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Sounds as though participatory librarianship is a facilitation & communication role: “Participatory librarians approach their work as facilitators of conversation. Be it in practice, policies, programs and/or tools, participatory librarians seek to enrich, capture, store and disseminate the conversations of their communities.” (http://www.slideshare.net/buffyjhamilton/participatory-librarianship-transliterate-conversations-for-creating-contributing-collaborating-and-connecting) But if we’re talking about patron-driven acquisitions, FYI: I started experimenting with patron-driven acquisitions over a year and a half ago. First just with building science/construction titles last year, and this year with everything that I have targeted as ‘slip’ rather than book on my YBP approval profile. Obviously that does not replace the core materials that I have targeted as ‘book’ on my YPB approval profile, but it allows me to see what kinds of things patrons are interested in having in the library. (My profile is only for print titles, not for e-books, since at UCLA we have licensing requirements that some e-book publishers cannot meet). FYI, I’m just not seeing many acquisition requests from architecture & design students or faculty members. I think they’re too pressed for time to bother and they expect that ‘their’ librarian will take care of this. One of the issues for art, architecture, & design libraries that I believe would argue against moving to a completely patron-driven approach to selection is the design research process. At present you can’t browse the visual contents of books from the ‘patron-driven acquisitions’ catalog records, so users won’t know that a specific title has the type of visuals they need. For architecture students on the quarter system in particular if a book about a built project is not in the library when they need it, it’s too late, they can’t wait for it to arrive through the patron-driven process. They come in to look for materials at the point in their design process when they need them. They don’t necessarily know they’ll need a particular kind of information until they reach that step. Another issue has to do with the fact that most of our users need publications from all parts of the world and at present our patron-driven profile is only for titles distributed by YPB. On a more philosophical note: if we did do away entirely with subject expert collection development librarians/selectors/bibliographers (whatever term you prefer to be called), might that mean that our users would only ask the library to purchase the titles they know about on the topics/designers/artists/architects they know about? And if so, what would that mean as far as their exposure to other ideas/works/precedents? (I’m thinking especially about academic libraries that support students’ education.) My users still rely heavily on browsing to locate the information they need. It’s not just a book about XYZ project that they want. They want one with a particular image type (drawing/photo/plan with scale), with a particular view (the roof, a detail of the curtain wall, etc.). While looking for that view they often discover other interesting ideas they did not know they could use for their projects. And on a practical note: When faculty at academic institutions are not necessarily on tenure track (and even if they are, they may not be planning to stay at one institution long-term), the faculty may be less invested in insuring that the library develop collections that will benefit students or even their own research. (Many architecture schools employ practicing architects as visiting studio instructors, some may be employed more than once, but others may be here only for a quarter.) As it is when a new course is taught, if we have not purchased titles that support the course we get to spend a lot more money and time filling in gaps than if we’d bought the books when they were first published. Maybe that’s o.k., as long as we are really aware of the implications involved in our decisions. But I find it somewhat ironic that a time when we’re exploring issues related to visual literacy instruction, we may be ignoring the importance of exposing our students to visual content. And on some of the topics brought out by this conversation: Like many institutions, UCLA has contracted for ‘shelf-ready’ acquisitions when possible. And we participate in a national 24/7 Academic Reference Cooperative (see: http://www.library.ucla.edu/questions/index.cfm). Best wishes, Janine Henri Architecture, Design, and Digital Services Librarian UCLA Arts Library 1400 Public Affairs Building Box 951392 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1392 [log in to unmask] 310-206-4587 From: ARLIS/NA List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Krivickas, Jennifer (krivicjh) Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 10:05 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ARLIS-L] Participatory Librarianship clarification All, "Collaborative collection management" is what I call collaborating with experts (designers, professors, curators, etc) to make collections decisions. I highly value my users input and in turn, they highly value their library and its resources. However, 'demand-driven acquisitions' is something entirely different which relates to purchasing discovery records for books before actually purchasing books…so as to let the users and their wants/needs dictate the purchase (or non-purchase) of new e-publications. See below (which has been copied/pasted from: http://www.ybp.com/DigitalContent/demand_driven_acquisitions.html). Libraries are able to use their profiles to designate subject areas for inclusion in their demand-driven plan. On a weekly basis, YBP supplies discovery records for digital titles that match profiles in order to build a growing "consideration pool" of eligible titles. Patrons may find the records in the library's catalog, and the embedded URL directs them to our aggregator partners' portals for free browsing, short-term loans and purchases. Key Features of DDA Service: · Content available from EBL or ebrary · Expanding database of appropriate content using YBP profiling methodology · Duplication control between digital and print editions and against current holdings · Titles designated for demand-driven acquisitions are noted in GOBI · Discovery and point of purchase records · Free browse period for digital content · Short-term loans · Mediated or non-mediated option available · YBP invoicing for short-term loans and purchases · Usage statistics and analysis -- Jennifer H. Krivickas Head of the Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library for Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) University of Cincinnati – College of DAAP 5480 Aronoff Center for Design and Art PO Box 210016 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0016 T: 513.556.1319 F: 513.556.3006 E: [log in to unmask] http://www.daapspace.daap.uc.edu/profiles/pollocjr From: Karen Hutchison <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: Karen Hutchison <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:29:34 -0400 To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] Participatory Librarianship Here at PCA&D I have always welcomed suggestions from faculty, students and staff. We have a process in place that anybody can suggest a purchase by submitting an electronic form for that particular request. However, any and all requests in the end have to adhere to the Collection Development policy in place. This weeds out any requests that come from left field. BTW--I have never had to turn anybody down. I get great suggestions. Karen Karen J. Hutchison | Library Director Pennsylvania College of Art & Design | 204 North Prince Street | P.O. Box 59 Lancaster, PA 17608-0059 Ph 717.396.7833 x1021 | 717.396.1339 | [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | www.pcad.edu/Library/index.html Confidential Material: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If received in error, please notify the sender by return email and destroy all copies of the original transmission and any attachments. Thank You. If you wish to view information about Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, please visit our website at www.pcad.edu ________________________________ This seems to me very similar to putting children in charge of buying a families food for a month in whatever store they wish to shop in. It appears to be the antithesis of collection development, leaving little left but collection management. And managers ALWAYS report to someone further up the food chain. Yikes Charlie Brown, what now? Kevin Mullen, Bookseller Mullen Books, Inc. Libraries and Books Bought and Sold P.O. Box 472 Marietta, PA 17547 USA 717-618-0481 http://www.mullenbooks.com On 10/5/2011 11:02 AM, McKenzie, Karen wrote: This a hugely interesting topic - please keep discussion on the list rather than off. Outsourcing reference service?? Whoa nelly! Karen McKenzie Chief Librarian E.P.Taylor Research Library & Archives Art Gallery of Ontario 317 Dundas St. W. Toronto, ON M5T 1G4 Canada PH 416-979-6660 FX 416-979-6602 E [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>www.ago.net<http://www.ago.net> • Please consider the environment before printing this email. -----Original Message----- From: ARLIS/NA List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ley, Sandra Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 6:54 PM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] Participatory Librarianship Hi Leslie -- You mentioned that UCSD reference is evolving towards a predominantly e service... Can you tell us if their own librarians are handling e-reference, or if they've contracted with an outside service? Also, is the UC's examination of participatory librarianship an institution-driven or library-driven decision? To everyone on the list... I'd be curious to know what other institutions are seriously considering, or opting for, participatory librarianship. Is anyone else willing to share on this topic? Sandra Sandra J. Ley Faculty Librarian, West Campus Library Pima Community College Phone: (520) 206-3015 Fax: (520) 206-3059 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> "The future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed." Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined "Cyberspace" -----Original Message----- From: ARLIS/NA List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Abrams, Leslie Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 8:12 AM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] Participatory Librarianship The U California library system is also looking at these same issues. Currently in place is system-wide chat reference, and at UCSD reference is definitely evolving towards a predominantly e service. As a selector, I do consider whether a book might be acquired as a e-book, but I too am often not satisfied with the quality of images, or in some cases the lack of images, so almost always opt to buy the print version. I still have the authority to make this choice, at least for now! Leslie UCSD Arts Library Sent from my iPad On Oct 4, 2011, at 6:52 AM, "Lockard, Ray Anne" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Dear Colleagues, Our library system is moving inot what is being called "participatory librarianship" this year. All kinfds of changes will be made. Including user driven materials selection and, as I understand it, removal of reference desks, etc. More purchasing of e-books. I have refused to purvchase e-art books due to images or lack thereof. Are any of the rest of myou going through this? Thansk so much for your comments both pro and con. 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