62 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
If yes, please identify the tool. N=11
Excel
Excel spreadsheets Sirsi’s Director’s Station
For monographs we use Cognos, business intelligence software, to identify copies that have not circulated in the last 20
years. Then we remove last copies from this list (adding a tag in the holdings record), and pass on the information to the
liaison librarians. For journals rationalization, we pull holdings lists using ISSN matches through Cognos. The ISSN list
comes from the publisher.
GIST Program
JSTOR title list
Relies on owned e-journals collections to add blocks of titles, e.g., JSTOR or publishers that participate in Portico.
SerialsSolutions overlap reports, SCS Greenglass
Some of our collections reside at the UC Regional Library Facilities. While not all of these collections are technically part
of a formal “shared print program,” they are considered UC shared print collections and are governed by a UC-wide
persistence policy. After subject librarians identify materials to send to an RLF we utilize a tool retrospectively to deselect
these items if a copy already exists at an RLF.
We have been using the SCS services and now WorldShare Analytics tool.
We hired Sustainable Collection Services to identify book deselection candidates consortial availability was one of the
decision points. At the moment we deselect serials based on e-journal back file purchases with perpetual access.
We plan to use collection analysis tools including WorldCat and proprietary data processing by external consultants.
39. Does your library use a third party deselection service? N=50
Yes 9 18%
No 41 82%
If yes, please identify the service. N=9
RLF Tool for monographs
SCS Greenglass (4 responses)
Sustainable Collection Services for monographs
Volumes designated by the Western Regional Storage Trust
We are in discussions at present with Sustainable Collection Services.
We have been using the SCS services and now WorldShare Analytics tool.
If yes, please identify the tool. N=11
Excel
Excel spreadsheets Sirsi’s Director’s Station
For monographs we use Cognos, business intelligence software, to identify copies that have not circulated in the last 20
years. Then we remove last copies from this list (adding a tag in the holdings record), and pass on the information to the
liaison librarians. For journals rationalization, we pull holdings lists using ISSN matches through Cognos. The ISSN list
comes from the publisher.
GIST Program
JSTOR title list
Relies on owned e-journals collections to add blocks of titles, e.g., JSTOR or publishers that participate in Portico.
SerialsSolutions overlap reports, SCS Greenglass
Some of our collections reside at the UC Regional Library Facilities. While not all of these collections are technically part
of a formal “shared print program,” they are considered UC shared print collections and are governed by a UC-wide
persistence policy. After subject librarians identify materials to send to an RLF we utilize a tool retrospectively to deselect
these items if a copy already exists at an RLF.
We have been using the SCS services and now WorldShare Analytics tool.
We hired Sustainable Collection Services to identify book deselection candidates consortial availability was one of the
decision points. At the moment we deselect serials based on e-journal back file purchases with perpetual access.
We plan to use collection analysis tools including WorldCat and proprietary data processing by external consultants.
39. Does your library use a third party deselection service? N=50
Yes 9 18%
No 41 82%
If yes, please identify the service. N=9
RLF Tool for monographs
SCS Greenglass (4 responses)
Sustainable Collection Services for monographs
Volumes designated by the Western Regional Storage Trust
We are in discussions at present with Sustainable Collection Services.
We have been using the SCS services and now WorldShare Analytics tool.
