FFL COLLECTION

DEVELOPMENT 101OCPL COLLECTION TASK FORCE

MEETING

11/13/13Presented by Monica Kuryla, Director of Innovative Information Access

Fayetteville Free Library

Collection Management

Analyze existing collection (at least once a year)

Set a goal (i.e need to make more room for X, so would like to create X amount of space)

Set up criteria for evaluation-ask yourself “what is reasonable?” (i.e. creation date, last circ, etc.)

Sample criteria: Physically older than 10 years Has not circulated in 2-3 years

Weed based on criteria

Determine whether to replace lost, m/t copies

Review gaps in collection (nonfiction, series by author, classics, etc.)

Collection Management cont.

Simply Reports Use for Collection Management

Identify items in your collection that are in

Missing/Trace or Lost status

Fixing bad records-call numbers that are

misspelled or wrong

Weeding-using the criteria of: barcode, call #,

title, item creation date, last circ transaction

date.

Can be used to identify gaps in the collection-

titles in a series missing, etc.

Building a Patron Driven

Acquisition Collection

Start with the list of bestselling authors (it‟s a sure thing). Order # of copies based on popularity (i.e. 6 copies for the new James Patterson, etc.)

Analyze stats/Run reports (Simple Reports & Holds Manager)

Listen to what the readers want, not necessarily what reviewers say

Simply Reports can be used to determine which titles to order per format

Sample criteria for purchase:

More than 2 holds by FY patron (pickup)

Additional copies based on >20 holds per title

Holds Manager can be used to identify how long your patrons have been waiting for a title and whether or not you have a copy

Building a Patron Driven

Acquisition Collection cont.

Familiarize yourself with a variety of sources

by keeping up with the “buzz”:

NPR books, NYT book review, Early Word

blog, Cindy Orr‟s Reader Advisory Online blog,

People magazine, Books on Air-author on talk

shows, etc.

Anticipate popular topics, including most

anticipated books of the upcoming season,

events (i.e. Catching Fire Movie, etc), books to

film

Patrons DO judge a book by its cover!

What to Rethink

Continuing Order Plans

Playaways, Large Print, Audio CDs, Print

Reference, Music CDs

Databases

Program costs

Readers Advisory

Ways to provide readers advisory service:

1) In person-over the desk interactions and in the stacks conversations

2) Virtual form- a more in depth way to create a customized reading list

3) Opportunities to discover new title independently:

Using in house and virtual displays-readalikes/topical

Print lists-bookmarks/brochures with custom booklists

Virtual lists that link to catalog via the web

Types of readers advisory:

Title readalike (ex. My favorite book was “The Help”…I am looking similar for books)

Author readalike (ex. My favorite author is “Janet Evanovich”….I am looking for similar authors)

Genre readalike (ex. I am looking for a good British Mystery..)

Book Club pick (ex. I am looking for my next book club pick..)

Custom Book Recommendation (form submitted via email)

Readers Advisory Reference

Interview

Most frequently asked question:

“I am looking for a „good book‟..Do you have any

suggestions?”

Interview Tips: What is the last book that you read and liked?

Do you have a favorite author?

What are you in the mood for?

Parents of children, spouses/children of seniors

-Ask what genre they might be interested in (do they like humor?, etc.)

-Don‟t necessarily focus on age for children, but rather get hints of what author or genre they read in the past.

Creating Conversations with

Readers It‟s about conversation/connection with library- approach readers in the stacks!

For example:

“Are you content to browse or would you like some suggestions?”

“What are you in the mood to read?”

“What are the last 3 books you enjoyed?”-listen for appeal terms

Make connections beyond personal reading-you aren‟t expected to read everything! Awareness of what is out there is the key.

For example:

“This author is supposed to be the next Steig Larsson..”

“I just finished this and..”

“I read a review that said..”

“I heard and interview on NPR..”

“I have heard a lot about that one..”

“Critics are saying..”

**Invite the reader back to share!**

Readers Advisory Resources

Novelist database

BookBrowse web based subscription

Use displays/booklists

For Book Clubs:

http://www.litlovers.com/

http://readinggroupguides.com/content/index.a

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http://www.bookmovement.com/

Questions?

Fayetteville Free Library

Homepage: www.fflib.org

Twitter: @fayettevillelib

Facebook: www.facebook.com/fayfreelibrary

Monica KurylaDirector of Innovative Information Accessmkuryla@fflib.org@mkuryla

Susan ConsidineExecutive Director sconsidine@fflib.org@sconsidine