PRINT JOURNALS – CURRENT PRACTICES AND EFFECTIVENESS SYSTEMS IN PLACE FOR COLLATING PRINT USAGE STATISTICS Helen Monagle - Senior Assistant Librarian @HelenMonagle
MY LIBRARY * Collection includes: -over 1,500 print journal titles, -over 22,000 electronic journal titles -over 1,400 journal subscriptions * Physical space is a factor * Our print journals are reference only, therefore, they do not generate circulation statistics
WHY IS USAGE IMPORTANT? *To respond to changing needs of our users *To ensure resources are value for money & relevant *To identify titles that are not used
WHAT ARE WE DOING? * Providing subject librarians with print usage * Providing this data in a visually pleasing way * Improving visibility through posters (we are on our third iteration of these!)
IN AN IDEAL WORLD ELECTRONIC RESOURCE TIME SAVED SCAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Users scan the print journal (on This information would feed Staff would not need to go up to their smartphone (using an app) into an ERM system and enable check if any items have been left or at designated scanners in the us to run reports with all of our out, record them and input them library) to indicate usage. data. into a system. Time saved could be used to produce infographics.
DISCUSSION TIME * What are you currently doing re print usage? * Are you doing anything different? * Is there anything we can do together? * What do you think of the solutions proposed?
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THANK YOU! IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER WITH ME PLEASE USE THE DETAILS BELOW * Twitter @HelenMonagle * Email H.Monagle@mmu.ac.uk
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