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Effective Deselection Strategies for Library Collections: Insights from OhioLINK Conference

This resource outlines essential questions and strategies for managing library deselection processes. Key topics include how to determine the ownership of titles among OhioLINK libraries, guidelines for handling last copies, and how to offer titles to other libraries. The document highlights the importance of collaboration in library resource management and provides links to valuable tools and repositories, such as the OhioLINK Discard Listserv and the Digital Resource Commons. Discover practical techniques for optimizing library collections at your institution.

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Effective Deselection Strategies for Library Collections: Insights from OhioLINK Conference

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  1. OhioLINK Tools - Deselection Managing Our Greatest Resource 2011 Nov 30 State Library of Ohio, Columbus Phil Flynn, Engineering Librarian Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio Phil.flynn@wright.edu

  2. Remember this?

  3. Questions you’ll ask … • How many other OL libraries own this? • How many OL copies should we have before I discard mine? • Should I send it to a (regional) depository? • What do I do if mine is the last copy?

  4. Last Copy Guidelines • http://platinum.ohiolink.edu/cbtf/lastcopy.pdf • If it’s the last copy … • Send “last copy” offer to the list • Contact another OL library directly

  5. OhioLINK Discard listserv • discards@lists.ohiolink.edu Offer the title to another OhioLINK library through the OhioLINK DISCARD listserv. subject line: LAST COPY OFFER Allow at least seven days for the offer to be accepted on a "first come, first served" basis. http://lists.ohiolink.edu/mailman/listinfo/discards

  6. Unique Items:Special Collections and DRC Finding Aids • Finding Aid Repository http://ead.ohiolink.edu/xtf-ead/ • Digital Resource Commons http://drc.ohiolink.edu/

  7. Subject Group Lists • http://lists.ohiolink.edu/mailman/listinfo • Unfamiliar topic? • Subject clear but topic-to-library fit is ambiguous?

  8. YBP 8837: OhioLINK Profiles • 8837 • ACCESS • profile

  9. Blogs • Sample and Hold by Rick Lugg http://sampleandhold-r2.blogspot.com/ • Lorcan Dempsey on Libraries … SEE managing down collections – http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/002151.html

  10. OhioLINK-OCLC Collection and Circulation Analysis Project • Project home http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2011/2011-06r.htm • Project report http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2011/2011-06.pdf • News Release http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/2011/201152.htm

  11. Collective Results

  12. finis

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