
How are people engaging with report?
Knowledge of new titles & withdrawals
Communication tool with teaching faculty
Learn about gaps in subject areas
Learn about usage in subject areas
Transparency of ILL and DDA activities and how they impact the collection
Confirming discoverability of materials
Quick facts for grants, Provost reports, & personal reporting
Provide a new perspective on data
If you want to replicate...
Ask about what’s missing!
Reuse existing data
Embrace iteration
Provide entry points to data
Collaborate!