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Blackwell and Library Dynamics

5th AMICAL conferenceAmerican University in Bulgaria

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Since 1998 Library Dynamics has offered tools for

visualizing, developing, managing and interpreting library

and library consortia collections. Our services include:

Spectra Dimension

Spectra CRC

North American Title Count

Consulting Services

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Spectra DimensionCurrent collection development

Analyzes collection in terms of title holdings analyses

Unique usage analyses

Unique copy level, and trend (timeline) analyses

Highlights- Focuses on recently published titles (last decade)- Offers collection overview to individual title perspective- Tracks collection development policies and practice- Compares individual & various aggregate collections- Assists cooperative collection development programs- Helps plan, coordinate, monitor, & adjust approval plans

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Analyzes collection in terms of title holdings analyses

Unique usage analyses

Highlights

- Focuses on the entire collection

- Uses visualization & database technology displays

- Offers collection overview to individual title perspective

- Promotes insights & knowledgeable decision-making

- Compares individual & various aggregate collections

Spectra CRC – Overall Collection Analysis and Assessment

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The North American Title Count (NATC) provides comparative data

on the strengths of the library for title holdings in nearly 700 call number ranges.

Useful for collection assessments, academic program reviews, accreditation studies, emerging subject areas and development of electronic resources.

Pricing determined by collection size

North American Title Count – Baseline tool for collection development studies

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Unparalleled quantitative visual analyses at three levels of subject specificity

Title Holdings

• Title Count Comparison• Percent Overlap• Percent Uniqueness• Percent Overlap Concentration• Gap Analysis• Title Frequency

Copy Holdings

• Number of Multiple Copies• Number Multiple Copies/Title

Usage

• Annualized Use• Annualized Use per Title• Percentage of Zero Usage

Usage (continued)

• Annualized Usage-Single Copies• Annualized Usage-Single

Copies/Title• Annualized Usage-Multiple Copies• Multi Copy Performance• Annualized Usage-Multiple

Copies/Title

Time Series

• Holdings by Publication Date• Usage by Publication Date• Uniqueness by Publication Date• Overlap by Publication Date• Overlap Concentration/Date• Gap Analysis by Publication Date

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Functionality by Type of Spectra Service

Spectra CRC Spectra Dimension

Title Holdings Title Count Comparison Percent Overlap Percent Uniqueness Percent Overlap Concentration Gap Analysis Title Frequency

Usage Annualized Use Annualized Use per Title Percentage of Zero Usage Annualized Usage Single Copies Annualized Usage Single Copies/Title Annualized Usage Multiple Copies Annualized Usage Multiple Copies/Title Multi Copy Performance

Copy Holdings Number of Multiple Copies Number Multiple Copies/Title

Time Series Holdings by Publication Date Usage by Publication Date Uniqueness by Publication Date Overlap by Publication Date Overlap Concentration/Date Gap Analysis by Publication Date

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Spectra Spectra

Area Applications of Library Dynamics Services CRC Dimension

CollectionDevelopment Profiling the Library's Collection

Academic Program Review

Accreditation Studies Library Overall Material Selection Library New Program Material Selection Library Approval Plan Development Library Approval Plan Assessment and Modification Library Assessment of Collection Development Policy Library Assessment of Collection Development Practice Consortia Collection Development Planning Consortia Approval Plan Development Consortia Assessing/Modifying Approval Plans

Consortia Assessment of Collection Development Policy Consortia Assessment of Collection Development Practice

Collection Management Identifying Collection Shifting Alternatives

Identifying Material for Remote Storage Identifying Candidate Material for Weeding Physically Retrieving Materials for Weeding/Storage

Other Areas Comparative Collection & Bibliographic Instruction Studies Interpreting the Library to Faculty Interpreting the Library to Institutional Leadership Interpreting Consortia Relationships to Inst. Leadership

Some applications for Library Dynamics services

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Exploring Spectra Dimension

The Visualization Engine

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Types of Comparison Collections

Individual Collections• Individual Libraries• Library of Congress English• Library of Congress Foreign• Library of Congress Government Documents

Aggregate (Group) Collections• Consortia Databases• Consortia Databases Built from Individual Library Collections• Type of Library Collections (e.g. Undergraduate Collections, etc.)• Library Aggregate - a named collection representing the combined collections of

a single group of libraries which share a certain property or characteristic, such as a consortia

• Articulated Collection - an Aggregate Collection highlights one or more collections & key characteristics

Review and Annotation Collections• Choice• Booknews• Other sources of Reviews and Annotations• Additional Value Added Collections based on Choice, Booknews, etc.

– Titles actually purchased – Titles Actually used – Discrete Collections for University and Undergraduate collections

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Unique integration of visualization and database technologiesproviding overview to individual title perspective

Multiple qualitative and quantitative perspectives and indicators of title and collection quality including reviews, annotations, library purchase decisions, usage patterns of tens and hundreds of thousands of students & faculty

Usage – normalizing usage data two ways to improve the analysis of usage and comparability of data

Copy analysis – analyzing and monitoring the basis for title duplication

Timeline analysis – understanding the effects over time

What is unique about Library Dynamics?

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Thank you!

For more information:

Miriam.rochefordiere@blackwell.co.uk

www.blackwell.com