Curating Usable ILS

Data for Selectors, Staff, and

Administrators

Caroline Muglia | USC Libraries

Collection Assessment Librarian

ALCTS Lightning Talk | June 26, 2016

Data curated differently

Content Gains & Losses ReportNew content for previous month & withdrawalsPrint and electronic books Serials

Sound recordings DVDs

Databases (and trials!) ILL activity (lending, borrowing, document delivery)

Special Collections acquisitions DDA activity

Vendor gains & withdrawals

Collaboration with 5 departments

How are people engaging with report?

Knowledge of new titles & withdrawals

Communication tool with teaching faculty

Learn about gaps in subject areas

Learn about usage in subject areas

Transparency of ILL and DDA activities and how they impact the collection

Confirming discoverability of materials

Quick facts for grants, Provost reports, & personal reporting

Provide a new perspective on data

If you want to replicate...

Ask about what’s missing!

Reuse existing data

Embrace iteration

Provide entry points to data

Collaborate!

Thank you!Caroline Muglia | muglia@usc.edu