1. Geology Library and ReCAP: FY13 Update and Statistics
Zack Lane
ReCAP Coordinator
July 2013
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2. Data Available Four basic categories of data
Accessions
Requests
Delivery
Circulation
Detailed information can be found at the ReCAP Data Center
Website now includes introductory presentations for all basic categories AND analysis
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3. Engineering CLIO Locations
How CUL demarcates collections
off,glg : Engineering general collections (circ)
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4. Accessions/Requests by CLIO Location
TOTAL : 40,680 / 2,838
(Request Rate 0.54%)
off,swx : 40,680 / 2,838 (0.54%)
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5. Accessions View of Geology Library accessions by fiscal year
Primary transfer projects was in FY05-FY07
Detailed information on project may be found on Science & Engineering/ReCAP website
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8. Request Requests begin immediately after transfer
Monthly request volumes in phase with academic calendar
Data for lower-use collections is noisy
Staff processing requests are included
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13. Delivery
Items physically delivered to Engineering Library circulation desk
Increasing volume of requests for other department’s collections
Requests for collections outpace deliveries to Engineering Circulation (workload pushes to other departments)
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17. EDD Total EDDs requested for Geology collections by month
Low numbers of EDDs per month – sometimes zero
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19. Request Rate Request rate is a measure of collection usage
It is the percentage of ReCAP collections requested during a twelve-month period
Provides staff one way to gauge overall use of offsite collections
Request rate is one factor used to structure ReCAP facility staffing model
Patron access to offsite collections is excellent: dynamic with few failures
Measured two ways:
Annual
Lifespan
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21. More Data Available
More information and data can be found on the Science & Engineering/ReCAP website
ReCAP Data Center includes more information about system-wide data and special projects
Tailored data sets and analysis will be provided to staff via the ReCAP Coordinator
Please see the main ReCAP website for general information about CUL procedures and systems
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