Reimagining Career Collections to Increase Usage and Engagement

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-8-2020

Publication Title

Collection and Curation

First page number:

1

Last page number:

4

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to describe a case study of building a career collection at an academic library and to assess the use of materials and the services provided to students and the career services office. Design/methodology/approach – This study reviewed circulation statistics and COUNTER reports to identify usage of career services resources. Findings – The major findings of this study indicated that items in the print career collection experienced higher circulation rate than items in the circulating collection at Lied Library. Originality/value – The information and findings of this study can provide a background of services and information on how to build a career collection in an academic library that can be used as an example for other libraries interested in providing career services and/or collections.

Keywords

Collections; Outreach; Engagement; Career development; Collection assessment; Career services; Usage

Disciplines

Cataloging and Metadata | Collection Development and Management

Language

English

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