1. t A Problem Shared? Copac Collections Management Project (2)
My colleague from the University of Leeds is now going to tell you more about how Copac data is being used to an infrastructure to support decision-making processes around print collections

2. Can I release this book?
How does my collection compare in strength to that of other UK libraries?
My colleague from the University of Leeds is now going to tell you more about how Copac data is being used to an infrastructure to support decision-making processes around print collections

3. How can we make Copac data work harder to support these decisions?
Aggregation of 50+ research & specialist libraries
40 million records <
Aprox 1 million search sessions per month
Primary academic use case – locating long tail materials
Primary workflow use case – cataloguing & ILL support
Funded by JISC since 1996
Established and actively sponsored by RLUK (and based on RLUK data +)
In re-engineering process
Expanding consistently to include specialist libraries

4. Aggregation of 50+ research and specialist libraries
40 million records <
1 million search sessions per month
40% of these are librarians
Aggregation of 50+ research & specialist libraries
40 million records <
Aprox 1 million search sessions per month
Primary academic use case – locating long tail materials
Primary workflow use case – cataloguing & ILL support
Funded by JISC since 1996
Established and actively sponsored by RLUK (and based on RLUK data +)
In re-engineering process
Expanding consistently to include specialist libraries

5. Web-based
Identifies which locations items/ batches exist
Search by ISBN, RLUK #, author, title, subject
Batch search (comma delimited sets)
Data visualisation of results
Map views
Graphs
Record export in MODS, CSV

6. Exploratory and iterative in approach Development/testing cycle with additional partners trialling and providing structured feedback
My colleague from the University of Leeds is now going to tell you more about how Copac data is being used to an infrastructure to support decision-making processes around print collections

7. We see significant potential in the tool for answering strategic questions about the status of collections
My colleague from the University of Leeds is now going to tell you more about how Copac data is being used to an infrastructure to support decision-making processes around print collections

8. Use cases
…Identifying last copies among titles considered for withdrawal
…Identifying collection strengths
…Deciding whether to conserve a book
…Reviewing a collection at the shelves
…Prioritising a collection or items for digitisation
…Subject strengths – collection development and marketing/differentiation

9. Thanks for listening
My colleague from the University of Leeds is now going to tell you more about how Copac data is being used to an infrastructure to support decision-making processes around print collections