Tools for Small Colleges Using Yankee Book Peddler to Facilitate Cooperative Collection Development

Approval Plans (Slips) OhioLINK Cooperation Tools for Small Colleges -- Overview ____________________________________________ Firm Orders Discounts Services Capabilities Approval Plans (Slips) More Appropriate for Small Libraries OhioLINK Cooperation

Discounts – Other Vendors Tools for Small Colleges – Firm Orders ____________________________________________ Discounts – Other Vendors Some vendors off “higher” discounts Analysis of 280 titles:

Tools for Small Colleges – Firm Orders ____________________________________________ Discounts – Yankee Yankee offers an across-the-board 18.5% discount Same analysis of 280 titles:

Tools for Small Colleges – Firm Orders ____________________________________________ Services – GOBI Large selection of Academic Titles Easy web-based ordering:

Tools for Small Colleges – Firm Orders ____________________________________________ Services – GOBI You can see other OhioLINK orders:

Capabilities Interaction with Innovative Systems Tools for Small Colleges – Firm Orders ____________________________________________ Capabilities Interaction with Innovative Systems GOBI Batch Download Orders Other Technical Processes Innovative

Tools for Small Colleges – Firm Orders ____________________________________________ Capabilities Custom Interactions GOBI Download Individual Orders MS Access Database

Capabilities Custom Interactions Tools for Small Colleges – Firm Orders ____________________________________________ Capabilities Custom Interactions MS Access Database Email Slip Orders GOBI

MORE Appropriate for Small Libraries: Tools for Small Colleges – Approval Plans (Slips) ____________________________________________ MORE Appropriate for Small Libraries: Profile helps funnel a subset of books appropriate for the library from all books available Fewer books to review (helpful when staff size is small) Facilitates faculty participation in selecting slips separated by department criteria used: highly relevant to the courses taught somewhat relevant and NOT widely duplicated in OhioLINK not relevant Adaptable Children’s Awards Best Sellers Diversity

Tools for Small Colleges –OhioLINK Cooperation ____________________________________________ Duplication GOBI lets you see what others are buying Avoid duplication to: free-up funds buy less-purchased materials to enrich OhioLINK Central Catalog Duplication Study Average of 8.4 copies per title Average of 5.9 (70%) AVAILABLE copies per title Let larger OhioLINK libraries (with $$) buy first Check GOBI and wait Hold approval slips for 3-4 months before reviewing

Complimentary Approval Plans Tools for Small Colleges –OhioLINK Cooperation ____________________________________________ Complimentary Approval Plans Libraries with Specific Collection Development Needs Subject specialists: Design profiles Track purchases on GOBI/Central Catalog Cooperative Arrangements are Easier When using the same set of tools No Matter What Type or Size Library There is Another Institution that can Assist your Library