Acquisitions, Weeding, Donations and BudgetingIS 430 (UCLA)Sarah ClarkMonday, October 28, 2013

Overview of Today

1. Hands on Collection Work (60 min)2. Group-led discussion of readings (30 min)3. Guest Speaker: Dudee Chiang from Jet

Propulsion Laboratory (70-90 min)4. Closing

Case: School (or Public) Library Teen Fiction Collection

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Case: School or Public Library Teen Fiction Collection

Goals of this teen fiction collection:1. Maintain a high-use collection of popular

and classic works of fiction ranging from young adult to adult books.

2. Keep a small but current collection that is weeded regularly based on age, use, and condition.

3. Represent diverse experiences and points of view.

Click the image to go to the document… Fiction Circulation Stats

A few problems with circ stats

● When you move to a new ILS, are stats preserved?

● What happens when a book is lost and replaced?

● Does in-library use count as a circulation?

● Caveats at this library: when a book is accidentally checked in twice, it is sometimes counted as an in-library use.

Click the image to go to the document… Usage and Acquisition Stats

Acquisitions TeamWhat will you collect for this fiction section?

Acquisitions Team

● How will you decide what to buy? Which reviewing sources might you use?

● How will you get to know your core set of readers? Develop a plan for getting to know your readers, their tastes. How might you involve them in collection decisions?

● Identify a few titles we might consider adding to the collection. How did you decide what to add?

Budget TeamHow will you budget for this fiction section?

Budget Team

You have $10,000 to spend per year on books. Analyze the data you have.● What information might you use to help you

decide how to allocate your money?● What information is missing or needs

reorganizing? ● What criteria should determine how you

allocate your spendings?● How much of the annual budget should be

spent on fiction?

Donations, Weeding and Challenges TeamWhat will you decide what to keep, get rid of, and accept for this fiction section?

Donations, Weeding and Challenges Team

● What criteria will you use to assess whether or not to take a donation for the fiction section? What is the most important information to communicate to donors or potential donors?

● What criteria will you use to weed the collection?● Identify a couple items we should weed from the

collection. Why should they go?● Your collection serves teens from 12-18 years old, and

parents might not like some of the items in your fiction collection. How do you plan to deal with any challenges to the items in your collection?