Lorraine HuddyCTW Librarian for Collaborative Projects

lhuddy@wesleyan.edu

Juggling collection practices amidst constant change.

YBP Librarian-Publisher Meeting Charleston Conference 2016

Connecticut CollegeFTE: 1834

Trinity CollegeFTE: 2152

Wesleyan UniversityFTE: 3069

History of in/formal collection developmentShared ILS and resource purchases YBP profiling and GOBI-tween

We can’t always get what we want (though we try…)

Graphs created by Michael ZeoliVP, Content Development & Partner Relations

YBP Library Services

…and here’s partially why.

2

18

7

1

12

6 months

12 months

18 months

24 months

STLs notoffered

Number of Publishers

STL Embargoes/Restrictions

7

4

1

No DDA onnew titles*

No DDA onany titles

Titles onlyavailable 6mths after

publication

Number of Publishers

DDA Embargoes/Restrictions

* "Titles added after effective date unavailable for DDA, but earlier titles

still available"

#Unique DDA Titles by Month & FY

EBL Expenditures over timeJuly-Sept 2016

Attempting to manage costs

Alerts for all STLs and purchases

Caps on STLs: $40 or 35%

Only 1 day and 1 week STLs offered

Delete ALL titles over $200

Mediate title purchases >$200

Mediate STLs over caps set

Purchase PRINT when ebook too costly

Average Costs by FYJuly-Sept 2016

#ShowMeTheEbookLove!

168 102437 464 364

871

401 346

938

18752200

2952

18952181

3177

18792142

3011

CC TC WU CC TC WU CC TC WU

FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016

Unique Users FTE

FY 20149% 5% 15%

FY 201524% 17% 27%

FY 201621% 16% 31%

Current Thoughts…

Not ready to cancel DDA yet… but will

continue to monitor publisher practices

Seek DRM-free options to reduce user

frustrations

Re-evaluate benefits of shared print plan

Shared Print Approval Plan (a la CBB)

Broad profile in terms of subject areas

Focus on University Presses

1 copy of new titles to share across CTW (duplicates upon request)

Rotate shipments on weekly basis

CTW ILL for sharing titles

Pilot for minimum 3 yrs :: $100K per yr

Desired outcomes • Broader collection, more unique titles • Improved workflows, offer new titles more quickly;

fewer duplicates • Reduce selection workload; free time for other

responsibilities

Evaluating success • Ease of set up and rotating shipments• Ability to quickly fulfill title requests across CTW• Requests for & cost of duplicates (P & E)• Titles received = content expectations?• Usage over time across CTW

The Balls in the Air Collection Practices =

STL/DDA program (titles borrowed or bought upon use – happily so, for a reasonable price)

+ Shared Print Approval Plan (frontlist titles not available via DDA)

+ DRM free titles (preference: one platform for many publishers - JSTOR & Muse)

+ eBook Subscription (backlist titles)

+ Firm Orders by Selectors

Lorraine HuddyCTW Librarian for Collaborative Projects

lhuddy@wesleyan.edu

Thank You!