37 SPEC Kit 352: Collection Assessment
Modify or adjust shared collection strategy 24 37%
Decision to initiate a shared collection strategy 24 37%
Evaluate selector effectiveness 12 19%
Identify opportunities for digitization 2 35%
Collection evaluation data is not used for collections work 2 3%
Other use 9 14%
Please briefly describe the other use. N=9
Demonstrate use/value to academic departments.
Demonstrate value to the patron and to the institution: we are planning to.
Determine expenditure trends by format.
Fund raising
Identify fragile materials for preservation.
Preservation
Promote faculty output
Strategic use of space
To identify patron interests at a departmental level. To ensure an adequate number of copies are
made available.
DATA COLLECTION TOOLS, METHODS, AND FREQUENCY
36. Please indicate what software or online services your library has used for storing and analyzing
data for collection evaluation purposes and any that you would be interested in using in the future.
Check all that apply. N=66
Software or Service Has Used Interested in Using N
Excel or other spreadsheet program 66 2 66
Data visualization (e.g., Tableau) 28 30 54
Access database 41 6 46
SQL Server or other relational database server 29 7 34
Springshare’s LibAnalytics 19 14 32
EBSCO’s Usage Consolidation 23 7 30
ProQuest’s 360 Counter 24 4 28
Statistical software (e.g., SPSS) 16 11 27
Institutional Repository 21 6 27
Institution’s data storage service 18 7 24
System developed locally/in-house 20 7 24
Counting Opinion’s LibPAS 7 5 12
Other software or service 21 8 27
Total Respondents 66 43 66
Modify or adjust shared collection strategy 24 37%
Decision to initiate a shared collection strategy 24 37%
Evaluate selector effectiveness 12 19%
Identify opportunities for digitization 2 35%
Collection evaluation data is not used for collections work 2 3%
Other use 9 14%
Please briefly describe the other use. N=9
Demonstrate use/value to academic departments.
Demonstrate value to the patron and to the institution: we are planning to.
Determine expenditure trends by format.
Fund raising
Identify fragile materials for preservation.
Preservation
Promote faculty output
Strategic use of space
To identify patron interests at a departmental level. To ensure an adequate number of copies are
made available.
DATA COLLECTION TOOLS, METHODS, AND FREQUENCY
36. Please indicate what software or online services your library has used for storing and analyzing
data for collection evaluation purposes and any that you would be interested in using in the future.
Check all that apply. N=66
Software or Service Has Used Interested in Using N
Excel or other spreadsheet program 66 2 66
Data visualization (e.g., Tableau) 28 30 54
Access database 41 6 46
SQL Server or other relational database server 29 7 34
Springshare’s LibAnalytics 19 14 32
EBSCO’s Usage Consolidation 23 7 30
ProQuest’s 360 Counter 24 4 28
Statistical software (e.g., SPSS) 16 11 27
Institutional Repository 21 6 27
Institution’s data storage service 18 7 24
System developed locally/in-house 20 7 24
Counting Opinion’s LibPAS 7 5 12
Other software or service 21 8 27
Total Respondents 66 43 66
