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    The purpose of the LI855 course is to examine the principles, policies, and procedures associated with evaluating, selecting, and acquiring print, non-print, digital, and multimedia materials and resources. We also learned about developing, organizing, and managing these collections in libraries, archives, special collections, museums, and similar institutions while recognizing the ethical, philosophical, social, and political contexts in which these collections exist. We studied collection management through the lens of information transfer theory, which emphasizes that information follows a cycle, from information need, to creation, dissemination, organization, diffusion, utilization, preservation, and destruction. We applied Ronald Hagler’s six functions of bibliographic control to the role of the information professional responsible for collection management. In this artifact, I presented my evaluation of a public library collection of knitting resources. I practiced evaluating a collection using bibliography checklists, bestseller lists, and award lists, by examining age and condition of the materials and usage statistics, and also by comparing the collection to the collection of a public library of similar size and funding. In this collection evaluation, I demonstrated my understanding of the necessity of collection evaluation and described and applied a variety of evaluation methods.

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    The purpose of the LI855 course is to examine the principles, policies, and procedures associated with evaluating, selecting, and acquiring print, non-print, digital, and multimedia materials and resources. We also learned about developing, organizing, and managing these collections in libraries, archives, special collections, museums, and similar institutions while recognizing the ethical, philosophical, social, and political contexts in which these collections exist. We studied collection management through the lens of information transfer theory, which emphasizes that information follows a cycle, from information need, to creation, dissemination, organization, diffusion, utilization, preservation, and destruction. We applied Ronald Hagler’s six functions of bibliographic control to the role of the information professional responsible for collection management. In this artifact, I presented my evaluation of a public library collection of knitting resources. I practiced evaluating a collection using bibliography checklists, bestseller lists, and award lists, by examining age and condition of the materials and usage statistics, and also by comparing the collection to the collection of a public library of similar size and funding. In this collection evaluation, I demonstrated my understanding of the necessity of collection evaluation and described and applied a variety of evaluation methods.

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    Collection Evaluation

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    The purpose of the LI855 course is to examine the principles, policies, and procedures associated with evaluating, selecting, and acquiring print, non-print, digital, and multimedia materials and resources. We also learned about developing, organizing, and managing these collections in libraries, archives, special collections, museums, and similar institutions while recognizing the ethical, philosophical, social, and political contexts in which these collections exist. We studied collection management through the lens of information transfer theory, which emphasizes that information follows a cycle, from information need, to creation, dissemination, organization, diffusion, utilization, preservation, and destruction. We applied Ronald Hagler’s six functions of bibliographic control to the role of the information professional responsible for collection management. In this artifact, I presented my evaluation of a public library collection of knitting resources. I practiced evaluating a collection using bibliography checklists, bestseller lists, and award lists, by examining age and condition of the materials and usage statistics, and also by comparing the collection to the collection of a public library of similar size and funding. In this collection evaluation, I demonstrated my understanding of the necessity of collection evaluation and described and applied a variety of evaluation methods.

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    The Knitting Collection at Eugene Public Library


    Thea Evenstad, Emporia State University LI855 Collection Development and Management, Spring 2012

    About the Eugene Public Library

    Mission: The Eugene Public Library supports an informed community, lifelong learning and the love of reading by providing access for all city residents to the universe of ideas and information. Service population: 150,000+ Borrowers: 97,892
    almost 500,000 items; 382,179 print $526,480 expenditures on print; $885,230 total spent on collections materials in 20102011 18 librarians
    Data from the State of Oregon. See: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/st atsploregon.aspx

    About the Collection

    Second 582

    floor Non-fiction

    titles

    Over
    High Vast

    750 items
    circulation

    majority have color illustrations

    Why this collection?


    Abigail Goben, librarian at La Crosse Public Library in Wisconsin, outlines some of the reasons that public libraries should reach out to knitters: Popularity Collections Gathering space Workshops/teaching Events Reference help
    http://www.wrlsweb.org/2010/09/knitti ng-libraries/
    Girl knitting at a Kids Knitting Group in a Wisconsin Public Library http://www.flickr.com/photos/lplconnects/sets/72157606321275461/

    What should be in the collection?

    In general, public libraries should aim for a balance of basic knitting books fleshed out with stitch pattern libraries, selected pattern books, knitting videos, and books focusing on such hot trends as sock and lace knitting, felted knits, knitting with beads, and modular knitting (Jan Zlendich, Library Journal, 2007).
    Her bibliography includes 30 items. EPL has 23 of them.
    http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6466638.html

    Age of the materials

    2010-2012

    Year Published

    2000-2009

    1990-99

    1980-89

    1970-79 0 100 200 300 Number of Titles 400 500

    Age of the materials

    2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 0 10 20 30 40 Number of Titles 50 60 70

    Usage statistics

    I took a snapshot of the collection during April 2012

    263/582 titles had at least one item out (45%) Almost every title (569/582 = 98%) had circulated at least once since January 2011 Most (510/582 = 88%) had been checked out in 2012 51/582 titles had holds on them (9%) and 15 titles had 3 or more holds

    Best candidates for de-selection

    582 titles out of how many?


    Amazon = 46, 629 results!

    582 titles out of how many?


    1,401 titles, including titles that are outof-print, as well as titles that will be released in 2012.

    Award winners & Bestsellers

    Independent Publisher Book Awards 3/5


    Benjamin Franklin Award 3/4 Library Journal Best Books of the Year 2/2

    B&N Bestsellers 3/3


    Amazon Bestseller 0/1 Booksense Bestseller 1/1

    Comparatively speaking

    vs.

    582 titles vs. 379 titles 769 vs. 663 items Out of a (small) sample

    Eugene had 2 items that Deschutes didnt Deschutes had 2 items that Eugene didnt But there was a lot of overlap!

    Suggestions:

    Utilize Library Journal recommended lists, Booklist Top 10 Craft and Hobby books by year, award lists, and bestseller lists to add more titles to the collection (Books In Print can be a great resource for this!).
    Usage statistics help show what is less popular let this inform collection management. The popularity of an author matters a lot in this collection; make sure to follow up on new releases by popular authors. Be sure to replace lost titles (EPL had 14 titles lost), if possible.

    If you have a great knitting collection, supplement it with workshops and events. Encourage knitters to use the library to meet up!

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