You want me to select for WHAT? Getting started in a new WHAT? Getting started in a new subject area Virginia Kay “Ginger” Williams An ALCTS Webinar An ALCTS Webinar Presented December 2, 2009
Law? At least I know something know something Sports? Well, S t ? W ll about that! But my dad likes what do other football…. people want to people want to know? I did ’t k I didn’t know there was more than one kind of engineering!
St Start with questions t ith ti � Who will use these materials? For what? � What do we have? What’s being used? � What do we have? What s being used? What do people want that we don’t have? � What are the major concepts in this � What are the major concepts in this subject? � How do I find new materials? Who are the H d I fi d t i l ? Wh th major publishers?
Ch Check for existing information k f i ti i f ti � Collection development policies � Collection development policies � Assessment and survey results � Standing orders, continuations, St di d ti ti subscriptions � Approval plan profiles � Circulation/usage statistics g � Interlibrary loan / missing items requests
Lib Library goals l Personal i t interests t Curriculum Literacy support Continuing Professional education education needs needs
U User characteristics h t i ti � Public � U.S. Census Bureau (zip code search) � U.S. Census Bureau (zip code search) � Chamber of commerce � Phone book, newspaper � Phone book newspaper � College � Admissions / Institutional Research Office � Admissions / Institutional Research Office � College website � Catalog and recruiting materials C t l d iti t i l
C ll Collection use / unmet needs ti / t d � Collection use � Circulation & usage statistics � Circulation & usage statistics � In-house use / Browsing statistics � Unmet needs � Unmet needs � Interlibrary loan requests � Missing materials � Missing materials � Waiting or hold lists
Ok, so our primary goal is to , p y g support the curriculum and faculty research needs. But I still don’t know the difference still don t know the difference between industrial and mechanical engineering!
Mechanical engineering Industrial engineering � Thermodynamics � Ergonomics, work space d design, safety i f t � Fluid mechanics engineering � Heat transfer, conduction, � Operations research � Operations research convection, HVAC convection HVAC systems � Production, inventory models � Vibration, Acoustics � Quality control � Fatigue, Fracture, Plasticity � Lean Sigma Six, supply chain chain � Robotics R b ti � Machining � Polymeric Composites � Optimization Optimization � Finite element analysis � Finite element analysis
CD P li CD Policy Examples E l � Wichita State University � http://library.wichita.edu/colldev/subjectpolicie � http://library.wichita.edu/colldev/subjectpolicie salpha.htm � Campbell County Public Library (rural WY) � Campbell County Public Library (rural WY) � http://ccpls.org/coldev/
LC Classes – GV 1-1198 GV 1 1198 LC Classes
Bibli Bibliographies and guides hi d id � www.worldcat.org � Business libraries collection development � Business libraries collection development � Engineering bibliography � Public libraries United States book lists � Public libraries United States book lists
S bj Subject concepts – sources t t � Course descriptions syllabi � Course descriptions, syllabi � Curriculum guides or national standards � Textbooks � Encyclopedias, almanacs, handbooks � Magazines and newspapers � Magazines and newspapers
Hmm, I’ve figured out who , g uses the collection. I’ve identified the major concepts for my subject Now where do for my subject. Now, where do I find materials for my library?
R Review Journals i J l � Review journals � Booklist (public) � Booklist (public) � Choice (academic) � School Library Journal (children) � School Library Journal (children) � Online magazine collections (example) � Gale’s Academic ASAP advanced search G l ’ A d i ASAP d d h � Journal = booklist, dates = October 2009 � Keyword = book review
I d Industry sources t � Best seller lists � Christian Bookseller Association, � Christian Bookseller Association, http://www.cbaonline.org/nm/BSLs.htm � Publisher catalogs and websites � Publisher catalogs and websites � Vendor Lists � http://www blackwell com/library services/bla � http://www.blackwell.com/library_services/bla ckwell_recommends � http://cdhotlist btol com/ � http://cdhotlist.btol.com/ � Approval plans
B Best book lists t b k li t � Resources for College Libraries (database) ( ) � Essential guide to Spanish reading (book) � Doody's Core Titles in the Health Sciences � Doody s Core Titles in the Health Sciences (annual list)
Oth Other sources � Award lists � Media � Media � Earlyword.com � Reviews and advertisements � Reviews and advertisements � Requests R t
� Who will use these materials? For what? � What do we have? What’s being used? � What do we have? What s being used? What do people want that we don’t have? � What are the major concepts in this Wh t th j t i thi subject? � How do I find new materials? Who are the major publishers?
Questions? Questions?
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