1. ReCAP Data Part 6: High-Use Titles
Zack Lane
ReCAP Coordinator
December 2010
ReCAP
Columbia Univeristy

2. High-Use Titles at ReCAP
A high-use title is any title that has been requested 5 or more times since accession
Includes both physical delivery and EDD
Desire by staff to study high-use titles
Initial purpose of ReCAP was to shelve low- use collections
Due to space need, selector decision and patron trends, some titles may be considered higher- or high-use
ReCAP
Columbia Univeristy

3. Potential Uses for Data
Acquisition of electronic backfiles
De-accession
Change in selection method
Changes to access permissions
Other collection management decisions
High-use titles can not automatically be returned to onsite shelving
ReCAP
Columbia Univeristy

4. High-Use Title List
List of high-use titles is available at ReCAP Data Center
Includes Format and CLIO Location
Allows staff to identify department-owned collections
ReCAP
Columbia Univeristy

5. High-Use Title Statistics
192,433 different titles requested from ReCAP (2,063,044 titles at ReCAP)
8,885 titles request 5 or more times since ReCAP opened
Those 8,885 titles account for 134,920 requests or 34.1% of all requests
To compare: August 2009: 6,234 titles, 95,449 requests and 33.0% of all ReCAP requests
ReCAP
Columbia Univeristy

6. Chart 1/2: Breakdown by Format
Summarizes the total request volume by format
Serials : 54.4%
Monographs : 25.3%
Archives : 16.6%
Other : 3.7%
The majority of requests for high-use titles are serials
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Columbia Univeristy

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9. Chart 3/4: Ultra-High-Use Titles
An ultra-high-use title is any title that has been requested 100 or more times since accession
136 titles accounting for 28,516 requests or 7.2% of all requests
These titles are rough half archival collections and half serials
Print vs non-print
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Columbia Univeristy

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12. High-Use Titles Comments
Address impact on service points
Reduce physical traffic of CUL collections
Improve access model for patrons
Find opportunities for instruction
Reduce costs
Usage patterns differ for print vs non-print
ReCAP
Columbia Univeristy

13. More Data Available
More information about data sets can be found on the ReCAP Data Center website
Primary data categories include: accession, retrieval, delivery and circulation
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
ReCAP
Columbia Univeristy