Collection development tools: useful resources

Below is a collection of useful reports, websites, blogposts etc. relevant to different aspects of collection development:

Serials Analysis Directions Part 2: Finding Gems, Pulling Weeds, and Reclaiming Space: Case Studies from GreenGlass for Serials

Breeding, A., Gabrio, K., Roll, A. & Pope, B. M., (2023) NASIG Proceedings 37. doi: https://doi.org/10.3998/nasig.4028

Article on using GreenGlass to review a print serials collection

Automating the Diversity Audit Process

Fischer, Rachel K. (2023) Information Technology and Libraries. https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v42i3.16925

Although focused on public libraries, this article gives a good overview of how tools such as collectionHQ can be used to undertake a diversity audit of collections.

N8+ Consortium: How Unsub helped UK university libraries strengthen their bargaining position in negotiations with Elsevier

June 2022

UnSub published case study on how the application was used by a group of UK research institutions in renegotiation of bundle subscriptions with Elsevier.

Taking a Big Bite Out of the Big Deal

Scholarly Kitchen [blog] Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, May 19 2020.

Overview of the UnSub platform through an interview with the founders of the product provider Our Research.

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