Penn State University Libraries - Symposium - May 12, 2010

"Using Assessment Tools for Collection Development and Management"
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
9:00 a.m. - noon
112 Kern Building and MediaSite Live

Join a panel of Libraries faculty as they discuss the assessment tools they utilize to make decisions about collection development and management. Panelists include Nan Butkovich, Bernadette Lear, Linda Musser, and Eric Novotny. Discussion topics will include best practices for serials review and procedures for selecting periodicals for cancellation or books for withdrawal or storage. There will be time for discussion and Q&A. This event is co-sponsored by the Collection Development Council.

Agenda:
9:00 – 9:10 a.m.        Welcome, introduction, and overview
9:10 – 10:25 a.m.      Assessment activities for monographic materials
10:25 – 10:30 a.m.    Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.    Assessment activities for subscription materials (serials/databases/etc.)
11:30 a.m. – Noon    Other assessment activities for collections; brainstorming; and wrap-up

Presentations: [PDF]

• Nan Butkovich
  • Presentation (staff only)
  • Exporting Web of Science Citation Data to Excel handout (staff only)
  • Guidelines for the Popular Science Collection handout (staff only)
• Bernadette Lear
  • Presentation (staff only)
  • Weeding Criteria handout (staff only)
• Linda Musser
  • Presentation on Preservation
  • Presentation on Assessment Activities
• Eric Novotny
  • Presentation