Library Collection Survey #1
The Library solicits your input as it plans for 1) expanding its space for physical collections, 2) purchase of additional physical and electronic materials, and 3) removing little used materials from its collections.
Those of you who have visited the Library in recent years are probably aware that we have run out of space for our physical collection (volumes). We currently have 80,000 new volumes we do not have the space to shelve, and thus are unusable by patrons. .This initial brief survey pertains to removal of physical materials that Library staff indicate are essentially never used, for which online versions are available, and if removed would permit these new volumes to be shelved and funds to be redirected to additional on-line content and books in high demand. The Library will not remove any materials for which online content or duplicate books are not available.
If you have any questions concerning this survey, please contact Pat Burns, interim Dean of Libraries, .
1. Rank
Faculty
Research Associate
Masters Degree Student
PhD Student
Other______
2. College
Agricultural Sciences
Applied Human Sciences
Business
Engineering
Liberal Arts
Libraries
Natural Sciences
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Warner College of Natural Resources
Other
3.Old print indexes including Psychological Abstracts, Dissertation Abstracts, and Biological Abstracts, that the Library stopped purchasing in printed form five years ago, and are available on line. By removing these physical indexes, the Library can gain space for an additional 10,000 books. Do you support removing selected print indexes from the Library's collection that are available electronically, and using the savings to purchase additional electronic content and/or books in high demand in your discipline?
No
Yes
Yes, except for the following title(s):______
Other______
4.Duplicate print copies of books and U.S. government documents. By removing duplicate copies of books and U.S. government documents, the Libraries can gain enough space for 10,000 books. Do you support removing duplicate copies of books and U.S. government documents and using the savings to purchase additional electronic content and/or books in high demand in your discipline?
No
Yes
Yes, except for the following title(s):______
Other______
5. The United States Congressional Serial Setare all available and searchable electronically. These volumes occupy over ¼ mile of shelving space. By removing this Set, the Library could gain enough space for 17,000 volumes. Do you support removing United States Congressional Serial Set that are available electronically from the Library's collection, and using the savings to purchase additional electronic content in your discipline?
No
Yes
Yes, except for the following title(s):______
Other______
6. Print copies of old journals for which electronic versions are available. For over five years, the Library has ceased subscribing to print journals that the Library receives electronically. By removing selected, old print journals,all older than 5 years and duplicated electronically, from the Library's collection, the Library could gain enough space for 160,000 volumes. Do you support removing selected print journals, and using the savings to purchase additional electronic content and/or books in high demand in you discipline?
No
Yes
Yes, except for the following title(s):______
Other______
7. Feel free to use the space below to inform us of any other information you believe is pertinent to the above survey questions.
The Library sincerely thanks you for your input!
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