North East Town Library Disclaimer: this project is about a fictitious library, situated in the real town of North East, Duchess County, NY LIS 505 Dr. V. Nesset Fall 2011 Assignment 1

North East Town library is located in the town of North East, Duchess County, NY. North East Town is a small town with population 6,000 people that shares a border with the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The town library in North East is a focus of our research. The library is a home of 40,000 items, including books, multimedia and periodicals.

North East Town Library serves 4,150 cardholders. The population is 74% white and 26% of different ethnicity. The patrons of the library come from various educational and cultural backgrounds, all income levels and have various information needs. The library holds staff consisting of 9 employees( 2 full time, 6 part time and 1 paraprofessional). Three volunteers are serving as pages.

Library Staff Selection Organization Identification BEGINNING Identification BEGINNING Utilization Interpretation Storage Preparation Patron’s * Needs * Wants * Demands Acquisition /Collection development Unit Direct Purchase Approval plans and Blankets Subscriptions Standing orders Gifts & Exchange Selection Unit Content Preparation Unit Original cataloguing Online cataloguing Enhanced Access Copy cataloguing Remote Access Access Support Cost Gifts & Donations Acquisition Physical inputs Books Community Analysis Info Needs Analysis Needs Analysis & Assessment Role Analysis User Studies Information Audit Market Analysis Multi- media Microforms Manuscripts Maps Government documents Identification Unit Periodicals Services Storage Unit Ordering/Claiming /Receipt Cataloguing/Classi fication Serials Control Database/Catalogue Maintenance Shelving,/Housing/ Retrieval Circulation Binding / Preservation Collection management Budgeting/ Planning Dissemination END Dissemination END Decision points*Note: Short Term Long term Evaluation Organization Unit Preservation and Repair Ready for storage Patron Needs Services Equipment and space Identification and Security Overview

Identification Community Analysis Info Needs Analysis Needs Analysis & Assessment Information Audit Market Analysis When Why How Where Information * Identifying a need that is a want and a demand. (Which items to purchase?) User Studies Who is the user ? * Education * Income * Cultural background * Economics * Responsibilities * Staffing * Working hours * Collection size * Space * Amount of time for use - * Who collects the information * What information is wanted * How the data will be used - * Info user * Info need * Info-seeking behavior * Info retrieval process * Interest * Reaction * Availability * Location * Cost effectiveness Role Analysis

Access Support Cost Gifts & Donations Selection Identification Content What are the needs/wants demands of the community? Does it fit our budget?( Is it cost effective?) Would the library purchase that?( Is it worth keeping?) Access to available content Reviewing media Industry listservs Bibliographic Databases Core collection lists * Adult - Choice, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly etc. * Child - Hornbook, School Library Journal * Publib * DorothyL * Yo-Liba * IaFa-L * Fiction-L * Periodicals( magazines) * Reference collections * Children’s collections Who Selects? How they select? * Patrons * Librarians * Subject specialists * Head librarian *Independent selectors * Committees * Individuals or group lists Acquisition

Direct Purchase Standing orders Approval plans and Blanket Orders Subscriptions Physical inputs Books Multi-media Microforms Manuscripts Maps Government documents Periodicals Acquisition Selection Publishers Dealers Agents Direct Vendors Gifts and Exchange Publishers Vendors Gifts/Donat ions Intralibrary Loan Wholesalers Organization

Original Cataloguing Online cataloguing Enhanced Access Copy Cataloguing Remote access Acquisition * OCLC, * AMICUS * LC MARC * EBSCO Host * NoveList Plus * ProQuest * PCC, * CONCER Preparation

Organization Identification and Security Ready for storage Preservation and Repair Preparation * Evidence of ownership(identification labels, stamps front, back and page 22) * Location information, recording and tracking use( barcodes) * Plastic lock covers for audio and video materials * Identification data for remote access * Sorting, * Preparing for shelving Storage * Adhesive cover, * Basic repair ( tape, glue, hot glue gun), * Cleaning and disinfecting, * Enforcing edges and spine of paperbacks

Short Term Long term Evaluation Deselection /Weeding Storage Tangible and intangible materials owned by the library * Designated storage area underground( basement) * Designated storage area above ground(attic) * Archive designated area * Back up server * Tables * Shelves * Racks * Bins * Book Cases * Server *Computer systems(2) Tangible and intangible materials not owned by the library Tangible and intangible materials owned by the library * Duplicates, * Unsolicited gifts * Unwanted gifts * Obsolete books * Superseded editions, * Infested/dirty/worn * Small print/brittle paper * Unused * Periodicals with no indexes Interpretation Preparation

Interpretation EventsOnline Services ClassesSpecial assistance In the library Out of the library *Language and literacy *Computer literacy *Internet and social media *GED *Reference librarian *Literacy specialist *Outreach service for the elderly in the community *Group accommodation *Website *Online catalogue *Facebook page *Online chat with a librarian *Health fair *Job fair * College fair * Presentations at the local school *Book Club *Story Hour *Book signings and presentations *Discussion groups *Movie night * Storage Utilization

SpaceTimeEquipment * Reading area *Furniture for the use of patrons *Small room for meetings *Children section * Schedule availability for patron initiated events/meetings * Reference help *Organizing community events * Computer hardware and software *Office supplies and equipment *Cassette and DVD players for borrowing *1 Nook for borrowing Interpretation Dissemination

Services OnlineOffline Special accommodations *Accommodations for people with disabilities ( large print books, Nook as a reading device, accessible restroom, ramp) *Security personnel *Social worker on call *Website * Online catalogue *2 Computer systems for patron use *Librarian chat connection * Circulation * Reference desk * Adult programs and clubs *Children programs and clubs * Brochures, bulletins, local information Intralibrary Loan and Exchange Money raising events * Book sale events * Charity events * Exhibitions *Art shows Utilization

Sources of Income for North East Library ( )

Administrative Services Technical Services Public Services Support Services 1 person Human resources, Budgeting, Public Relations, Management, Policy implementation, Technical support, Public Events ( job and health fairs, college fairs Information transfer, Processing, Collection development, Acquisition Conservation, Intralibrary loan Reference, Special services, Circulation, Age related programs( Adult, Children and Young Adult ), Maintenance, Security, Outreach services ( local school, Assisted living facilities etc.) Staff Structure ( North East Town Library) 2 people 1 person 3 people * Reference librarian * LTA( paraprofessional) Maintenance (Part time) Director * Technical services specialist * Technical services Coordinator * Electronic resources librarian Part time Full time Collection specialist Full timePart time 1 person Assistant director/Head librarian

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