Academic Collection Report-FINAL

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Table&of&Contents&

Executive"Summary"..................................................................................................................................."3" Academic"Libraries'"Collections"......................................................................................................"3" Format"Preferences".............................................................................................................................."3" The"Academic"Library"Supply"Chain"............................................................................................."4" Print"Books".........................................................................................................................................."4" Ebooks"..................................................................................................................................................."4" Collection"Development"....................................................................................................................."5" Print"Book"Purchasing"...................................................................................................................."5" Ebook"Purchasing"............................................................................................................................."6" Content"Discovery"............................................................................................................................"6" Challenges"to"Collection"Development"...................................................................................."6"

1."Collection"Overview:"Print"vs."Electronic"Books"......................................................................"8" Overall"Collection"Breakdown"........................................................................................................."8" Materials"Budget"Breakdown"........................................................................................................"10" Current"Materials"Budget"..........................................................................................................."10" Materials"Budget"In"Five"Years"................................................................................................"11" Format"Driver"......................................................................................................................................"13" Format"Preferences"..........................................................................................................................."15" Print"Preference"............................................................................................................................."15" Ebook"Preference"..........................................................................................................................."17" Etextbooks"............................................................................................................................................."19"

2."The"Academic"Library"Supply"Chain".........................................................................................."20" Points"of"Purchase".............................................................................................................................."20" Print"Books"......................................................................................................................................."20" Ebooks"................................................................................................................................................"25"

3."Collection"Development"..................................................................................................................."30" Print"Book"Purchasing"......................................................................................................................"30" Ebook"Purchasing"..............................................................................................................................."32" Sources"of"Discovery"........................................................................................................................."33" Collection"Development"Challenges"..........................................................................................."34" Data"to"Help"Collection"Development"........................................................................................"37" Needed"Library"Services"................................................................................................................."39"

4."Conclusions"..........................................................................................................................................."43" Infinite"Content"..................................................................................................................................."43" "What"We"Have"Here"Is"a"Failure"to"Communicate""..........................................................."43" "Everything"Is"Increasingly"CoZMingled.""................................................................................"44"

5."Respondent"Demographics"............................................................................................................"45" Type"of"Library"...................................................................................................................................."45"

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Materials"Budget"............................................................................................................................"46" Respondent"Job"Title"........................................................................................................................."48"

Role"in"Equipment"and"Supplies"Decisions"........................................................................"50" Appendix."Methodology"and"Questionnaire"................................................................................"51"

Methodology"........................................................................................................................................."51" Questionnaire"......................................................................................................................................."51"

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Executive&Summary&

The"goal"of"this"study"was"to"learn"and"share"how"academic"librarians"approach" collection"development."The"data"in"this"report"is"based"on"responses"from"282" academic"librarians"who"are"involved"in"the"recommendation"or"purchasing"process" of"materials"for"their"library.""""

Academic&Libraries'&Collections& Book"holdings"are"weighted"toward"print,"with"60.3%"of"libraries'"collections" comprising"print"books"and"39.7%"ebooks.""

! Print!books!

%!of!total! collection!

60.3%!

Ebooks!

39.7%!

More"than"oneZthird"(37%)"of"academic"libraries'"materials"budgets"goes"to" databases"and"electronic"reference"materials,"followed"by"journals/serials"(23%)" and"print"books"(22%)."Ebooks"account"for"11%"of"libraries'"materials"budgets.""

Asked"to"estimate"spending"five"years"out"(2022),"databases/electronic"reference" and"journals/serials"will"remain"at"about"the"same"overall"percentage"of"the" materials"budget"as"today"(38%"and"22%,"respectively)."Ebooks"see"a"small"uptick" to"15%,"print"books"a"small"downtick"to"16%,"and"media/streaming"media"a"two" percentage"point"bump"to"7%"of"total"materials"budget"spending.""

! Print!books! Ebooks! Journals/Serials! Databases/Electronic!reference! Media/Streaming!media! Other!

%!of!current! materials!budget!

22%! 11%! 23%! 37%!

5%! 2%!

%!of!materials! budget!in!5!years!

16%! 15%! 22%! 38%!

7%! 2%!

Format&Preferences& The"decision"to"purchase"materials"in"print"or"electronic"form"is"driven"by""faculty" preference""(63%),"followed"by""availability"of"content""(60%),""student"preference"" (59%),"and""pricing""(56%).""

"Arts"&"humanities""is"the"top"discipline"for"which"librarians"say"print"books"are" preferred"over"ebooks:"79%"feel"students/faculty"prefer"printZbased"arts"and" humanities"books."Number"two"is""education""(29%)."Only"6%"indicated"that"there" were"no"disciplines"where"print"is"preferred"over"digital.""

On"the"other"hand,""technology""is"the"top"discipline"for"which"ebooks"are"the" preferred"format"(47%),"followed"by""science""(44%),""business""(34%),"and" "nursing""(32%)."Almost"oneZfifth"(18%)"said"none"of"the"listed"disciplines"were" preferred"in"ebook"format."

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The&Academic&Library&Supply&Chain&

Print&Books& Academic"libraries"acquire"print"books"predominantly"from"library"services" vendors,"followed"by"online"consumer"retailers,"and"from"publishers"directly.""

Where!do!you!purchase!print!books?!! Library!services!vendor! Online!consumer!retailer(s)! PublisherQdirect! Other!

%!of!respondents! 82%! 68%! 46%! 5%!

What"advantages"do"libraries"find"in"working"with"each"of"those"print"book" providers?"Library"services"vendors"scored"high"for""ease"of"ordering,"" "pricing/discounts,"""workflow"efficiencies,""and""customer"service""while"online" consumer"retailers"scored"highest"in""speed"of"delivery.""Purchasing"directly"from" publishers"did"not"score"as"high"as"the"other"two"options"in"any"of"the"main" identified"categories"but"scored"higher"in""other""category;"the"most"common"writeZ in"response"was""lack"of"availability""from"other"sources.""

Why!do!you!work!with...?!!

Ease!of!ordering! Pricing/discounts! Workflow!efficiencies! Customer!service! Breadth!of!relevant!content! Speed!of!delivery! Other!

Library!services! vendor! 83%! 74%! 70%! 54%! 49%! 36%! 7%!

Online! consumer!

retailer! 63%! 59%! 19%! 18%! 38%! 83%! 10%!

PublisherQ direct! 17%! 38%! 5%! 17%! 34%! 18%! 33%!

Ebooks& Academic"libraries"acquire"ebooks"predominantly"from"vendors,"followed"by" publishers,"and--in"a"few"cases--from"online"consumer"retailers.""

Where!do!you!purchase!ebooks?!! Vendor! PublisherQdirect! Online!consumer!retailers! Other!

%!of!respondents! 88%! 36%! 5%! 10%!

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What"advantages"do"libraries"find"in"working"with"each"of"those"ebook"providers?""

Both"publishers"and"vendors"scored"equally"well"relative"to""availability"of"ebook" packages""but"vendors"had"additional"advantages"in"most"other"categories"including" "ease"of"ordering,""workflow"efficiencies,""and""customer"service."""

Why!do!you!work!with...?!!

Availability!of!ebook!packages! Compatibility!with!ebook!platform! Ease!of!ordering! Pricing/discounts! Workflow!efficiencies! Breadth!of!relevant!content! Customer!service! Speed!of!delivery! User!models! Other!

Vendor! 61%! 61%! 49%! 49%! 43%! 43%! 30%! 27%! 19%! 11%!

PublisherQ direct!! 61%! 40%! 26%! 56%! 20%! 39%! 14%! 19%! 31%! 10%!

Collection&Development&

Print&Book&Purchasing& The"number"one"method"used"by"academic"libraries"to"order"print"books"is""firm" orders""(76%).""However,"it"is"worth"noting"that"firm"orders"and" continuations/standing"orders"are"often"outputs"of"approval"plans,"which"involve" detailed"profiling"of"titles"to"facilitate"discovery.""

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What!are!the!top!three!methods!you!use!for!print(book! purchasing?!Ranked!#1! Firm!orders! Approval!plans!

Continuations/standing!orders! Other!

%!of!respondents!

76%! 14%!

6%! 4%!

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Ebook&Purchasing& The"three"most"common"ebook"acquisition"models"are""titleZbyZtitle""(28%)," followed"by""eCollections""(25%),"and""subscriptions""(24%)."PostZgraduate" libraries"tend"to"favor"titleZbyZtitle"ordering,"while"twoZyear/community"colleges" lean"toward"subscriptions."

What!are!the!top!three!methods!you!use!for!ebook! purchasing?!Ranked!#1! TitleQbyQtitle!

eCollections!

%!of!respondents! 28%! 25%!

Subscriptions!

24%!

Demand!Driven!Acquisition/Short!Term!Loan!

12%!

eQApproval!plans!

3%!

Evidence!based!acquisition!

2%!

Standing!Orders!

1%!

Other!

4%!

Content&Discovery& Academic"librarians"most"commonly"(37%)"use""review"sites""to"discover"content," followed"by""articles/journals""(29%)."Only"10%"use""publisher"websites,""and"5%" use""reading"lists/software.""

Challenges&to&Collection&Development& The"top"challenges"to"collection"development"are"receiving"input"from"faculty," making"format"decisions--print"vs."electronic,"and"time"constraints."(We"eliminated" "funding""via"the"phrasing"of"the"question.)""

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Besides!funding,!what!is!the!biggest!challenge!in! collection!development!that!you!face?! Communication!with!faculty/Faculty!involvement! Format!decisions!(print!vs.!electronic)! Time!constraints! Limited!shelf!space! Selecting!items!that!will!get!used! Licensing!complexities!for!electronic!materials! Finding!relevant!materials/Sourcing!materials! Anticipating!needs!for!individual!courses! Keeping!up!with!rapid!change!&!all!the!new!titles! Checking!for!appropriateness!in!the!collection! Covering!all!subject!areas!well/Distribution!of!funding! Managing!eQresources! Need!peerQreviewed!recommendations/reviews! Weeding/Usage!stats! Other!

%!of!respondents!

14%! 11%! 10%!

7%! 7%! 6%! 6%! 4%! 4%! 3%! 3%! 3%! 3%! 3%! 17%!

What"would"help"facilitate"collection"development?"The"overwhelming"response" (57%)"was""usage"statistics.""The"far"distant"second"was""circulation""data"(18%).""

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