Jim Dooley (speaker), Kerry Scott (speaker), Martha Hruska (speaker)

1. Collective Collection Building and DDA
Charleston Conference November 7th, 2013
Kerry Scott, Head, Research Support Services, UC Santa Cruz
Jim Dooley, Head, Collection Services, UC Merced
Martha Hruska, Associate University Librarian, Collection Services, UC San Diego

2. Outline of the Talk
Kerry - UC system and our path to ebooks & DDA
Jim - local DDA experiences & systemwide pilot
Martha - “DDA hopes and Dreams”

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6. Shared Print

7. Change in UC Library Collection Budgets
From FY 2007-08 to 2012-13
(Not Adjusted for 5% inflation)

8. Change in UC Library Collection Budgets
From FY 2007-08 to 2012-13
(Adjusted for 5% inflation)

9. eBooks are Easier to Share
(and it feels less like sharing)

10. Story of DDA

11. another path
eased the pressure
long standing practice

12. UC Santa Cruz
•Founded 1965
•16,000 students-91%
undergraduate
•Historically
undergraduate focusedmoving to increase
graduate enrollment

13. DDA at UCSC - 2/2012-2/2013
ebl DDA
Numbers
COSTS
Purchased
35
$2,759.00
STL
144
$1,354.00
3,873 titles exposed

14. UC Merced
•Founded 2005
•6,200 students-94%
undergraduate
•Current plan is to grow to 10,000
students, including 1,000 graduate
students, by 2020
•90% of collection expenditures
are for electronic resources

15. DDA at UC Merced
2011/2012
ebl DDA - 2011/2012
Numbers
COSTS
Purchased
69
$5,676.00
STL
3,641
$54,583.00
2012/2013
ebl DDA - 2012/2013
Numbers
COSTS
Purchased
66
$4,921.00
STL
4,923
$61,564.00
325,981 titles exposed

16. UC San Diego
•29,052 students
•75% collection expenditures
for electronic resources
•Print collection size reduced
over last three years
•Eliminated print duplication,
ongoing shift to digital

17. DDA at UC San Diego
DDA - 2011/2012
78
$4,683.00
STL
2,347
$19,940.96
DDA - 2012/2013
Numbers
COSTS
Purchased
354
$55,099.00
STL
2012/2013
COSTS
Purchased
2011/2012
Numbers
2,934
$29,071.95
20,000+ titles exposed

18. UC-wide UP DDA Pilot
•66 University Presses
•Arts& Humanities and Social Science titles
•Nine campuses participating (all except UCSF)
•Selected ebrary for pilot-good coverage of university
presses-already used by most campuses
•YBP - Common vendor services, efficiencies and
transparency of system activity

19. Other UC E-book Pilots
•Airiti-Chinese-language e-books
•Six campuses participating
•ENGnetBASE with CRC Press
•Runs through 2013
•Access to all 2013 content
•At end of pilot, librarians will decide which
titles to purchase based on usage

20. Hopes and Dreams

21. Model eBook Values
Test assumptions
Content Supporting Research and Instruction
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Quality and quantity: how much is good enough
Fair Use and Scholarly Communication
New models for sharing
Positive User Experience
Expedited Discovery and Access
Opportunity to test/shape/influence
Platforms and aggregators
Business models
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22. UC Collection Breadth and Depth
Redefined
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Manage duplication and costs
Assessment based on usage metrics
Inform collective decision making (and spending
models)
Greater breadth potential systemwide
Better fund management locally/systemwide
Balance user driven collection with affordable &
comprehensive UC collection

23. Improve user access by learning more
about use
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Provide what patrons need at point of need and no
sooner or later
Learn more about user needs  adapt
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preferences for electronic vs. print formats
STLs vs. Orders
Learn more about interest in University Press
content
Explore new model for sharing between UC libraries

24. Thanks and questions?