The University of California Libraries: A Plan for Development (1977)

More documents

Recommendations

Info

126 The University of California Libraries the predicted low usage a particular book turns out to be in high demand, it can readily be moved to a more accessible location, and vice versa. The automated circulation systems mentioned earlier will facilitate monitoring of actual use and correction of erroneous predictions. A number of writers have noted that a relatively small proportion of any library's collection is in such heavy demand that these books are often unavailable when the student or faculty member needs them, 13 and if the system is to respond effectively, multiple copies of these books must be purchased at the campus level in order to meet the demand. If this is not done, the goal of 24-hour response cannot be met, even though the titles involved may in fact be held at the campus level. Buckland, Gore, and others have shown that if duplication of the materials most in demand is pursued at even a modest level, the increase in the user "satisfaction rate" or the library's "performance rate" can be dramatic. 14 Other writers have shown that it is possible to predict the number of multiple copies needed, using computers and statistical techniques. 15 The automated circulation systems mentioned earlier will provide much of the needed information, and if this strategy is pursued aggressively it should be possible to meet predicted needs at the campus level within the specified time. Region and Systemwide. All materials needed within two days should be available within one of the two proposed regions, and all 13 See, for example, Buckland, p. 56; Daniel Gore, "The View from the Tower of Babel," Library Journal, v. 100 (September 15, 1975), p. 1061; and Gordon Williams et al., Library Cost Models: Owning Versus Borrowing Serial Publications, Office of Science Information Service, 1968, p. 4. 14 For a recent analysis, see Daniel Gore, "Let Them Eat Cake While Reading Catalog Cards: An Essay on the Availability Problem," Library Journal, v. 100 (January 15, 1975), p. 97 ff. 15 See Robert S. Gran, "Predicting the Need for Multiple Copies of Books," Journal of Library Automation, v. 4, No. 1 (March 1971), pp. 64-71, and W. Y. Arms, "A Simulation Model for Purchasing Duplicate Copies in a Library," Journal of Library Automation, v. 7, no. 2 (June 1974), pp. 73-82.
VIII. Acquisition and Processing 127 materials likely to be needed within one week should be available within the system. As indicated earlier, the immediacy of need and the likelihood of need may be predictable by several factors, one of which is language, and it is likely that much of the material to be acquired on a regional or systemwide basis will be materials in the less common languages. Even in the largest libraries, as De Gennaro points out, "they are not heavily used and could be shared to a much greater extent than they are now." 16 A University committee charged with recommending guidelines for the acquisition of materials on a regional and systemwide basis has also recommended several other kinds of materials which should be considered in this category, including newspapers on microfilm and subscriptions to serials which are needed in only one copy throughout the system. Under the procedures adopted for acquisition of such materials, each campus makes recommendations for items to be purchased with the funds available, and a group composed of the chief collection development officers on each campus reviews the recommendations. Items for which there is substantial agreement as to purchase and location among members of this group will be approved for purchase, with the Executive Director reserving the right to veto items whose purchase would not be consistent with the University of California libraries policies. Decisions on items for which substantial agreement cannot be reached will be referred to the Executive Director or his designee. 17 Further experience with this procedure during 1977/78 will indicate whether revision of this methodology is needed. It should be noted that not all material acquired on a regional or systemwide basis will necessarily be stored in a regional facility. In most cases, in fact, it is expected that the material will be housed in an existing campus library, with that campus assuming 16 Richard De Gennaro, "Austerity, Technology and Resource Sharing: Research Libraries Face the Future," Library Journal, v. 100 (May 15, 1975), p. 919. 17 Collection Development Committee, Guidelines for University of California Library Acquisitions with Shared Purchase Funds, August, 1976, p. 3.
Page 1:
A PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT Office of th
Page 5 and 6:
PREFACE The first draft of the plan
Page 7:
goals of the library system on a mu
Page 11 and 12:
CHAPTER I THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS LI
Page 13 and 14:
I. The University and Its Libraries
Page 15 and 16:
Page 17 and 18:
Page 19 and 20:
Page 21 and 22:
Page 23 and 24:
Page 25 and 26:
Page 27 and 28:
Page 29 and 30:
Page 31 and 32:
Page 33 and 34:
Page 35 and 36:
Page 37 and 38:
CHAPTER II THE FUNCTION OF THE LIBR
Page 39 and 40:
II. The Function of the Library 29
Page 41 and 42:
Page 43 and 44:
Page 45 and 46:
CHAPTER III THE NEED FOR A NEW APPR
Page 47 and 48:
III. The Need for a New Approach 37
Page 49 and 50:
Page 51 and 52:
Page 53 and 54:
Page 55 and 56:
CHAPTER IV A UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYS
Page 57 and 58:
IV. A University Library System 47
Page 59 and 60:
Page 61 and 62:
Page 63 and 64:
Page 65 and 66:
Page 67 and 68:
CHAPTER V IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATI
Page 69 and 70:
V. Identification and Location 59
Page 71 and 72:
V. Identification and Location 61 e
Page 73 and 74:
V. Identification and Location 63 a
Page 75 and 76:
V. Identification and Location 65 i
Page 77 and 78:
V. Identification and Location 67 1
Page 79 and 80:
V. Identification and Location 69 c
Page 81 and 82:
V. Identification and Location 71 B
Page 83 and 84:
V. Identification and Location 73 t
Page 85 and 86: V. Identification and Location 75 o
Page 87 and 88: V. Identification and Location 77 N
Page 89 and 90: CHAPTER VI DELIVERY AND USE OF MATE
Page 91 and 92: VI. Delivery and Use 81 At the depa
Page 93 and 94: VI. Delivery and Use 83 which they
Page 95 and 96: VI. Delivery and Use 85 3. "If the
Page 97 and 98: VI. Delivery and Use 87 At the camp
Page 99 and 100: VI. Delivery and Use 89 The allocat
Page 101 and 102: VI. Delivery and Use 91 In the mean
Page 103 and 104: VI. Delivery and Use 93 2) That int
Page 105 and 106: VI. Delivery and Use 95 At the syst
Page 107 and 108: VI. Delivery and Use 97 Several alt
Page 109 and 110: VI. Delivery and Use 99 its develop
Page 111 and 112: CHAPTER VII INFORMATION AND INSTRUC
Page 113 and 114: VII. Information and Instruction 10
Page 123 and 124: CHAPTER VIII ACQUISITION AND PROCES
Page 125 and 126: VIII. Acquisition and Processing 11
Page 129 and 130: Table 15 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA M
Page 135: VIII. Acquisition and Processing 12
Page 145: VIII. Acquisition and Processing 13
Page 148 and 149: 138 The University of California Li
Page 157 and 158: CHAPTER X HOUSING THE LIBRARY SYSTE
Page 159 and 160: X. Housing 149 The shortage of spac
Page 161 and 162: X. Housing 151 visited each campus,
Page 163 and 164: X. Housing 153 Year Actual FTE Staf
Page 165 and 166: Table 23 X. Housing 155 Space Requi
Page 167 and 168: X. Housing 157 Total, All Campuses
Page 169 and 170: X. Housing 159 Table 26 Total New L
Page 171 and 172: X. Housing 161 asf, the low figure
Page 173 and 174: X. Housing 163 not be housed in exi
Page 175 and 176: X. Housing 165 Table 30 Cost of Sub
Page 177 and 178: X. Housing 167 that are meant. Howe
Page 179 and 180: X. Housing 169 Third! (There is a h
Page 181 and 182: X. Housing 171 that "past use" is "
Page 183 and 184: X. Housing 173 Table 32 Costs of Sh
Page 185 and 186: X. Housing 175 monographs, on the o
Page 187 and 188:
X. Housing 177 For the purposes of
Page 189 and 190:
X. Housing 179 degree of overlap be
Page 191 and 192:
X. Housing 181 • that brief bibli
Page 193 and 194:
X. Housing 183 Region. The principa
Page 195:
X. Housing 185 Table 35 Estimated N
Page 198 and 199:
188 The University of California Li
Page 200 and 201:
Page 202 and 203:
Page 204 and 205:
Page 206 and 207:
Page 208 and 209:
Page 210 and 211:
Page 212 and 213:
Page 214 and 215:
Page 216 and 217:
Page 218 and 219:
Page 220:
show all

The University of California Libraries: A Plan for Development (1977)

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?