54 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
Stakeholder Develop
selection
criteria
Select
material
for transfer
Review/
approve lists of
recommended
material
Research
availability of
duplicates in other
repositories
Other
role
N
Other stakeholder 10 6 7 7 3 14
Total Responses 50 49 44 35 13 53
Note: No one selected University administrator or Board members/trustees.
If you selected “Other role” above, please identify which stakeholder and briefly describe their
role. N=12
Academic department: consultation
Access Services head helped develop the selection criteria as a member of the Collections Services Advisory Group.
Access Services staff assisted some bibliographers with OCLC holdings information about potential withdrawal
candidates. Staff also identified physically deteriorating for bibliographers to make collection decisions. Faculty provide
input in selected cases concerning the retention of selected materials.
Preservation staff may review the material’s physical condition.
Property Control: communicated rules for deaccessioning capital assets.
Property Control helped us with procedures.
Senior librarian recommended hiring a consultant to identify books eligible for deselection. Director approved and
funded.
Teaching departments were involved initially (10–15 years ago) but withdrawal is routine now and they are not involved.
Technical and Automated Services (develop report program develop lists, including determine duplication)
The director and senior administrators played a role in policy decisions but are not directly involved.
The senior library administrator might be involved in budgeting if additional short-term staff need to be hired.
We anticipate beginning this process in the coming months these are the areas where we will begin discussions.
If you selected “Other stakeholder” above, please identify the stakeholder. N=13
Access Services staff perform much of the work of deaccessioning.
Access Services staff (develop selection criteria, research duplicates).
Again, our shelving and storage committees do this work (all categories).
Both at the time we were opening our remote shelving facility and a couple years later when we closed several
STEM branch libraries, Access Services staff who manage the main library stacks and remote shelving facility were
very concerned to eliminate duplicate (copy 2) books and journals rather than transfer these to the remote shelving
repository.
Stakeholder Develop
selection
criteria
Select
material
for transfer
Review/
approve lists of
recommended
material
Research
availability of
duplicates in other
repositories
Other
role
N
Other stakeholder 10 6 7 7 3 14
Total Responses 50 49 44 35 13 53
Note: No one selected University administrator or Board members/trustees.
If you selected “Other role” above, please identify which stakeholder and briefly describe their
role. N=12
Academic department: consultation
Access Services head helped develop the selection criteria as a member of the Collections Services Advisory Group.
Access Services staff assisted some bibliographers with OCLC holdings information about potential withdrawal
candidates. Staff also identified physically deteriorating for bibliographers to make collection decisions. Faculty provide
input in selected cases concerning the retention of selected materials.
Preservation staff may review the material’s physical condition.
Property Control: communicated rules for deaccessioning capital assets.
Property Control helped us with procedures.
Senior librarian recommended hiring a consultant to identify books eligible for deselection. Director approved and
funded.
Teaching departments were involved initially (10–15 years ago) but withdrawal is routine now and they are not involved.
Technical and Automated Services (develop report program develop lists, including determine duplication)
The director and senior administrators played a role in policy decisions but are not directly involved.
The senior library administrator might be involved in budgeting if additional short-term staff need to be hired.
We anticipate beginning this process in the coming months these are the areas where we will begin discussions.
If you selected “Other stakeholder” above, please identify the stakeholder. N=13
Access Services staff perform much of the work of deaccessioning.
Access Services staff (develop selection criteria, research duplicates).
Again, our shelving and storage committees do this work (all categories).
Both at the time we were opening our remote shelving facility and a couple years later when we closed several
STEM branch libraries, Access Services staff who manage the main library stacks and remote shelving facility were
very concerned to eliminate duplicate (copy 2) books and journals rather than transfer these to the remote shelving
repository.
