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ReCAP Data Management Committee

ReCAP Data Management Committee. Zack Lane ReCAP Coordinator April 5, 2011. ReCAP Columbia University. ReCAP Data. What do we have? Where can we find it? Who is using it? How are we using it? How do we want to use it? What does(n’t) it tell us?. ReCAP Columbia University.

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ReCAP Data Management Committee

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  1. ReCAP DataManagement Committee Zack Lane ReCAP Coordinator April 5, 2011 ReCAP Columbia University

  2. ReCAP Data • What do we have? • Where can we find it? • Who is using it? • How are we using it? • How do we want to use it? • What does(n’t) it tell us? ReCAP Columbia University

  3. Since Zack’s Previous Visit • October 28, 2008 • Accessions: 3,071,233 • Requests: 222,526 • Request rate: 1.91% • ReCAP Coordinator position has changed from 3-year contract to permanent staff position • As of March 1, 2011 • Accessions: 3,766,891 • Requests: 419,679 • Request rate: 2.09% ReCAP Columbia University

  4. Data Center Website • ReCAP Data Center contains data sets, contextual information and presentations • All information is publicly accessible • Variety of topics and issues • Includes special projects • Constant updates ReCAP Columbia University

  5. How ReCAP Data has been used • Up-to-date accessions to calculate cost-sharing (Kris Kavanaugh) • Request rate and potential service impact for Butler Media Center preservation project (Nancy Friedland) • Department websites (Susan Hamson) • New Barnard Library Delivery Point (Lisa Norberg) • Extending duration of holds (ASCC) • Limiting EDD requests to only patrons with borrowing privileges (ASCC) ReCAP Columbia University

  6. History of Accession • The history of CUL accessions at ReCAP can be divided into three periods: • FY01/02-FY03/04, Load In. Large-scale transfer to clear onsite backlog and at obsolete off-site facilities; 500k per year • FY04/05-FY09/FY10, Middle Phase. Continued effort to clear backlog, re-purpose library space and offset collection growth; 300k per year • FY10/11-, Restricted Phase. Slow-down a result of budget, delaying planned construction of new module; 150k per year ReCAP Columbia University

  7. LOAD IN MIDDLE PHASE 3rd ReCAP Columbia University

  8. Language • 424 total languages • Top ten language in ReCAP collections • English : 49.9% • German : 7.8% • Japanese : 5.5% • Chinese : 5.4% • French : 5.2% • Spanish : 3.9% • Russian : 3.8% • [none] : 2.4% • Italian : 2.1% • Korean : 1.4% ReCAP Columbia University

  9. Request Rate • Measure of collection use • CUL targets low-use material for transfer • Target requst rate is 2.0% per annum ReCAP Columbia University

  10. Butler Media Center • Is this number correct? • Yes, verify that items belong explicitly to BMC. CLIO location off,bmc. • What does it mean exactly? • Higher than average requests from smaller than average collection. • How can I track statistics? • BMC/ReCAP website • Can we distinguish requests by format? • DVD : 7.81% • VHS : 12.2% ReCAP Columbia University

  11. High-Use Titles • 192,433 different titles requested from ReCAP (2,063,044 titles at ReCAP) • 8,885 titles request 5 or more times since ReCAP opened • Those 8,885 titles account for 134,920 requests or 34.1% of all requests • To compare: August 2009: 6,234 titles, 95,449 requests and 33.0% of all ReCAP requests ReCAP Columbia University

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  13. Ultra-High-Use Titles • An ultra-high-use title is any title that has been requested 100 or more times since accession • 136 titles accounting for 28,516 requests or 7.2% of all requests • These titles are roughly half archival collections and half serials • Print vs non-print ReCAP Columbia University

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  15. High-Use Comments • Impact on service points • Physical traffic of CUL collections • Access model for patrons • Opportunities for instruction • Reduce costs • Usage patterns differ for print vs non-print, languages, publication dates, etc. ReCAP Columbia University

  16. Publication Date • Monographs : all records with format “am” • Only include complete dates 1850-2010 • Substantial holdings of monographs published between 1950 and 1990 • Post-2003 materials were transferred directly to ReCAP at the time of acquisition • Approximately 30,000 new acquisitions per year are sent directly to ReCAP • Further analysis indicates that recent publications are requested by patrons at a higher rate ReCAP Columbia University

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  19. Timing of Request • CUL advertises delivery “within two business days” • ReCAP’s “business day” is defined according to the file transfer times • Business day is 6:00am-2:45pm, Monday to Friday • In this model 35.7% of requests are filled in one business day • All other requests are filled in two business days ReCAP Columbia University

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  22. EDD • Physical delivery has been constantly rising as more collections are accessioned • EDD volume had been dropping per capita due to accessibility of electronic backfiles • In January 2009, Health Sciences Library began transferring serial collections • EDD volume began to rise both in aggregate and in proportion to physical delivery ReCAP Columbia University

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  25. Circulation Data • One measure of collection usage (among many) • Includes Circulation transactions • Internship project, Summer 2010 • Became OCLC Research Webinar, soon to be publication • From data we can look at user behavior and detect policy changes ReCAP Columbia University

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  30. What Next? • Dynamic updates to categories and topics of major interest • Regular mechanisms for information sharing and feedback • More granular circulation data • Comparison with other non-ReCAP data sets • ReCAP Coordinator more efficient at providing data ReCAP Columbia University

  31. More Data Available • More information about data sets can be found on the ReCAP 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 systems ReCAP Columbia University

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