Whitney Kemble (speaker)

1. No Experience Necessary:
A Crash Course in Developing
Approval Plans
Whitney Kemble
Liaison Librarian
University of Toronto Scarborough Library
Charleston Conference Nov. 7, 2013

2. The University Context

3. The Library Context
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Part of UTL (3rd largest in NA)
Transitioning to subject liaison model (8 FT
librarians)
Switching from title-by-title selection to approval
plan for monographs
Collections librarian on leave
New librarian (me!) leading project team of 3
Creating 27 profiles for academic programs
Vendor pre-selected
8 month timeline

4. The Planning
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Literature Review
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Consult with experienced UTL
colleagues
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Develop project plan

5. The Data
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UTM profiles for NSPs
Readership level
 Publisher
 Book type
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Course Descriptions & Syllabi

6. The Data
PR1-9680 English literature
Course Reserves
ILL/ICD 2010
TOTAL
PR2199-3195 English renaissance (1500-1640)
7
74
81
PR3291-3785 17th and 18th centuries (1640-1770)
2
77
79
PR3991-5990 19th century, 1770/1800-1890/1900
1
75
76
109
109
115
119
4
4
152
184
PR6000-6049 1900-1960
PR6050-6076 1961-2000
4
PR6100-6126 2001-
PR8309-9680 English literature: Provincial, local, etc.
32

7. The Vendor
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When creating profiles
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Employ their expertise
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Communication is crucial

8. The Adjustment Period
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Examine 6 month Back-run reports
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What books we would have received
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Would we keep them? Why or why not?
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Look at
publisher, readership, type, format, cost,
LC, etc. to see why not

9. The Implementation
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Training librarians on collections
principles and systems
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Libguide
Training sessions
Ongoing 1-on-1 support
Changes in Acquisitions workflow

10. The Conclusion
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Tracking spending
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Tracking returns – what’s wrong?
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Ongoing assessment with vendor

11. The Thank You!
wkemble@utsc.utoronto.ca