UCD Library has been using collection curation to improve their collections and library spaces in three key ways: 1) They reviewed 60% of their collection and withdrew over 2,700 journal titles to make way for more seating after their building reopening with reduced capacity due to social distancing requirements. 2) They weeded duplicates and obsolete materials from the Development Studies Library and integrated it into the main collection to better serve students and faculty. 3) Moving forward, they will continue curating collections to make the best use of their library space and resources while maintaining important materials for teaching and research.

1. HOW UCD LIBRARY ARE
USING CURATION TO
IMPROVE COLLECTIONS AND
LIBRARY SPACES
AOIFE O’BRIEN
COLLECTION SERVICES MANAGER, UCD LIBRARY

2. THANK YOU
Anne Griffin Ailish Brady
Andrew
Clinch
Andrew
Slattery
Anne
Conway
Anne-Marie
Murphy
Antoinette
Clarke
Catherine
Ryan
Client
Services
Laura
Zaliene
Mark Tynan
Monica
Glynn
Niamh
Fortune
Paul
Wilkinson
Rebecca
Birkel
Seamus
Murphy
Shay Flynn
Teresa
Skinner
UCD Estate
Services
UCD Library
Executive
Ursula
Byrne

3. WHY?
 UCD James Joyce Library
opened its doors 50 years
ago
 Only minor weeding has
taken place since
 Building is full
 Collection Curation Project
started a few years ago
 Reviewing 60% of the
collection

4. WHY NOW?
 Re-opening in May 2020
with hugely reduced seating
capacity
 1 metre social distance
meant removing seats
 University released money
from the larger
refurbishment project fund

5. WHY THIS FLOOR?

6. WHY THIS FLOOR?
 Level 3 = Journals

10. WHAT DECISIONS?
 Retain
 Irish interest
 Active
subscriptions
 Withdraw
 Secure online
access
 Incomplete
 Short runs
 Subjects we no
longer teach
 Review
 Everything else

11. ANY OTHER
FACTORS?

12. HOW MUCH?
3453 Individual STEM
journals
731 titles retained
2,722 titles withdrawn
• 4,400 Linear metres
• 3,120 linear metres
recycled

13. ANYTHING ELSE?
 Development Studies Library
 Weeded for duplicates and
obsolete material
 Integrated into main
collection
 Moved to store

14. WHO DID WE TELL?

15. HOW DID WE
BEGIN?

16. NEXT?

17. ANY
PROBLEMS?

18. WHAT ABOUT
THE REST?

19. HOW DID WE GET THEM
OUT OF THE BUILDING?

32. WHERE DID
ALL THIS
LIGHT COME
FROM?

33. WHAT’S
IT
GOING
TO
LOOK
LIKE?

34. PHOTO CREDITS
 Andrew Slattery
 Aoife O’Brien
 Josh Clarke