Electronic Resources & Libraries. Austin, Texas. February 28, 2011.

1. Electronic Resources & Libraries Austin, Texas February 28, 2011 Michael Levine-Clark Collections Librarian University of Denver Michael.Levine-clark@du.edu The Right Data for the Right Audience: Strategies for Effective Communication

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4. The Right Way? It depends Audience Context Format

5. Collection Use Data Renovation Must move 500,000 volumes offsite 350,000+ monographs = 24,000 linear feet 100,000+ serial volumes =16,000 linear feet

9. Unused Monographs

10. Stakeholders Data for: Me Selectors Dean Provost/Chancellor Trustees Faculty Humanities Social Sciences Sciences Students Architects Catalogers Stacks Maintenance

11. Faculty Reassurance 70% of monographs will remain in the library Nothing with a record of circulation to storage Differences by discipline Detailed explanations as needed

13. Humanities Faculty Pre-1950 monographs Vs. pre-2000 monographs in the sciences No record of circulation We’ll bring anything back

14. Architects Planning data Linear feet Reasons don’t matter

15. Data for Architects – In Linear Feet

16. Administration Justification for keeping material in library 70% of monographs medium/high-use Sample use data 150-200,000 circulations annually Reminder about importance of paper collections Reminder about importance of browsing Reminder of value faculty place in collections

17. Board of Trustees Justification for storage facility 30% of monographs low use Not defined Education about need for paper collections Education about importance of browsing

18. Thank You