1. R OSSVILLE C OMMUNITY L IBRARY C OLLECTION D EVELOPMENT A NALYSIS Doris Brosz, Mindy Brunkhardt, Julie Temple Emporia State University LI 855

2. E VALUATION OF C URRENT P OLICY “…to meet the needs of the community…”

3. S UBJECT A NALYSIS Broad range of subjects Informational and entertainment needs and interests of the entire community Significant interests Local history Genealogy

4. L EVELS A NALYSIS Popular appeal and demand Patron requests

5. S COPE A NALYSIS Current interest and permanent value Local interest Rossville collection Kansas Memory Collaboration

6. F ORMATS A NALYSIS Changing technology Constant reevaluation of media Adoption of formats Cost-effectiveness Availability Popularity Rossville collection Primary or secondary Any format All periods

7. N EEDS A SSESSMENT Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas

8. Topeka Rossville C ITY OF R OSSVILLE Northwest of Topeka Bedroom community School system independent of Topeka

9. RCL P ATRONAGE Township library Library patronage of approximately 2,000 60% from Rossville 40% from area communities Potawatomi Indian Nation

10. S MALL T OWN E GOCENTRICITY Kansas Memory School website resembles a yearbook Current policy “to meet the needs of the community”

11. P OLICY VS. C OLLECTION Does the collection match the policy?

12. C URRENT C OLLECTION P OLICY Selection Criteria 1. Popular appeal/demand 2. Importance & value to the collection 3. Local interest 4. Availability or scarcity of materials on the subject 5. Significance of the subject matter 6. Existing library & consortium holdings 7. Physical quality & level of durability 8. Item cost & overall library budget

13. NY T IMES B ESTSELLER L IST RCL had 41% of the current bestsellers (29 of 70) Vague policy, generic collection

14. “P OPULAR APPEAL / DEMAND ” Determination of popularity Purposefully vague Patron-driven acquisition NEKLS circulation statistics InconsistencyRegulation

15. M AINTENANCE Majority of collection replaced in three years Goal: Maintain an appealing and current collection Periodic and constant weeding Five-year circulation requirement

16. B UDGETING THE C OLLECTION “…permanent 15% collections budget cut…”

17. S MALL B UDGET, H UGE E FFECT Budget analysis Pre-cut $12,750 15% cut $1,912.50 Post-cut $10,837.50

18. D OWN TO THE P ENNY

19. B UDGET C UT S TRATEGY : C ONSIDERATIONS TO THE P OLICY Look at the policy for ways to cut the budget.

20. E LECTRONIC R ESOURCES No independent electronic resources Nook Circulates for book clubs Currently no requests for specific e-books or e- readers NEKLS and Kansas Library e-resources

21. C OMPLETE C OVERAGE S OURCES School library collaboration Community/interest groups NEKLS Award winning books Book reviews & bestseller lists

22. R ESOURCE S HARING Access to Rossville schools’ library catalog and collection NEKLS and State Library NEKLS Policy: Cannot avoid purchasing items because other NEKLS libraries has multiple copies Cheaper book- purchasing options Rent popular books Lightly-used previously-owned books

23. P OLICY S PECIFICATION AND D ESIGN Better specify community needs Partnerships Policy designation Patron-driven acquisition Local and NEKLS circulation records Top selling items from Popular lists Major retailers Local bookstores

25. R EFERENCES http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/overview.html Evans and Saponaro www.kansasmemory.org City of Rossville. http://www.rossvillekansas.us/http://www.rossvillekansas.us/ Rossville Community Library. http://www.rossvillelibrary.org/ http://www.rossvillelibrary.org/ http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_townships/search/placenam e:rossville/county:/submit:SEARCH http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rhs/ http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rgs/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossville,_Kansas http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/rossville_kansas/ http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12020417/patron-driven- acquisition-whats-in-it-for-me