Steven Knowlton
Princeton University, Princeton University Library, Librarian for History and African American Studies
B.A. in History, U. of Michigan, 1994
M.L.I.S., Wayne State U., 2003
M.A. in History, University of Memphis, 2015
Assistant Professor/Collection Development Librarian, University of Memphis, 2010-present
Phone: 901-678-8234
Address: 126 McWherter Library
Memphis TN 38152
M.L.I.S., Wayne State U., 2003
M.A. in History, University of Memphis, 2015
Assistant Professor/Collection Development Librarian, University of Memphis, 2010-present
Phone: 901-678-8234
Address: 126 McWherter Library
Memphis TN 38152
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a two-step method by which librarians can assess the appeal of
books in various formats. First, a nominal assessment of use or nonuse is performed; this eliminates the difficulty of comparing print circulation to e-book usage statistics. Then, the comparison of actual use to Percentage of Expected Use (PEU) is made. By examining the distance between PEU of e-books to PEU of print books in a discipline, librarians can determine whether patrons have a strong preference for one format over another.
with plain covers. The implications of our findings for collection management are discussed.
to content. By analyzing the number of ILL requests from canceled titles, the authors found that cancellations have a very small effect upon overall ILL usage.
With the help of Google Analytics, the authors counted patron requests for link resolver access that were converted to ILL requests. When the link resolver was unable to generate a link to full text, it displayed a message to that effect on a link resolver landing page and presented the patron with a choice to request the title through ILL. Google Analytics recorded traffic to and from the link resolver landing page and generated a data set for this study. Analysis of collected data,
including ILLiad records, shows that after patrons identify desired articles that require ILL, they only submit ILL requests 31 percent of the time. This means that for every successful ILL request, there are at least two articles desired that
are never requested. Implications for collection development are discussed.
will survey how several different libraries make the decision about which format should be chosen for which books. To see the reasoning behind other libraries’ choices may be helpful in determining your own collection development policies.
a two-step method by which librarians can assess the appeal of
books in various formats. First, a nominal assessment of use or nonuse is performed; this eliminates the difficulty of comparing print circulation to e-book usage statistics. Then, the comparison of actual use to Percentage of Expected Use (PEU) is made. By examining the distance between PEU of e-books to PEU of print books in a discipline, librarians can determine whether patrons have a strong preference for one format over another.
with plain covers. The implications of our findings for collection management are discussed.
to content. By analyzing the number of ILL requests from canceled titles, the authors found that cancellations have a very small effect upon overall ILL usage.
With the help of Google Analytics, the authors counted patron requests for link resolver access that were converted to ILL requests. When the link resolver was unable to generate a link to full text, it displayed a message to that effect on a link resolver landing page and presented the patron with a choice to request the title through ILL. Google Analytics recorded traffic to and from the link resolver landing page and generated a data set for this study. Analysis of collected data,
including ILLiad records, shows that after patrons identify desired articles that require ILL, they only submit ILL requests 31 percent of the time. This means that for every successful ILL request, there are at least two articles desired that
are never requested. Implications for collection development are discussed.
will survey how several different libraries make the decision about which format should be chosen for which books. To see the reasoning behind other libraries’ choices may be helpful in determining your own collection development policies.