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08.05.20 BLC HandoutsTEEN VIRTUAL SUMMIT SEPT. 12, 2020 4:30-6 P.M. BIT.LY/VIRTUALTEENSUMMIT MEREDITH RUSSO’S AWARD- WINNING DEBUT NOVEL! STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WALTER DEAN MYERS HONOR BOOK LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR ADULT PANELISTS WHAT RESOURCES DO YOU WISH YOU COULD PROVIDE FOR TEENS IF YOU HAD AN UNLIMITED BUDGET? HOW DO YOU SEE INTER-GENERATIONAL PROGRAMMING WORKING IN THE FUTURE? WHAT DO YOU HOPE TEENS OR ADULTS MIGHT GAIN FROM THE EXPERIENCE? HOW DID THE LIBRARY IMPACT YOU AS A YOUNG ADULT? WHAT RESOURCES DO YOU WISH YOU HAD AS A TEEN THAT LIBRARIES OFFER NOW? OR TELL US ABOUT AN IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE OBSERVED OR ENJOYED AT A PUBLIC LIBRARY. SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR TEEN PANELISTS HOW INTERESTED ARE YOU IN HAVING INPUT ON THE LIBRARY COLLECTION OF BOOKS, MAGAZINES, MAKER KITS AND GAMING EQUIPMENT? WHAT TYPES OF PROGRAMS DO YOU WISH THE LIBRARY COULD DO MORE OF? EXAMPLES INCLUDE: DIY PROJECTS, HOW TO PODCAST, HOW TO MAKE A MOVIE OR EDIT A SONG, INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES/GAMES, ETC. WHAT IS THE BEST EXPERIENCE YOU’VE HAD AT THE LIBRARY? HOW HAS THE LIBRARY HELPED YOU IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS? SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR ALL PANELISTS IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ASK THAT THE LIBRARY START DOING MORE OF? IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ASK THAT THE LIBRARY DO LESS OF? IN AN IDEAL WORLD, WHAT WOULD TEEN PROGRAMMING AT THE LIBRARY LOOK LIKE? HOW DO YOU THINK WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN? WEEKLY TEEN CHATS SPRING & SUMMER 2020 FEEDBACK/QUESTIONS? LEANNE- SLATERL@BOULDERLIBRARY.ORG Collection Development BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY Collection Development: Who we are! •Laura Hankins-Collection Development Manager •Boulder Public Library employee since 2002 (17 years!!) •Bachelor of Arts -History, University of Florida •Master of Library Science, University of South Florida 1998 Primary duties •Manage department staff •Acquisitions budget management & allocations for BPL collections •Vendor negotiations •Collection Steering Committee Chair •Selector of music,Spanish language materials, special ordering (Amazon or call direct to vendors) •Collection moves, reductions, additions to floorplan or new item types •Collection Development Policy Collection Development: Who We Are •Gina Scioscia -Librarian II •Digital collections •BPL statistics & Director’s Report •Systemwide maintenance lists •Periodicals •Brett Keniston -Librarian I •Adult & Teen fiction book selector •Adult Media selector •Staff Picks blog &display supervisor •Suggest a Purchase (patron submissions) •Terzah Becker -Librarian I •Adult Nonfiction book selector •Adult Media selector •Social Media Team (Facebook,Twitter) •Suggest a Purchase (patron submissions) •Department volunteer manager •Ann Berry -Collection Dev. Specialist •Childrens book selector all levels •Childrens Media selector •High Demand Holds Systemwide •Suggest a Purchase (patron submissions) Collection Development? What is it? Collection development and collection management is an important library function and involves three major aspects: •Budgeting -Allocations are determined by audience level, genre and format. All are determined by demand & popularity within community •Selection •Evaluation All are guided by the Collection Development Policy Collection Development: How we help (in addition to buying materials) •We are trained reference librarians and can aid the community with most information requests. We really love the hard questions! •We help the Boulder community on the public service desks & telephone call center an average of 75-80 hours per month. •Staff Training; databases, electronic media, readers advisory and reference skills •We teach digital literacy basics to seniors in conjunction with Senior Services on a quarterly schedule. •We supervise & train volunteers for the Tech Drop-In Program; twice weekly at Main and beginning in January 2020 once per week at Meadows branch. •We host annually The Research Rendezvous for school aged kids participating in National History Day. 100 kids participate, once per year. •Physical books for children & adults •Children: board and picture books,early readers,nonfiction, chapter books and Teen fiction •Adults: fiction, nonfiction, large print, Staff Picks •Media for children & adults •Music •DVDs (documentaries, TV shows, and feature films) •Audio books Collection Development: What We Buy •Downloadable & streaming books & films •Overdrive,Ebrary, hoopla,Kanopy •Databases for research & entertainment: history, trade and academic journals, craft projects, auto repair and more •Magazines &newspapers-physical & digital Acquisitions Budget: Determining where it should be allocated •Print vs.Electronic 2019 •Several formats offered are experiencing dramatic inflation in cost. -eBooks, eAudio and newspapers (up 14-40% for 2020) •36% eBooks & eAudio •40% Print collection •12% Information databases or video-based learning •12% Periodical subscriptions, support tools, Carnegie, BoulderReads, Interlibrary Loan Acquisitions Budget: how do we compare? •36% of our total City of Boulder acquisitions budget allocated for E materials. 2019 Allocation Percentage of Acquisitions budget Boulder 381,178 36% Jefferson County Public 1,900,000 24% Denver Public Library 1,640,000 27% Anythink (Rangeview District) 685,000 34% Poudre River District 516,000 40% Electronic Content vs. Print The increase in demand for electronic (25% over 2018) •Isabel Allende’s new novel, A Long Petal of the Sea •Print book = $15.40 vs. Overdrive eBook = $55.00 •Audio CD = $39.99 vs. Overdrive eAudio = $76.00 •eBook costs avg. 3 -4x the cost of print •eAudio costs avg. 2 -3x the cost of CDs Kanopy & Hoopla streaming collections are transactional and cost per circulation. These are budgeted by a monthly allocated amount and lending limits. Collection Development: How We Choose What to Buy •Relevance •Publicity,reviews and demand •Local significance •Fit with the larger collection •Reading level •Reputation/significance Condensed from the Collection Development Policy •Format •Price and availability •Digital licensing requirements •Ease of use •Speed, flexibility and layout of electronic resources •Full-text availability Collection Development:Our Vendors •Ingram: preferred vendor for books; 42% discount (on most) •Midwest Tape: preferred vendor for audiobooks and DVDs •Recorded Books: some audio and DVD standing orders •Amazon: for books we need but can't get anywhere else How much does it actually cost to get a book? RFID Programming $0.35 Barcode scanning (outsourced items) $0.10 Barcodes (2)$0.40 Branch label $0.20 Label $0.20 MARC record (outsourced bibs) $0.35 Mylar jacket -taped $0.69 Property stamp (2)$0.40 Spine label $0.20 Laminated PB covers $1.85 •Average cost of processing per item $2.85 + the cost of the book. Collection Development: High-Demand Holds, Suggest-a-Purchase and Author Submissions •We buy more copies of items with lots of holds. 3 holds to 1 copy for books, 5-to-1 for audiobooks, 6-to-1 for DVDs, and 7-to-1 for Overdrive. We can modify this for special cases. •Patrons can suggest purchases through their library accounts. We evaluate these on a case-by-case basis. Patron suggestions We try to be as responsive as we can to the requests from the community •Authors and publishers can suggest purchases via a form on our website. We evaluate these on a case-by-case basis. Authors and Publishers How many materials do we buy each year? •Children’s materials? 10,425 •Adult materials? 19,950 30,375 new materials each year! Collection Development: Displaying what we buy! •Quarterly nonfiction displays showcase books on topics popular with our Boulder community •Staff Picks displays at all branches •Collection Development and Patron Services staff work together on face-outs and weekly displays Questions?