Enough space: leveraging electronic resources to increase student space in the library

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Enough space: leveraging electronic resources to increase student space in the library

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:30 PM–1:45 PM CST

Room 301

Conference Track

2. Collection Development & Assessment

Keywords

Overlap analysis; Maximizing space

Learning Objectives

By the end of this presentation, attendees should understand:

Why a knowledgebase overlap report is insufficient to inform weeding decisions.
How to translate individual vendor entitlement reports into a comprehensive list of electronic holdings.
How to identify areas of print/electronic overlap in specific overcrowded stacks ranges.

Abstract

While knowledgebases can often provide overlap analysis reports for library subscriptions, they fail to acknowledge a difference between perpetual access and leased content, limiting its utility for making decisions relating to weeding. This presentation details the steps involved in identifying print/electronic overlap with the intention of weeding specific stacks ranges.