Hello,
Here at King's we are doing some work to review and refresh our collection development strategies. As well as using things like reservation reports to identify in demand items for inform book ordering and implementing approval plans, we are also trying to improve the processes around how we purchase new ejournal and eresources subscriptions. We currently use a collection development request list that records resource requests from our academic and study body that aren't for teaching, but we are keen to make the processes around managing this list more efficient. I am interested to hear from other institutions that would be willing to share a bit about their own collection development practices and strategies, and what has and hasn't worked well. In particular:
. How do you record and track requests from your academic community for new resources?
. How and when do you make decisions about new subscriptions?
. How do you prioritise the purchase of new resources across different subject areas?
. In what ways does data from library systems and software contribute to your decision-making process?
. How important is turnaway data and/or usage data from trials in this process?
I would greatly appreciate hearing directly from other libraries on any of these points, or with any general comments, however small.
Many thanks,
Anna
Anna Franca
Head of Collection Development
Library Services
King's College London
Maughan Library
Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1LR
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