<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoNoSpacing, li.MsoNoSpacing, div.MsoNoSpacing
{mso-style-priority:1;
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please join the ALCTS CMS Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group for a great program at ALA Annual:
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Sunday, June 28, 2015<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>1:00-2:30pm<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><a href="http://alaac15.ala.org/node/28558">Moscone Convention Center</a>, room 133 (N)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Session URL: </b><a href="http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29200"><b>http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29200</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Presentations<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1:05-1:25 <b>Gauging User Interest in Non-Traditional Library Resources<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b>Tami Sandberg, Manager, NREL Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is a government funded research laboratory based in Golden, Colorado. In addition to collecting traditional library resources such as journals, conference proceedings, and print and electronic
books, the library also spends a significant portion of its collection development funds on resources not often found in many libraries: technical industry standards (e.g., ISO, IEC, ASTM, IEEE) and energy-related market reports. Assessing user needs for these
resources is difficult for a number of reasons, particularly because standardized usage statistics are lacking or non-existent. Standards and market reports are generally costly and include fairly restrictive license agreements, which increase the importance
of making informed collection development decisions. This presentation will discuss the NREL Library’s current collection assessment and development practices as they relate to these unique resources.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1:25-1:45 <b>Inflated Journal Value Rankings: Pitfalls You Should Know About HTML and PDF Usage Based on Publisher Website Design<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b>Chan Li, Sr. Data Analyst, California Digital Library and Jacqueline Wilson, Senior Associate for Collection Development, California Digital Library<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The California Digital Library (CDL) developed a value-based strategy to assess journals which is now used as a major part of the University of California's systemwide e-journal collection planning process. The strategy involves using objective
metrics to calculate the value of scholarly journals and identify titles that make a greater or lesser contribution to the University's mission of teaching, research, and public service. A key aspect of this strategy is the use of the CDL Weighted Journal
Value Algorithm to assess multiple vectors of value for each journal title under review: utility, quality and cost effectiveness.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Among all the metrics used for the Algorithm, usage data is still the key metric. However, the usage data is not as reliable and comparable as might be expected. One of the reasons is that the design of a publisher's electronic interface
can have a measurable effect on electronic journal usage statistics. Last year, CDL conducted a research project to study the impact on usage data of publisher website design. The presenters will discuss how vendor interfaces and other factors impact usage
data.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1:45-2:05 <b>Leveraging WorldCat Web Services for Collection Analysis</b>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in">Richard Entlich, Collection Analyst Librarian, Cornell University
<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">OCLC offers an array of web service APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) at no cost to contributing members of WorldCat. Though traditionally used to extract relevant bibliographic and holdings data from WorldCat in response to real-time
requests, many of the APIs can be used in batch mode in support of a wide variety of collection analysis needs, both within and across institutions. As the name implies, APIs are meant for machine-to-machine communication, but high level programming skills
are not required to make productive use of them for collection analysis. This session will provide a general introduction to the WorldCat web service APIs, including eligibility requirements, registration procedures, documentation, support, use limitations,
and a quick survey of some of the available APIs. It will also discuss use of the WorldCat Search API, the xID services, and the WorldCat Registry API for collection analysis purposes, illustrated by projects carried out at Cornell with their use.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2:05-2:15 Q&A<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Lightning Talks<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2:15-2:22 <b>Academic E-Books: Do DRM Restrictions Effect Usage?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Tara Tobin Cataldo, Science Collections Coordinator, University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries and Trey Shelton, E-Resources Librarian, University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Does strict Digital Right Management (DRM) result in lower use and therefore a lower return-on-investment? Or, does DRM seem to have little effect on usage and therefore need not be a driving concern for collection managers? The University
of Florida Libraries have their e-book collections hosted on dozens of various platforms, ranging from general aggregators to specialty publishers. DRM restrictions are a regular nuisance for patrons and librarians alike, resulting in frustratingly convoluted
limitations on printing and/or downloading that often seem arbitrary. For the purposes of an internal assessment of the platforms, a grading system was devised based on the level of DRM in place on each platform. Platforms with little or no DRM have been given
an A grade and platforms with high levels of DRM (i.e. a user can only print 10 pages) earn a D grade with variations in-between. This presentation will compare the usage on platforms with few DRM restrictions to those with severe DRM to determine if a correlation
exists between DRM levels and usage levels of a given platform, and will start a conversation about whether said correlation equates to causation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2:23-2:30 <b>Taking altmetrics beyond the article to the book: An introduction to the Bookmetrix project with Springer Books<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b>Sara Rouhi, Product Specialist, Altmetric.com<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The emergence of altmetrics as an important, complementary way of evaluating the impact, reach, and engagement around research has thus far focused largely on articles and tracking attention to them via various media. As the research landscape
continues to change, altmetrics providers are increasingly asked: What about other types of outputs? For example: What about books? Given the primacy of books as the currency of communication in the arts and humanities, many altmetrics enthusiasts and skeptics
alike want to see how altmetrics can support this unique research output. <br>
This presentation will provide an overview of a recent Altmetric.com proof-of-concept project called Bookmetrix. Developed for Springer Books as a platform provides insights into the performance of a book by providing all available metrics at the book and chapter
level in one place, helping users to find the most popular books in a specific discipline. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hope to see you in San Francisco! Presentations will be posted on ALA Connect after the meeting:
<a href="http://connect.ala.org/node/240651">http://connect.ala.org/node/240651</a>.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gabrielle Wiersma<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chair, ALCTS CMS Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Head of Collection Development<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Colorado Boulder<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">184 UCB<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Boulder, CO 80309-0184<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">303-492-4316<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>