22 Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
Sometimes different group/individuals are involved, sometimes it is the same groups/individuals. It
really depends on the situation.
Statistics for resources purchased through our state consortium are collected by the consortium.
Consortium staff analyze these as needed for purchasing decisions and planning purposes, but we also
retrieve and analyze our individual institutional statistics as needed for our own purposes.
The locus of collection assessment data collection and analysis is the Collection Management
department. However, that department works closely with other departments and consortial partners
depending on the nature of the assessment needed.
The staff involved in data collection and analysis varies from project to project but for the most part are
drawn from a list of “usual suspects.”
There are both consortial and institutional efforts underway to assess the collections. Those efforts
dovetail but are not necessarily coordinated.
This question is difficult. For parts of our collection, one group or individual collects the data and
another group or many individuals analyze the data. For other parts of the collection, data and analysis
are collected by one group or individual. For consortially purchased packages, data is collected and
analyzed by the consortium.
Use of archives and manuscripts is usually collected by our Archives and Special Collections. Use of
our digital repository is usually collected by the Scholarly Communications Office. At this time, such
data collection for all collections is performed primarily at the divisional level, or “branch” level and
is reported separately and maintained separately. Some data collection is a joint effort between two
divisions (e.g., vendor usage data).
With the addition of a Collection Assessment Librarian, collection and analysis is becoming more
centralized. Historically, each librarian was responsible for analysis which led to minimal cross-
referencing and a less comprehensive view of the collection. The Director of Collection Development
maintained a steady hand with regard to the acquisitions of collections. Data analysis is also conduced
by the Collection Strategist and the Associate Dean of Collections.
SAME INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
10. Please indicate which of the following best describes the organizational structure for the
personnel who currently have responsibility for collecting and analyzing library collection data as
all or part of their job duties. N=26
A committee/group from two or more departments within the library 11 42%
A single position within the library 4 15%
A single department within the library 3 12%
A committee/group from the library and other departments in the institution 0 0%
A committee/group from the library system 0 0%
A committee/group from the library consortium 0 0%
A committee/group from the shared collection partners 0 0%
Other organizational structure 8 31%
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