Goldilocks and the Three Collections: From Just in Case to Just in Time to Just Right

Published on Mar 17, 2017

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Goldilocks and the Three Collections: From Just in Case to Just in Time to Just Right

Beth Parker, Becka Rich, and Alison Rosenberg, Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law

just in case

just in case

just right

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"rightsize" the collection

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why?

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ABA site visit 2017

renovations...

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need to remove stacks 

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need more study space

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out-of-date collection

out-of-date collection

our mission

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make space

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improve collection usability

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what went wrong

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timeline too short

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first time doing large-scale deaccessioning

project grew

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from 10,000 (anticipated)

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to over 75,000

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shortcuts added time

technical services=1 person

turns out volume count matters

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cancellation/weeding remorse

lessons learned

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deaccession regularly

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more accurate catalog

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less staff time

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up-to-date collection

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joy

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you need a project manager

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realistic timeline

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evaluate collection as a whole

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create uniform criteria

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communicate

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flexible

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think strategically

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how does this fit into your plan?

consider institutional goals

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stakeholder buy-in

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