Borrow or Buy? The Convergence of Interlibrary Loan and Collection Development Kristen N. Hindes Interlibrary Loan and Instruction Librarian Library and Information Services Saint Michael’s College Vermont Library Conference, May 2011

ILL will purchase rather than borrow materials that meet set criteria. ILL Select Program

Durick Library serves: 2200 FTE students 150 Faculty Durick Library owns: 275,000 book and periodical volumes 130,000 microforms 125 research databases Access to over 60,000 print and electronic journal titles OCLC symbol: SMD

ILL transactions (borrowing and lending) FY10 = 10,353 Affiliations: VALS, LYRASIS, LVIS Management software: Clio Document delivery: Ariel 4.1 & Odyssey (sending only) ILL at SMC

Bucknell University University of Wisconsin Purdue University Collection Development Based on Patron Requests: Collaboration between Interlibrary Loan and Acquisitions by S. Ward, T. Wray & K. Debus-López. Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services 27 (2003): 203. Project History

Fall 2003 –Borrowing = 680 books –Average turnaround = 7.8 days Of the 680 titles, 68 were published in English in the previous 5 years. Of the 68, only 41 were available 24-hour ship in Amazon.com Total cost = $1800 –$44/title; not including shipping Annual cost: $4000 Collection Analysis

Published in the last 5 years English Scholarly, nonfiction publication Delivery within a week Maximum cost $50 Curriculum-centered Undergraduate audience Criteria

Associate Director for Collection Services Library Director Head of Acquisitions Associate Director for Bibliographic Services Buy-in

ILL will identify requests that meet the criteria ILL will order the book through Amazon.com using the SMC Library account Both ILL and Acquisitions will receive an order confirmation via from Amazon.com –Upon receiving order confirmation, Acquisitions will import a bibliographic record and create an Acquisitions Order Record using ILL Select as the fund code and enter ILL in the requestor field Process

ILL will receive the book and give the invoice to Acquisitions. –ILL will property stamp the book and process it as a regular ILL with a 60 day due date When the book is returned by the patron, ILL will deliver it to Acquisitions for it to be checked in as received and processed to Cataloging. Process

Added DVDs and Fiction Choose Hardcover Forward “Your order has been shipped” s Ordering ILL Select and ILL –University Press titles –Delay in shipping Amazon Prime Published in the last 10 years Increased max cost to $100 Tweaks

Published in the last 10 years English Hardcover Scholarly nonfiction publications, Fiction, Children’s Literature & DVDs Delivery within a week Maximum cost $100 Curriculum-centered Undergraduate audience Current Criteria

FY05 allocation: $4000 FY05 spent: $ titles, average cost per title: $33 FY06 allocation: $1800 FY06 spent: $ titles, average cost per title: $31 FY07 allocation: $3000 FY07 spent: $ titles, average cost per title: $41 Allocations & Expenditures

FY08 allocation: $3500 FY08 spent: $ titles, average cost per title: $39 FY09 allocation: $5000 FY09 spent: $ titles, average cost per title: $36 FY10 allocation: $4000 FY10 spent to date: $ titles, average cost per title: $35 Allocations & Expenditures

FY05 20 responses/55 titles 1.Did the book arrive in time to meet your needs? 20=yes 0=no 2.In your opinion, what is the usefulness of this book as a permanent addition to the Library’s collection? 19=very useful 1=moderately useful 0=marginally useful Patron Feedback

Circulation History #CircsILL Select 603 titles % 224% 312% 48% 5+14%

Circulation History #CircsNew Books 39,175 ILL Select %- 120%41% 29%24% 34%12% 42%8% 5+5%14%

What are we buying?

Undergraduates & Graduates 81% Faculty & Staff 19% Who is requesting?

Student-centered Cost-effective Easy High impact way to complement traditional collection development Benefits

Borrow or Buy? The Convergence of Interlibrary Loan and Collection Development Kristen N. Hindes Interlibrary Loan and Instruction Librarian Library and Information Services Saint Michael’s College Vermont Library Conference, May 2011