Peer Reports: YBP GOBI2 CIRM CBTF Best Practices 2004, 29 October Mount St. Joseph College Phil Flynn, Engineering Librarian Wright State University Phil.flynn@wright.edu

GOBI Universe: GOBI-verse Academic titles Publishers, Classification #s, subject terms, dates, multidisciplinary tags Library YBP purchase history (including method)

Comparison Consortial Reports Pre-defined peer group (OhioLINK libraries only) Multiple search options No search by acquisition category Peer Reports Librarian determines peer group Discrete search options Search by acquisition category

Peer Reports Answer Questions How does my collection compare to X library (titles, numbers)? How does my collection compare to X group of libraries (titles, numbers)? Is there a difference in the way our libraries acquire material? What titles would I need to support a new program? How can I coordinate collecting with other libraries?

Q: How does my collection compare to X library?

Q: How does my collection compare to X library?

Q: How does my collection compare to X library?

Q: How does my collection compare to X group of libraries? * Create your peer group (pre-defined or your own)

Q: How does my collection compare to X group of libraries ? * Create your peer group (pre-defined or your own)

Q: How does my collection compare to X group of libraries? * Create your peer group (pre-defined or your own)

Q: How does my collection compare to X group of libraries?

Q: How does my collection compare to X group of libraries Q: How does my collection compare to X group of libraries? {one library at time}

Compare collections by title through iterative searches.

Q: How does my collection compare to X group of libraries?

How does my collection compare to X group of libraries? Rank assesses quantities of titles acquired by a specific acquisition stream. *Numbers reflect YBP based acquisitions; titles acquired through other sources is not reflected in the counts

Q: Is there a difference in the way our libraries acquire material Q: Is there a difference in the way our libraries acquire material? (And how might I save time?) Approval shipments Continuations Slip orders

Q: What titles would I need to support a new program?

Q: What titles would I need to support a new program? Use folders. Create different lists for each call number area -- evaluate & annotate folder contents.

How can I coordinate collecting with other libraries?

15 titles not bought by self or peers.

Try these Reports What art books were bought by an art library but not added to your collection? Did you buy more or fewer U.S. History books (E151-E999) than your peers? As compared to your peers, did you get more or fewer of your history books on approval? Slips? Firm order?

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