Hi all;

Thanks from me too - I found that looking at different institutions' importances gave me food for thought.

 

I'm thinking of adding 'Essential Purchase' and 'Recommended Purchase' for tutors to use for items they've bookmarked onto reading lists, but that are not in stock.  This makes these items more visible as a clear instruction, rather than a hidden Library Note saying  'NIS', with the relevant purchasing ratio immediately implied.

 

As you can filter on 'Importance' when reviewing, these priority actions can be dealt with easily. (Our tutors are pretty well aware of our ratios I think, Kevin.)

 

We'd then change these to the normal 'Essential' and 'Recommended' once the item's on order, to reduce the number of importances visible in the 'View Breakdown' tool.

 

Best wishes,

Rachel

 

 

Rachel Bramley,

Learning and Teaching Librarian,

The Library, University of Sussex,

Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QL

T: 01273 876716 or int. x6716

 

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From: Talis Aspire Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of O-Donovan,K

Sent: 23 November 2016 09:27

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Subject: Re: Importance

 

Dear all,

 

Thanks for sharing the importances in your tenancies.

 

I am curious about those institutions that have four levels (or five, if you count "no importance"), and how you treat these from an acquisitions perspective. Do you have four different purchasing ratios based on these importances?

 

If so, are your academic staff generally aware of the acquisition ratio that will be adhered to, if they mark the item as one importance or another?

 

I've found that if you are using the "View Breakdown" tool in Reviews 2, and the item is cross referenced on several other lists, then having multiple purchasing ratios becomes a bit messy to deal with. Without some sort of inbuilt calculator where you can plug your ratios in, it slows down the workflow of reviewing and making purchasing decision, especially on longer lists.

 

Thanks,

 

Kevin

 

 

 

Kevin O’Donovan

Acquisitions Services Manager

LSE Library

10 Portugal Street

London WC2A 2HD

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Tel: +44(0)20 7852 3683

 

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Date:    Thu, 17 Nov 2016 12:24:13 +0000

From:    "Harbour, Christina" <[log in to unmask]>

Subject: Importance

 

Dear all

 

Is anyone willing to provide a list of importance they use for items on lists.

 

We use

 

*         Suggested for students purchase

 

*         Essential

 

*         Recommended

 

*         Optional

 

Regards

 

Christina

 

Christina Harbour BA (Hons), MA, PgCert, MCLIP Subject Librarian: Nursing & Midwifery University Library Anglia Ruskin University Chelmsford

CM1 1SQ

 

Phone: 01245 683746

 

 

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