Women’s Studies Collection Analysis Project

1. Women’s Studies Collection Analysis Project Sarah Hickey Kent State Practicum Student For Jane Wu, Otterbein University

2. Otterbein’s WGSS Program Focus • The Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at Otterbein is committed to a critical and feminist understanding of gender and power across cultural contexts, social locations, and disciplinary boundaries. • The program underlines two important and interrelated learning goals: • A deepened understanding of the history, contributions, conditions, and issues affecting women in local, national, and transnational contexts • A broad exploration of the multiple systems and social meanings that construct our understandings of gender and sexuality

3. Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Curriculum • WGSS 1100: Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies • WGSS 2001 - Theories and Methods: Feminisms • WGSS 2002: Theories and Methods: Gender and Sexuality Studies • WGSS 3000: Special Topics in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies • WGSS 3900: Independent Study • WGSS 4000 - Internship/Practicum in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies • WGSS 4100: Teaching Practicum in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies • WGSS 4200 - Practicum in Collective Action • WGSS 4600: Senior Project • WGSS 4900: Internship

4. Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Affiliated Courses • ANTH 2200: Anthropology of Sex and Gender • ART 2200: Hot Mamas and Guerilla Girls: Women as Artists and Subjects in the Visual Arts • BIO 2700: Gender and Biology • ENGL 2231: Studies in Women's Literatures • ENGL 234: Studies in GLTBQ Literatures • HIST 2600: Women's History • HIST 3501 Gender and Witchcraft in the Atlantic World • HIST 3503: The History of Sexuality in the U.S. • JAMC 3500: Race, Gender, Class and Media • MUSC 3042: Women in Music • REL 2700: Women and Religion • REL 3600: Weaving Women's Mythologies--Ancient and Modern • PSC 3750: Gender and Feminist Political Theory • PSYC 3420: Psychology of Women • SOCL 2040 – Sociology of Gender • SOCL 3020 – Sociology of Family Diversity • SOCL 3100 - Human and Community Services: Organizing Across Race, Class, Gender and Age

5. Collection Analysis Goals • To identify weaknesses and strengths and to fill gaps • To establish a collection building strategy • To identify under-utilized areas of collection • To compare our collection to Ohiolink • To evaluate our collection against curriculum frameworks, and professional guidelines • To revise the previous written collection development policy • To assist in weeding • Demonstrate effective academic support through program review Source: Jane Wu

6. Optimal Collection Collection Development Policy Curriculum Analysis Data Collection Data Analysis and Reporting Source: Jane Wu

7. ACRL Women’s Studies Section • ACRL Women’s Studies Core Books • Qualitative and quantitative evaluation • Compare our collection to Ohiolink’s • Encourage cooperative collection development and access to women and gender studies collection • Establish collection building strategies Source: Jane Wu

11. The Process • I was provided a spreadsheet of the current WS Collection divided by LC Subject Headings and quantity owned by Otterbein and Ohio Link. I reviewed all materials held by Otterbein for Women’s Studies in the following LC headings: B, B, E, G, H, J, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, U Z. 2. From this I created a spreadsheet of items to be weeded. I evaluated the collection by the publication date, circulation statistics, relevance to current curriculum and quantity of items available at other OPAL or Ohio Link Libraries. I initially came up with 76 items to weed. After double checking availability at other OPAL and OhioLink Libraries, and reevaluating the list, I reduced it to 47 items.

12. The Process Continued • 3. The next step was to select new titles to purchase. I created a spreadsheet of suggestions based on the areas I had weeded attempting to fill in areas that had been reduced. I also reviewed the curriculum and suggested additions that would support it. One aspect of creating this list of suggested purchases was to determine at what level each subject heading should be collected at. • 4. Next I revised the spreadsheet of items owned by Call Number and subject to include the quantities in each category that I suggested weeding and purchasing. • 5. Finally, I reviewed and revised the current collection development policy to include any new subject areas – particularly in Gender Studies.

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27. Collection Evaluation and Assessment Benefits • A management tool to adapt collections to changes in mission, programs or user patterns • A tool for internal analysis for developing acquisition policies, plans, priorities, and strategies • A tool to respond systematically to budget reductions or reallocations • A communication tool and data for resource sharing and collection development arrangements Source: Jane Wu

28. Collection Evaluation and Assessment Benefits • A clearer and more complete profile of collection levels within the subject area • A basis for more selective development of subject collections • An additional and more complete picture of resource patterns locally and in the region • Enhanced professional skills in systematic collection development • A base for greater teamwork among collection developers whose subject areas overlap Source: Jane Wu