Geology Library and ReCAP:
FY13 Update and StatisticsZack Lane
ReCAP CoordinatorJuly 2013
ReCAPColumbia University
Four basic categories of data◦ Accessions◦ Requests◦ Delivery◦ Circulation
Detailed information can be found at the ReCAP Data Center
Website now includes introductory presentations for all basic categories AND analysis
Data Available
ReCAPColumbia University
How CUL demarcates collections off,glg : Engineering general collections (circ)
Engineering CLIO Locations
ReCAPColumbia University
TOTAL : 40,680 / 2,838 (Request Rate 0.54%)
off,swx : 40,680 / 2,838 (0.54%)
Accessions/Requests by CLIO Location
ReCAPColumbia University
View of Geology Library accessions by fiscal year
Primary transfer projects was in FY05-FY07 Detailed information on project may be
found on Science & Engineering/ReCAP website
Accessions
ReCAPColumbia University
ReCAPColumbia University
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
FY01/02 FY02/03 FY03/04 FY04/05 FY05/06 FY06/07 FY07/08 FY08/09 FY09/10 FY10/11 FY11/12 FY12/13
2,683 2,457
103
8,105
9,976
16,526
317 188 186 45 69 25
Accessions from Geology Library
ReCAPColumbia University
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
FY01/02 FY02/03 FY03/04 FY04/05 FY05/06 FY06/07 FY07/08 FY08/09 FY09/10 FY10/11 FY11/12 FY12/13
455,658
712,040
541,953
301,999
267,256
315,206
256,587
307,912
209,585183,245 173,183
211,067
System-wide Accessions by Fiscal Year
Load In Middle Phase Restrained
ReCAPColumbia University
Request Requests begin immediately after transfer Monthly request volumes in phase with
academic calendar Data for lower-use collections is noisy Staff processing requests are included
ReCAPColumbia University
1 19 23
109
273
422
471
419
352
293
235 221
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
FY01/02 FY02/03 FY03/04 FY04/05 FY05/06 FY06/07 FY07/08 FY08/09 FY09/10 FY10/11 FY11/12 FY12/13
Requests for Geology Library Collections
ReCAPColumbia University
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
FY01/02 FY02/03 FY03/04 FY04/05 FY05/06 FY06/07 FY07/08 FY08/09 FY09/10 FY10/11 FY11/12 FY12/13
Delivery Locations for Geology Library Collections
EDD Butler ILL/BorrowDirect Geology Other Science Libraries Other Libraries Geoscience Tech Services/Preservation
ReCAPColumbia University
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
4/1/
2002
11/1
/200
2
3/1/
2003
7/1/
2003
10/1
/200
3
4/1/
2004
9/1/
2004
12/1
/200
4
3/1/
2005
6/1/
2005
9/1/
2005
12/1
/200
5
3/1/
2006
6/1/
2006
9/1/
2006
12/1
/200
6
3/1/
2007
6/1/
2007
9/1/
2007
12/1
/200
7
3/1/
2008
6/1/
2008
9/1/
2008
12/1
/200
8
3/1/
2009
6/1/
2009
9/1/
2009
12/1
/200
9
3/1/
2010
6/1/
2010
9/1/
2010
12/1
/201
0
3/1/
2011
6/1/
2011
9/1/
2011
12/1
/201
1
3/1/
2012
6/1/
2012
9/1/
2012
12/1
/201
2
3/1/
2013
6/1/
2013
Monthly Requests for Geology Collections
ReCAPColumbia University
2,147
14,520
26,564
35,757
42,866
50,009
59,755
69,06071,119 71,582
72,786
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
FY01/02 FY02/03 FY03/04 FY04/05 FY05/06 FY06/07 FY07/08 FY08/09 FY09/10 FY10/11 FY11/12
System-wide Requests by Fiscal Year
Continuous Increase Level
ReCAPColumbia University
Delivery Items physically delivered to Engineering
Library circulation desk Increasing volume of requests for other
department’s collections Requests for collections outpace deliveries
to Engineering Circulation (workload pushes to other departments)
ReCAPColumbia University
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
FY02/03 FY03/04 FY04/05 FY05/06 FY06/07 FY07/08FY08/09
FY09/10FY10/11
FY11/12FY12/13
Deliveries to Geology Library Circulation
ReCAPColumbia University
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
FY02/03 FY03/04 FY04/05 FY05/06 FY06/07 FY07/08FY08/09
FY09/10FY10/11
FY11/12FY12/13
Deliveries to Geology Library Circulation by Owning Location
Butler Other Science Libraries Everything Else Geology
ReCAPColumbia University
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
FY01/02 FY02/03 FY03/04 FY04/05 FY05/06 FY06/07 FY07/08 FY08/09 FY09/10 FY10/11 FY11/12
Requests vs Delivereies for Geology Library
REQUESTS DELIVERIES
ReCAPColumbia University
EDD Total EDDs requested for Geology
collections by month Low numbers of EDDs per month –
sometimes zero
ReCAPColumbia University
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
9/1/
2002
12/1
/200
23/
1/20
036/
1/20
039/
1/20
0312
/1/2
003
3/1/
2004
6/1/
2004
9/1/
2004
12/1
/200
43/
1/20
056/
1/20
059/
1/20
0512
/1/2
005
3/1/
2006
6/1/
2006
9/1/
2006
12/1
/200
63/
1/20
076/
1/20
079/
1/20
0712
/1/2
007
3/1/
2008
6/1/
2008
9/1/
2008
12/1
/200
83/
1/20
096/
1/20
099/
1/20
0912
/1/2
009
3/1/
2010
6/1/
2010
9/1/
2010
12/1
/201
03/
1/20
116/
1/20
119/
1/20
1112
/1/2
011
3/1/
2012
6/1/
2012
9/1/
2012
12/1
/201
23/
1/20
136/
1/20
13
EDD Requests for Geology Collections
ReCAPColumbia University
Request Rate Request rate is a measure of collection usage It is the percentage of ReCAP collections
requested during a twelve-month period Provides staff one way to gauge overall use of
offsite collections Request rate is one factor used to structure ReCAP
facility staffing model Patron access to offsite collections is excellent:
dynamic with few failures Measured two ways:
◦ Annual ◦ Lifespan
ReCAPColumbia University
0.54%
0.93%
0.00%
0.20%
0.40%
0.60%
0.80%
1.00%
1.20%
1.40%
1.60%
1.80%
FY01/02 FY02/03 FY03/04 FY04/05 FY05/06 FY06/07 FY07/08 FY08/09 FY09/10 FY10/11 FY11/12 FY12/13
Request Rates for Geology Library
LIFESPAN (TIME_SUM) ANNUAL (TIME_SUM)
More information and data can be found on the Science & Engineering/ReCAP website
ReCAP Data Center includes more information about system-wide data and special projects
Tailored data sets and analysis will be provided to staff via the ReCAP Coordinator
Please see the main ReCAP website for general information about CUL procedures and systems
More Data Available
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