Great Minds Don’t Think Alike Carol Elsen Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater Lake Superior Libraries Symposium

Building a Browsing Collection that Brings Results Sharing one library’s journey to create a browsing collection that goes beyond neutral Building a collection that is a showcase for ideas and ideals

Building a Browsing Collection that Brings Results A collection that supports Essential Learning Outcomes, like critical thinking and civic engagement A project that energizes your patrons and library staff

Andersen Library, UW-Whitewater Who We Are Master’s Comprehensive Univ. 11,000 students 26 Library staff 7 Reference & Instruction Librarians Andersen Library, UW-Whitewater

How We Do Collection Development Academic Depts = 65% Faculty Library Reps coordinate Librarian selectors = 35% Serve as liaisons to academic depts.

Our Collection Trends Print collection use Media use Most online use Equipment use

Who Are You? Let’s find out about your libraries Library type? Print collection trends Spending? Usage?

Where We Began: The Study Hall Look 27 Reference Stacks 3250 SF; 40,000 items Long study tables Rows of computers Quiet zone

Where We Arrived: The Learning Commons Reference Collection footprint reduced Smaller study tables Computer clusters Double monitors Soft seating Talking floor

The Browsing Collections Media collections moved to Commons Audio books collection Graphic novels collection Video game & console collection Gaming room New New New New

New Neighbors Undergraduate Research Honors Program Student Success Center satellite

Is Something Missing? Scholarship? Academics? Ideals? Ideas?

Adding to the Dilemma Compact Shelving Collection 60,000 books to withdraw Great Books sets

The Inspiration Power and Morality Collection Great Books sets Beyond neutral

Our Vision for Great Minds Span curriculum Great books Great ideas Great minds Classics Contemporary Good reading

Our Methods Ask the experts “Scope” debates Condition of book Selectors’ choice Faculty involvement “Scope” debates Books only? Condition of book Curb appeal Second copies Budget?

Our Allies Collection Development Advisory Committee Faculty Reps from each College Advisory group for collection-related issues

Circ Stats 750 Titles Undergrads – 28 day loans Faculty/staff/grads –semester loans Collection May 2015- Apr 2017 Great Minds 24% Main Book 4%

Highest Use Titles Fiction and non-fiction Course-related – or not Circs (May 2015 - Apr 2017) Author Title 40 Bettelheim, Bruno. The uses of enchantment : the meaning and importance of fairy tales / 8 Carnegie, Dale, 1888-1955. How to win friends and influence people / Orwell, George, 1903-1950. 1984 / 7 Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone / 6 Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963- Blink : the power of thinking without thinking / McCarthy, Cormac, 1933- The road / 5 Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963. Brave new world : and, Brave new world revisited / Marx, Karl, 1818-1883. The communist manifesto / Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Lolita / Laozi. Tao te ching : a book about the way and the power of the way / Graham, Benjamin, 1894-1976. The intelligent investor : a book of practical counsel / Skloot, Rebecca, 1972- The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Fiction and non-fiction Course-related – or not Location, location, location

Where We Are Headed: Next Steps Promote collection Read posters Warhawk Book Talks Display board New round of collection building Engaging difference Build-as-you-go Lower shelving

Questions or Suggestions? Thoughts? Ideas? Inspirations?

Contact Information Carol Elsen Collection Manager Andersen Library Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater 262.472.5751 elsenc@uww.edu