Zack Lane ReCAP Coordinator August 5, 2011 ReCAP Columbia University
Review of ReCAP operations ◦ Physical plant and new modules ◦ Recent projects Data ◦ Basic analysis: accession, requests and circulation ◦ Language ◦ EDD ◦ High-use titles ◦ System-wide trends ReCAP Columbia University
8.6 million books CUL 3.8, NYPL 2.9, PUL 1.9 5 Modules complete 2 planned for construction: Module 8 & 9 expected to break ground FY14, completed FY15 CUL manages transfers with quotasquotas ReCAP Columbia University Tours conducted once or twice each year
Orphan barcodes ◦ Barcodes accessioned at ReCAP and no record in Voyager 3,695 barcodes were identified with customer code EV Obsolete customer code used for vernacular languages Sarah Elman and Zack Lane created documentation and workflow in Fall 2010 Approx. 3,000 now resolved thanks to GA staff at Butler and contributions of EA staff ReCAP Columbia University
De-accession of DVDs ◦ Return high-use and at-risk titles to campus ◦ Videos will be shelved in Butler Media Center and be non-circulating ◦ CLIO location off,bmc will be used to limit delivery only to Milstein Reserves (BMC) Action plan created and discussed in May 2011 Minimal staff training expected for BMC Ensures access to viewing equipment ReCAP Columbia University
East Asian Library has both general and special collections at ReCAP Circulating and non-circulating collections Items in poor physical condition do not circulate Mainly print collection; some archives Lots of information and instructions can be found on the ReCAP and East Asian Library websiteReCAP and East Asian Library website ReCAP Columbia University
Four basic categories of data ◦ Accessions ◦ Requests ◦ Delivery ◦ Circulation Detailed information can be found at the ReCAP Data Center website ReCAP Data Center website Website now includes introductory presentations for all basic categories AND analysis ReCAP Columbia University
TOTAL : 465,145 / 56,125 (Request Rate 1.90%) off,eal : 25,891 / 9,248 (5.68%) off,ean : 49 / 12 (25.95%) off,ear : 122 / 7 (2.73%) off,eax : 439,083 / 48,858 (1.67%) ReCAP Columbia University
Chart of East Asian accessions by fiscal year Transfer began when ReCAP opened in 2002 Large load-in FY03 Steady transfers for collection growth offset and space need Typically allotted 20-25,000 items in yearly quota Detailed information on project may be found on East Asian/ReCAP websiteEast Asian/ReCAP website ReCAP Columbia University
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ReCAP Columbia University Requests begin immediately after transfer Volume has leveled off in past three years May be explained by charge/renewal trend Monthly request volumes in phase with academic calendar 50% more requests in Fall and Spring than Summer system-wide Data for lower-use collections is noisy Western Language more requested than Vernacualr per capita
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ReCAP Columbia University Request rate is higher for Western languages and Tibetan than CJK Accession/Request (Request rate) ◦ Chinese : 190,936 / 20,022 (1.65%) ◦ Japanese : 188,916 / 21,312 (1.71%) ◦ Korean : 53,830 / 4,536 (1.46%) ◦ Tibetan : 3,879 / 811 (4.37%) ◦ English : 22,447 / 8,267 (5.93%) ◦ Everything Else : 5,137 / 1,177 (3.61%)
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ReCAP Columbia University In 2002 when ReCAP opened, EDD only allowed for Western Language collections because expectation of language barrier Vernacular collections approved for EDD in May 2005 Individual patrons can have impact on data General trend has been downward due to purchase of e-resources
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Analysis of East Asian Circ Desk happening location Used for charging EA Offsite collections; other Offsite collections are charged in Butler Circ Desk happening location Indicates trends for overall collection use, sub-collection, patron groups and activity types Does not include data for non-circ collections System-wide trend for on campus collections is declining ReCAP Columbia University
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More information about data sets can be found on the ReCAP Data Center websiteReCAP Data Center website Primary data categories include: accession, retrieval, delivery and circulation Tailored data sets and analysis will be provided to staff via the ReCAP Coordinator Please see the main ReCAP website for general information about CUL procedures and systemsReCAP website ReCAP Columbia Univeristy