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

2. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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