One Tool, Many Applications: Collection Assessment for Changing Times

Webinar description:
Academic library collections are evolving to meet user needs, curricular changes, and campus goals. With shifting organizational strategies, librarians are applying new approaches to collection assessment projects.

Speakers from three institutions will share how they’ve utilized Resources for College Libraries and the Bowker Book Analysis System to analyze library holdings and improve collection services. We’ll highlight hands-on experiences across applications:

- assessing the value of course-assigned ebooks;
- conducting a diversity audit; and
- supporting staff through a deselection and library downsizing project.

Join us and gain practical insights on how to implement continuous assessment, gather data, and develop quality collections.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Technical introduction
01:49 - Introduction to RCL and webinar speakers
04:59 - Julie Murphy and Rachel Scott's presentation on Quality as a Component of Value: Using RCL to Assess Course Assigned Texts
18:42 - Melissa Gonzalez's presentation on Diversity Assessment Using Bowker Book Analysis System
28:50 - Tom Reich's presentation on Collection Assessment for Changing Times - Practical Applications for Library Projects
43:39 - Audience Q&A

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