Title
Use of Data in Collections Work: An Exploratory Survey
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Publication Title
Collection Management
Volume
38
Issue
2
First page number:
143
Last page number:
162
Abstract
As libraries seek to demonstrate the value of the services and collections they provide, gathering and using data assume a central role. Librarians on collections-related Listservs were invited to participate in a survey in order to identify data practices specifically related to collections. More than 200 librarians responded. The survey explored the ways collections data are being used as well as organizational practices and attitudes that might serve to either encourage or discourage the use of data, including training, librarian evaluations, and presence of data assessment components in job descriptions.
Keywords
Collection development (Libraries); Collection management (Libraries); Libraries – Circulation analysis; Library use studies
Disciplines
Collection Development and Management | Library and Information Science
Language
English
Permissions
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Repository Citation
Brown, J.,
Stowers, E.
(2013).
Use of Data in Collections Work: An Exploratory Survey.
Collection Management, 38(2),
143-162.