1 Blackwell and Library Dynamics 5 th AMICAL conference American University in Bulgaria

2 Since 1998 Library Dynamics has offered tools for visualizing, developing, managing and interpreting library and library consortia collections. Our services include:  Spectra Dimension  Spectra CRC  North American Title Count  Consulting Services

3 Spectra Dimension Current collection development Analyzes collection in terms of title holdings analyses Unique usage analyses Unique copy level, and trend (timeline) analyses Highlights - Focuses on recently published titles (last decade) - Offers collection overview to individual title perspective - Tracks collection development policies and practice - Compares individual & various aggregate collections - Assists cooperative collection development programs - Helps plan, coordinate, monitor, & adjust approval plans

4 Analyzes collection in terms of title holdings analyses Unique usage analyses Highlights - Focuses on the entire collection - Uses visualization & database technology displays - Offers collection overview to individual title perspective - Promotes insights & knowledgeable decision-making - Compares individual & various aggregate collections Spectra CRC – Overall Collection Analysis and Assessment

5 The North American Title Count (NATC) provides comparative data on the strengths of the library for title holdings in nearly 700 call number ranges. Useful for collection assessments, academic program reviews, accreditation studies, emerging subject areas and development of electronic resources. Pricing determined by collection size North American Title Count – Baseline tool for collection development studies

6 Unparalleled quantitative visual analyses at three levels of subject specificity Title Holdings Title Count Comparison Percent Overlap Percent Uniqueness Percent Overlap Concentration Gap Analysis Title Frequency Copy Holdings Number of Multiple Copies Number Multiple Copies/Title Usage Annualized Use Annualized Use per Title Percentage of Zero Usage Usage (continued) Annualized Usage-Single Copies Annualized Usage-Single Copies/Title Annualized Usage-Multiple Copies Multi Copy Performance Annualized Usage-Multiple Copies/Title Time Series Holdings by Publication Date Usage by Publication Date Uniqueness by Publication Date Overlap by Publication Date Overlap Concentration/Date Gap Analysis by Publication Date

7 Functionality by Type of Spectra Service Spectra CRCSpectra Dimension Title HoldingsTitle Count Comparison  Percent Overlap Percent Uniqueness Percent Overlap Concentration Gap Analysis Title Frequency UsageAnnualized Use Annualized Use per Title Percentage of Zero Usage Annualized Usage Single Copies Annualized Usage Single Copies/Title Annualized Usage Multiple Copies Annualized Usage Multiple Copies/Title Multi Copy Performance Copy HoldingsNumber of Multiple Copies Number Multiple Copies/Title Time SeriesHoldings by Publication Date Usage by Publication Date  Uniqueness by Publication Date Overlap by Publication Date Overlap Concentration/Date Gap Analysis by Publication Date

8 Spectra Spectra AreaApplications of Library Dynamics Services CRC Dimension Collection Development Profiling the Library's Collection Academic Program Review Accreditation Studies Library Overall Material Selection Library New Program Material Selection Library Approval Plan Development Library Approval Plan Assessment and Modification Library Assessment of Collection Development Policy Library Assessment of Collection Development Practice Consortia Collection Development Planning Consortia Approval Plan Development Consortia Assessing/Modifying Approval Plans Consortia Assessment of Collection Development Policy Consortia Assessment of Collection Development Practice Collection Management Identifying Collection Shifting Alternatives Identifying Material for Remote Storage Identifying Candidate Material for Weeding Physically Retrieving Materials for Weeding/Storage Other Areas Comparative Collection & Bibliographic Instruction Studies Interpreting the Library to Faculty Interpreting the Library to Institutional Leadership Interpreting Consortia Relationships to Inst. Leadership Some applications for Library Dynamics services

9 Exploring Spectra Dimension The Visualization Engine

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11 Types of Comparison Collections Individual Collections Individual Libraries Library of Congress English Library of Congress Foreign Library of Congress Government Documents Aggregate (Group) Collections Consortia Databases Consortia Databases Built from Individual Library Collections Type of Library Collections (e.g. Undergraduate Collections, etc.) Library Aggregate - a named collection representing the combined collections of a single group of libraries which share a certain property or characteristic, such as a consortia Articulated Collection - an Aggregate Collection highlights one or more collections & key characteristics Review and Annotation Collections Choice Booknews Other sources of Reviews and Annotations Additional Value Added Collections based on Choice, Booknews, etc. –Titles actually purchased –Titles Actually used –Discrete Collections for University and Undergraduate collections

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36 Unique integration of visualization and database technologies providing overview to individual title perspective Multiple qualitative and quantitative perspectives and indicators of title and collection quality including reviews, annotations, library purchase decisions, usage patterns of tens and hundreds of thousands of students & faculty Usage – normalizing usage data two ways to improve the analysis of usage and comparability of data Copy analysis – analyzing and monitoring the basis for title duplication Timeline analysis – understanding the effects over time What is unique about Library Dynamics?

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