Rethinking Library Resources: Print Books Rethinking Library Resources: Print Books
in a Digital Agein a Digital Age
Texas Council of Academic LibrariesTexas Council of Academic Libraries
October 3, 2013
SCS Background
• Founded in February 2011
• Principals– Chief Analytics Officer [Andy Breeding]
– Chief Technical Officer [Eric Redman]
– Chief Operations Officer [Ruth Fischer]
– Chief Executive Officer [Rick Lugg]
– OCLC [Strategic Partner]
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SCS MissionSCS Mission
To help libraries manage and share print monographs
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Deselection: Defined Broadly
• ‘Deselection' can encompass a number of different goals:
• Transfer to offsite storage, automated storage & retrieval systems (ASRS) or compact shelving
• Shared Print Archiving
• Retention and Preservation
• Digitization
• Weeding or Withdrawal
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Today’s Specials
• The Why: The Changing Value of Local Print Collections
• The How: Collecting and Using Deselection Metadata
• Shared Print Monographs
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The why: The changing value of local print collections
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Evolution of the Library Paradigm
Reader-centered: from monastic scriptorium and library; dominated by light and reading tables
Book-centered: collection growth; unrelenting need for more shelving
Learning-centered: digital content; information commons; learning spaces; information literacy
Source: Scott Bennett, Libraries and Learning:
A History of Paradigm Change (2003)8
The Problem
• Stacks are overcrowded• Use of print books is low and declining• Library space is wanted for other purposes• Print redundancy is significant• The cost of keeping books on shelves is high• Alternatives exist, but data is scattered• Traditional approaches to deselection are costly
and time-consuming
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Stacks are crowded and empty
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Circulation in Academic Libraries: Declining Since 2004
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37% Decline
37% Decline
Print Use Dwarfed by Electronic Use
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-23%-23%
+76%+76%
Space Requirements: MonographsVolumes Square Feet100,000 20,000250,000 45,000500,000 80,0001,000,000 150,0002,700,000 405,000
Source: Stephen R. Lawrence, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, and Keith H. Brigham, “Life Cycle Costs of Library Collections” College & Research Libraries, November 2001, p. 546.
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Library space is wanted for other purposes…
“The crowding out of readers by reading materials is one of the most common and disturbing ironies in library space planning.”
--Scott Bennett
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Lifecycle Costs: Monographs
• CLIR, June 2010
• Courant & Nielsen
• Estimated Annual Costs
$4.26/ volume annually in central stacks
$0.86/volume in high-density facility
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Lifecycle Costs: Monographs
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Print redundancy is significant…
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Potential for shared printAnd local reductions
Potential for shared printAnd local reductions
The Case of Bertrand Russell…
Alternatives exist, but the data is scattered…
Just because it’s rational doesn’t mean it’s easy…
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Premises for Action
• Users value other library services more than print collections
• Opportunity for deselection with no impact on users and no risk to the record
• New tools and approaches will be necessary to make it safe & economical
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What to do?
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How else could we…?
• Preserve collection integrity
• Assure low-use content is available if/when needed
AND
• Bear less unnecessary cost
• Free more space for users and other purposes
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Shared Collections?
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Store offsite?
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Discard?
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Create?
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Regret?
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Benefit?
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Independent action in a collective context
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Shared print initiatives (Monographs)
• Michigan Shared Print Initiative (MI-SPI) • Maine Shared Collection Strategy (IMLS-
funded; Statewide scope)• Connect New York Shared Print Archiving• Central Iowa Collaborative Collections Initiative• Washington Research Library Consortium• Virtual Library of Virginia• FLARE (Florida), GWLA, SCELC
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The how: Using data to inform monographs deselection
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Two functions of library print collections
• Preservation function
• “Dispensing” function: accounts for the “the great preponderance of operating costs.
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Source: Michael Buckland, Redesigning Library Services: A Manifesto (Chicago: American Library Association, 1992).
Many monographs are digitally archived
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To a high standard…
• TRAC: Trustworthy Repositories Audit & Certification
• Site visit, sampling of archives content, review of documentation
• “preservation audit”– Organizational Infrastructure
– Digital Object Management
– Technologies, Technical Infrastructure, Security
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But we still need a print archive…
‘Archive’ copies
• Digital Archives• Secure, high-quality
• Hathi Trust, Portico
• CRL certification
• Print Archives• Failsafe for technological or natural disaster
• New digital surrogates or re-digitization
• Dark, dim, or light?
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‘Service’ copies
• Once content is securely archived, ‘dispensing’ function can be managed with fewer surplus copies
• Focus on distribution, convenience, speed of delivery
• Borrow or re-purchase; print, electronic (including PDA, DDA, Short-term Loan); POD
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Surplus copies
• Archiving requirements satisfied
• Sufficient service copies to meet anticipated demand
• How many holdings/copies remain?
• Are all of them needed?
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Good Decisions Require Data
• How many holdings/copies?
• Where are they?
• Is the title secure?
• Can the title be accessed quickly?
• Can the title be re-obtained if needed?
• What options are available for each title?
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SCS and Collection AnalyticsSCS and Collection Analytics
• Assembles deselection metadata
• Supports library-defined rules that operate against that metadata
• Coordinates withdrawal and retention scenarios across all institutions (in a group setting)
• Incorporates ‘archival’ values and ‘service’ values into deselection decisions
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The SCS Approach: Data-Driven Decisions
• Circulation & other use data (ILL, in-house)
• Holdings in other libraries (peer, regional, national)
• Secure digital copy (Hathi)
• Authoritative title lists
• [Commercial availability]
• Library-defined rules
• Interactive rule sets
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Deselection Metadata
SCS Monographs Index 2013
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The Average SCS Monographs Collection
• Of the 459,000 circulating print books:
• 182,039 have no recorded uses in the past 15 years
• 342,551 have been used 3 or fewer times in the past 15 years
• 356,377 are held by more than 100 other libraries in the US
• 9,639 are held by fewer than 5 other libraries in the US
• 221,192 are securely digitized in Hathi Trust
• 22,216 of those Hathi Trust titles are freely available in electronic form
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Trinity’s Data
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Collaborative Analysis
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Shared print management: group projects
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SCS Group Projects to Date
• Michigan Shared Print Initiative (MI-SPI) • Maine Shared Collection Strategy• Connect New York Shared Print Archiving• California State University System• Central Iowa Collaborative Collections Initiative• Tri-University Group (Canada)• Washington Research Library Consortium• Virtual Library of Virginia• Academic Libraries of Indiana
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Project Segments
• Planning & requirements gathering
• Getting usable catalog extracts
• Data preparation and review
• Group collection summary
• Scenario development
• Iterations
• Candidate lists
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High-level project schedule/dependenies
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TaskTask DescriptionDescription DatesDates
Planning MeetingsPlanning Meetings Key players discuss data extracts, anomalies, peers, etc. SeptSept 20132013
Collections DecisionsCollections Decisions Comparators, local interest rules, scoping refinements Sept-Oct Sept-Oct 20132013
Data PreparationData Preparation Libraries prepare and deliver extracts to SCS. SCS validates, normalizes, matches, and performs holdings lookups.
Sept-DecSept-Dec2013? 2013?
Group Collection Group Collection SummarySummary
Categorical overview of the group data set. Used to gauge opportunities and guide scenario development.
Early Early 2014?2014?
Scenario Scenario DevelopmentDevelopment
Project leaders suggest preliminary assessment criteria. SCS iterates and revises scenarios.
Jan-April Jan-April 20142014
Candidate ListsCandidate Lists Detailed Excel spreadsheets for review, bases on finalized criteria for retention and withdrawal. Modify as necessary.
April-June April-June 20142014
Discussions Discussions FacilitationFacilitation
This will be needed at many points – but especially around scenario development, allocation, and policy development.
Through-Through-outout
AllocationAllocation Assignment of withdrawal opportunities and retention commitments – based on many factors. TBD TBD
List ProductionList Production Once allocation decisions have been made, SCS will derive title/item lists for use by individual libraries. TBDTBD
Ongoing Data Ongoing Data ManagementManagement
SCS will maintain (but will not update) the VIVA dataset for 2 years, which can be used for additional projects. … …
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Collections and Analytical Strategies
• Ensure a shared understanding of the scope of the project
• Most productive focus: circulating print monographs
• Which libraries, which branches?
• What comparisons will the group’s data support?
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VIVA Data Extracts: 10 Sources, 12 LibrariesInstitution ILS OCLC Symbol Estimated Records* Notes
George Mason Voyager VGM [750,000] Also in WRLC. Re-use extract for VIVA.
Old Dominion III Sierra VOD 713,995
University of Virginia SirsiDynixSymphony
VA@
1,240,421
Virginia Commonwealth Alma VRC 884,649
Virginia Tech Millennium VPI 660,000
James Madison Millennium VMC [460,443] Extract already paid via JMU-specific project
Radford Millennium VRA 233,809
Germanna CC Aleph PZJ 31,730 CC Libraries share a system, so the three pilot libraries count as a single data extract
J. Sargeant Reynolds CC Aleph PZL 66,062 See above
Mountain Empire CC Aleph PZP 37,205 See above
University of Richmond Voyager VRU 382,228
Washington & Lee Millennium VLW 405,409
Est. Total Records to be Processed**
5,800,000
Est. Total Records to be paid In Pilot***
4,600,000
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Library Total Charges Earliest Last Charge Date
Library 1 20 years 6/29/1993
Library 2 11 years 6/26/2002
Library 3 7 years 1/20/2005
Library 4 23 years 7/23/1990
Library 5 15 years 9/22/1998
How to deal with uneven depths of data?
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Extensive item data will be collected
• item call number
• volume
• last reserve date
• copy #
• in-house uses
• barcode
• last check-in date
• last check-out date
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• location code*
• item type code*
• note field*
• opac message*
• item status code*
• total checkouts
• item record number
• item create date
Comparator library groups
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Library UNI UI ISU Other IPALUniversity of Northern Iowa NIU University of Iowa NUI Iowa State University IWA Ashford University IO9Briar Cliff University IOBBuena Vista University IOEClarke University IOCCoe College IONCornell College IMVDes Moines University IWODivine Word College DIVDordt College IOTGraceland College IOFIowa Wesleyan IOI
Loras College IOLLuther College IOHMaharishi University of Management MIUMercy College of Health Sciences Y4QMorningside College IOMMount Mercy College UIWNorthwestern College IOOPalmer College of Chiropractic PWTSt. Ambrose University IOJUniversity of Dubuque IOVUpper Iowa University IOYWaldorf College IX5Wartburg College IOWWartburg Theological Seminary IWTWilliam Penn University IOX
SCS normalizes the data from each libraryBibliographic, item, circulation, and holdings data extracted, transformed, and loaded to an SCS Postgres database
•Filter out-of scope bib records (eBooks, maps, DVDs, Gov Docs)
•Eliminate duplicate bib records
•Normalize call numbers
•Eliminate trailing spaces in control numbers
•Validate OCLC numbers
•LCCN/title-string lookups for records lacking an OCLC number
•Identify and accommodate unusual implementations of MARC
•Identify bibs without items and items with multiple bib records
•Map item-level data and interpret codes
•Assign LC (and/or Dewey) Classes to records
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Compare group’s holdings to other libraries
• External comparisons– WorldCat Holdings
– Hathi Trust In-Copyright
– Hathi Trust Public Domain
– Internet Archive
– CHOICE
– CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles
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Group collection summary
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By “titles” we can mean two different things
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1. Title Set
Adelphi Bard Canisius Cazenovia Colgate Hamilton
2. Title Holding
Library TotalCharges
Last ChargeDate
Last ItemAdd Date
Adelphi 2 5/1/06 7/25/94
Bard 1 9/11/96
Canisius 5 10/14/09 6/24/94
Cazenovia 1 1/29/96
Colgate 8 9/23/02 6/23/94
Hamilton 12 4/20/11 5/28/02
Le Moyne 3 3/27/95
Medaille 0 6/26/08
Pace 2 5/13/09 11/1/94
St Lawrence 2 4/4/12 10/25/94
Union 2 9/13/10 4/5/03
Vassar 8 9/4/12 1/11/95
Each Title-Holding can have different characteristics
Publication Year1994
Recorded Uses
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Title-Holding Counts All Libraries %
1 All Title Holdings - Filtered 1,048,251 100%
Recorded Use Counts
2 Total Recorded Uses = 0 448,173 43%
3 Total Recorded Uses = 1 208,568 20%
4 Total Recorded Uses = 2 119,039 11%
5 Total Recorded Uses = 3 73,754 7%
6 Total Recorded Uses 4-9 150,156 14%
7 Total Recorded Uses > 10 48,651 5%
14 Last charge after 2010 104,933 10%
15 Last charge after 2007 211,842 20%
16 Last charge after 2005 272,626 26%
WorldCat™ Counts – US
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WorldCat Counts - US - Specific Edition Title Holdings %
2 Unique in the US 2,804 0%
4 2-4 Holdings in the US 7,327 1%
6 5-9 Holdings in US 10,822 1%
8 10-19 Holdings in US 19,452 2%
10 20+ Holdings In US 1,007,213 96%
12 50+ Holdings in US 953,539 91%
14 100+ Holdings in the US 875,579 84%
16 200+ Holdings in the US 728,019 69%
Overlap based on SCS Matching – for a 5 Library Group
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Overlap within the 5 participating libraries Title Holdings %
2 Unique in group 526,526 50%
3 Title-holdings in 2 libraries 280,360 27%
4 Titles-holdings in 3 libraries 154,351 15%
5 Titles-holdings in 4 libraries 68,681 7%
6 Titles-holdings in all 5 libraries 18,333 2%
Overlap with a Peer Group
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Overlap with other IPAL libraries – specific editions Title Holdings %
29 WorldCat holding set in 1 other IPAL Library 170,962 16%
30 WorldCat holding set in 2-4 other IPAL libraries 293,053 28%
32 WorldCat holding set in 5-9 other IPAL libraries 155,259 15%
34 WorldCat holding set in 10+ other IPAL libraries 33,678 3%
Title-Holdings by Publication Year
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Title Holdings by LC Class
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Number of Title
Holdings
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AverageUses per
Title-Holding
Holdings and Usage Levels Compared
Hathi Trust and Internet Archive
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SCS Matches Title Holdings %
9 Hathi Trust Public Domain Match 53,595 5%
10 Hathi Trust In-Copyright Match 455,250 43%
11 Internet Archive Match 158,754 15%
12 In Internet Archive not in Hathi 60,875 6%
13 In Hathi not in Internet Archive 425,414 41%
High-level project schedule
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TaskTask DescriptionDescription Tentative Tentative DatesDates
Planning MeetingsPlanning Meetings Key players discuss data extracts, anomalies, peers, etc. October October 20122012
Data PreparationData Preparation Libraries prepare and deliver extracts to SCS. SCS validates, normalizes, matches, and performs holdings lookups.
November November 20122012
Group Collection Group Collection SummarySummary
Categorical overview of the group data set. Used to gauge opportunities and guide scenario development.
January January 20132013
Scenario Scenario DevelopmentDevelopment
Project leaders suggest preliminary withdrawal and preservation criteria. SCS iterates and revises.
Begin Begin February February
20132013
Candidate ListsCandidate Lists Detailed Excel spreadsheets for review, bases on finalized criteria for withdrawal. Modify as necessary. 20132013
Discussions Discussions FacilitationFacilitation
This will be needed at many points – but especially around scenario development, allocation, and policy development.
Through-Through-outout
AllocationAllocation Assignment of withdrawal opportunities and retention commitments – based on many factors. 20132013
Production of Picklists Production of Picklists and Keeplistsand Keeplists
Once allocation decisions have been made, SCS will derive title/item lists for use by individual libraries. 20132013
Ongoing Data Ongoing Data ManagementManagement
SCS will maintain (but will not update) the CNY dataset for 2 years, which can be used for additional projects. … …
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TITLE-SETSwith
-Pub Year < 2000 -Pub Year < 2000 -Pub Year < 2000
TITLE HOLDINGS
with
-Last Add Date < 2000 -Total-Charges = 0
-Last Add Date < 2000 -Total-Charges = 1 or less
-Last Add Date < 2000 -Total-Charges = 3 or less
Keep 1 Title
Holding 599K withdraw 843K withdraw 1,085K withdraw
Keep 2Title
Holdings389K withdraw 538K withdraw 680K withdraw*
Keep 3Title
Holdings255K withdraw 346K withdraw 430K withdraw
Original Shared Print ScenariosOriginal Shared Print Scenarios
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CRITERIA
500,000 Surplus Holdings
• 100,000 square feet
• Over 12 campuses & branches
• Still 2 title holdings available among the 12 libraries
• Highest circulating items: 1 circulation in 20+ years
• Impact on space: significant
• Impact on service: negligible
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Allocation of withdrawal candidates
• 548,314 allocable withdrawal candidates
• How many are on each library’s shelves?
• How does that match each library’s withdrawal target?
• How do we divide them equitably?• Proportionately to withdrawal candidates?
• Proportionately to collection size?
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Allocation of withdrawal candidates
• 548,314 allocable withdrawal candidates
• How many are on each library’s shelves?
• How does that match each library’s withdrawal target?
• How do we divide them equitably?• Proportionately to withdrawal candidates?
• Proportionately to collection size?
• How do we reconcile disparities?
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Closing thoughts
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Strong preferences: print, self-sufficiency
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There are other solutions…
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Amazing Desk Made From Recycled Books at Delft Universityby Bridgette Meinhold, 09/13/10
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Q & A / discussion
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Contact details• sustainablecollections.com• Email
– [email protected]– [email protected]
• Blogs– SCSInsight Blog
http://sustainablecollections.com/weed-feed/– Rick’s Blog – Google ‘rick lugg blog’ or go to
http://sampleandhold-r2.blogspot.com/
• Twitter: @SCSinsight; @ricklugg
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