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Area Studies and ReCAP: Update and Statistics

Area Studies and ReCAP: Update and Statistics. Zack Lane ReCAP Coordinator September 16, 2013. ReCAP Columbia University. Outline. Review of ReCAP operations Physical plant and new modules Data Basic analysis: accession , requests and circulation Language High-use titles EDD

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Area Studies and ReCAP: Update and Statistics

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  1. Area Studies and ReCAP:Update and Statistics Zack Lane ReCAP Coordinator September 16, 2013 ReCAP Columbia University

  2. Outline • Review of ReCAP operations • Physical plant and new modules • Data • Basic analysis: accession, requests and circulation • Language • High-use titles • EDD • System-wide trends • Feedback! ReCAP Columbia University

  3. ReCAP: Physical Plant • 10.2 million books • CUL 4.2, NYPL 3.6, PUL 1.4 • 7 Modules complete • CUL manages transfers with quotas • Tours conducted once or twice every year ReCAP Columbia University

  4. Area Studies and ReCAP • What is Area Studies? • Language/subject based selection • Focus on two CLIO locations: • “Area Studies Collection” = off,glx and off,leh • Pamela helped focus topic: language, high-use titles and request rate • New challenge: language codes ReCAP Columbia University

  5. What Data? • Four basic categories of data • Accessions • Requests • Delivery • Circulation • Detailed information can be found at the ReCAP Data Center website • Website now includes introductory presentations for all basic categories AND analysis ReCAP Columbia University

  6. Area Studies Accessions • Chart of accessions by fiscal year • Transfer began as soon as ReCAP opened • Load-in period during first few years • Transfers from Lehman Library are project-focused ReCAP Columbia University

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  10. Accessions / Requests by CLIO Location • TOTAL : 1,640,366 / 225,586 (Request Rate 1.58%) • off,glx : 1,411,660 / 190,818 (1.84%) • off,leh : 228,706 / 34,768 (2.28%) “Libraries” consist of multiple CLIO locations (collections) ReCAP Columbia University

  11. Request • Request typically begins immediately after transfer • Volume has leveled off system-wide in past three years • May be explained by charge/renewal trend and effect of mass digitization • Monthly request volume in phase with academic calendar • 50% more requests in Fall and Spring than Summer system-wide • Data for small and low-use collections is noisy ReCAP Columbia University

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  16. Circulation • Charge activity at Lehman Circulation desk • Steady decline in total charge volume • Patron base is graduate student majority • About one third of circ transactions are for Reserve collections ReCAP Columbia University

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  20. High-Use Titles at ReCAP • A high-use title is any title that has been requested 5 or more times since accession • Includes both physical delivery and EDD • Desire by staff to study high-use titles • Initial purpose of ReCAP was to shelve low-use collections • Due to space need, selector decision and patron trends, some titles may be considered higher- or high-use • Excludes: eng, fre, ger and ita ReCAP Columbia University

  21. High(est) Use Titles: Area Studies ReCAP Columbia University

  22. 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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