UMass Amherst Libraries How Interactive Graphic Displays are Transforming Collection Development Decisions Rachel Lewellen – Assessment Librarian Paulina Borrego – Science & Engineering Librarian Collection Development and Data Visualization

2 UMass Amherst Libraries Today  Data Visualization - Tableau Easier for staff to understand and use visual data Good for communication and sharing Useful tool for analysis  Transforming Collection Development Able to use and understand collection data Conversation and discussion Allocations Transparency

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19 UMass Amherst Libraries “The Cornell study reinforces data from a study conducted at the University of Pittsburgh over three decades ago. That study reported that 40% of monographs never circulated during the first six years after purchase. If a book does not circulate within the first six years, the chances of it ever circulating drop to one in fifty. At ARL institutions, 56% of books never circulate.” Stewart, C. (2011). The next chapter: Measuring the pace of change for print monograph collections. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 37(4),

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21 UMass Amherst Libraries Transforming Collection Development Decisions  Transformed abstract ideas of the collection into concrete understandable reality  Informs item level decision making  Informs format decisions  Informs allocation distribution across subject areas and purchase programs  Used to communicate collections information with stakeholders  Demonstrates fiscal accountability and responsibility

22 UMass Amherst Libraries Tableau Public Dashboards  Purchasing and Circulation ment#!/vizhome/ALEPHPurcasingandCirc/OrderGroupDas hboard ment#!/vizhome/ALEPHPurcasingandCirc/OrderGroupDas hboard  EBL Pilot-PublisherDashboard?:embed=y&:display_count=no Pilot-PublisherDashboard?:embed=y&:display_count=no  Electronic Resources – MINES ment#!/vizhome/NEW_MINESFY2014_extract_Public_1/U serGroupDashboard ment#!/vizhome/NEW_MINESFY2014_extract_Public_1/U serGroupDashboard

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