Programming Plus Subject Expertise: A Combined Approach for Approval Profile Modification. Issue 2 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gao, Wenli; Turner, Cherie; Ke, Irene
• Is Part Of: Collection management. Volume 43:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 89
• Page End: 100
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: Approval plan -- firm orders -- interlibrary loan -- R programming -- usage statistics; Collection management (Libraries) -- Periodicals; 025.205
• DOI: 10.1080/01462679.2018.1438950
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0146-2679

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article focused on the analysis of four years of circulation data from print monographs acquired through an approval plan and firm ordering and incorporated interlibrary loan data to compare purchases with demand. A group of subject areas, including communication, psychology, and engineering were selected as examples for in-depth analysis. Using R programming, the authors automated an analysis to identify areas needing attention. The results from the analysis, together with librarians' subject expertise, enabled librarians to adjust monograph purchases accordingly.