Transcript North East Town Library

North East Town library is located in the town of North East, Duchess
County, NY. North East Town is a small town with population 6,000
people that shares a border with the states of Massachusetts and
Connecticut. The town library in North East is a focus of our research.
The library is a home of 40,000 items, including books, multimedia and
periodicals.
North East Town Library serves 4,150
cardholders. The population is 74% white
and 26% of different ethnicity. The
patrons of the library come from various
educational and cultural backgrounds, all
income
levels
and
have
various
information needs. The library holds staff
consisting of 9 employees( 2 full time, 6
part time and 1 paraprofessional). Three
volunteers are serving as pages.
Content
Community Analysis
Overview
Access
Support
Cost
Info Needs Analysis
Needs Analysis & Assessment
Role Analysis
Identification
Unit
Selection
Unit
Gifts & Donations
User Studies
Physical
inputs
Direct Purchase
Information Audit
Approval plans
and Blankets
Market Analysis
Books
Subscriptions
Standing orders
Multimedia
Gifts & Exchange
Ordering/Claiming
/Receipt
Cataloguing/Classi
fication
Microforms
Library
Staff
Serials Control
Manuscripts
Database/Catalogue
Maintenance
Maps
Services
Circulation
Binding /
Preservation
Collection
management
Budgeting/
Planning
Patron Needs
Services
Equipment and
space
Short Term
Long term
Evaluation
Storage
Shelving,/Housing/
Retrieval
Organization
Unit
Government
documents
Periodicals
Original cataloguing
Online cataloguing
Storage
Unit
Preparation
Unit
Enhanced Access
Copy cataloguing
Remote Access
Identification and Security
Patron’s
* Needs
* Wants
* Demands
Ready for storage
Preservation and Repair
*Note:
Decision points
* Staffing
* Working hours
* Collection size
* Space
* Amount of time
for use
* Interest
* Reaction
* Availability
* Location
* Cost effectiveness
Info Needs Analysis
Market Analysis
When
Information
Identification
Why
Needs Analysis &
Assessment
User Studies
Role Analysis
* Info user
* Info need
* Info-seeking
behavior
* Info retrieval process
-
How
Community Analysis
Information Audit
* Who collects the
information
* What information
is wanted
* How the data will
be used
-
Where
Who is the user ?
* Education
* Income
* Cultural
background
* Economics
* Responsibilities
* Identifying
a need that is
a want and a
demand .
(Which items
to purchase?)
Identification
Selection
Content
Access
What are the needs/wants
demands of the
community?
Access to
available
content
Reviewing
media
Core collection
lists
Support
Who
Selects?
How they
select?
* Patrons
* Librarians
* Subject
specialists
* Head
librarian
*Independent
selectors
* Committees
* Individuals
or group lists
Bibliographic
Databases
Industry
listservs
* Adult - Choice,
Kirkus Reviews,
Publishers
Weekly etc.
* Child Hornbook, School
Library Journal
* Periodicals(
magazines)
* Reference
collections
* Children’s
collections
* Publib
* DorothyL
* Yo-Liba
* IaFa-L
* Fiction-L
Acquisition
Cost
Gifts & Donations
Does it fit our
budget?( Is it cost
effective?)
Would the
library purchase
that?( Is it worth
keeping?)
Selection
Publishers
Dealers
Direct Purchase
Agents
Wholesalers
Physical
inputs
Books
Approval plans and
Blanket Orders
Multi-media
Acquisition
Microforms
Direct
Manuscripts
Subscriptions
Vendors
Maps
Government
documents
Publishers
Standing orders
Vendors
Gifts and Exchange
Organization
Gifts/Donat
ions
Intralibrary
Loan
Periodicals
Acquisition
Original
Cataloguing
Copy
Cataloguing
Organization
Remote
access
Enhanced
Access
* OCLC,
* AMICUS
* LC MARC
Preparation
Online
cataloguing
* PCC,
* CONCER
* EBSCO Host
* NoveList Plus
* ProQuest
Preparation
Identification and
Security
* Evidence of
ownership(identification
labels, stamps front, back
and page 22)
* Location information ,
recording and tracking
use( barcodes)
* Plastic lock covers for
audio and video materials
* Identification data for
remote access
Organization
Preservation and Repair
Ready for storage
* Adhesive cover,
* Basic repair (
tape, glue, hot
glue gun),
* Cleaning and
disinfecting,
* Enforcing edges
and spine of
paperbacks
* Sorting,
* Preparing for
shelving
Storage
Preparation
Storage
Short Term
Evaluation
Tangible and
intangible
materials owned
by the library
Tangible and
intangible
materials not
owned by the
library
* Tables
* Shelves
* Racks
* Bins
* Book Cases
* Server
*Computer
systems(2)
Deselection /Weeding
* Duplicates,
* Unsolicited gifts
* Unwanted gifts
* Obsolete books
* Superseded editions,
* Infested/dirty/worn
* Small print/brittle
paper
* Unused
* Periodicals with no
indexes
Interpretation
Long term
Tangible and
intangible
materials owned
by the library
* Designated storage area
underground( basement)
* Designated storage area
above ground(attic)
* Archive designated area
* Back up server
Storage
Interpretation
Events
In the
library
*Book Club
*Story Hour
*Book
signings and
presentations
*Discussion
groups
*Movie night
*
Online Services
Classes
Special assistance
Out of the
library
*Health fair
*Job fair
* College fair
* Presentations
at the local
school
*Website
*Online
catalogue
*Facebook
page
*Online chat
with a
librarian
Utilization
*Language
and literacy
*Computer
literacy
*Internet and
social media
*GED
*Reference librarian
*Literacy specialist
*Outreach service
for the elderly in
the community
*Group
accommodation
Utilization
Interpretation
Space
* Reading area
*Furniture for the use of
patrons
*Small room for
meetings
*Children section
Time
* Schedule availability
for patron initiated
events/meetings
* Reference help
*Organizing community
events
Dissemination
Equipment
* Computer hardware
and software
*Office supplies and
equipment
*Cassette and DVD
players for borrowing
*1 Nook for borrowing
Utilization
Dissemination
Services
Online
*Website
* Online
catalogue
*2 Computer
systems for
patron use
*Librarian chat
connection
Offline
* Circulation
* Reference desk
* Adult
programs and
clubs
*Children
programs and
clubs
* Brochures,
bulletins, local
information
Special
accommodations
Money raising
events
*Accommodations for
people with disabilities
( large print books,
Nook as a reading
device, accessible
restroom, ramp)
*Security personnel
*Social worker on call
* Book sale events
* Charity events
* Exhibitions
*Art shows
Intralibrary Loan
and Exchange
North East Library Budget for 2011
Personnel
4%
Equipment
18%
Maintenance
Supplies
5%
1%
2%
8%
54%
Postage
Communications
8%
Contractual
Overhead
Sources of Income for North East Library
(2005-2011)
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2005
2008
2011
Staff Structure ( North East Town Library)
Administrative
Services
Technical
Services
1
person
1
person
Full time
Part time
Part time
Assistant
director/Head
librarian
* Technical
services specialist
* Technical
services
Coordinator
* Electronic
resources
librarian
Director
Human resources,
Budgeting, Public
Relations,
Management, Policy
implementation,
Technical support,
Public Events ( job
and health fairs,
college fairs
3
people
Public Services
1
person
Full time
Collection
specialist
2
people
Part time
1
person
Maintenance (Part time)
* Reference librarian
* LTA( paraprofessional)
Reference, Special
services, Circulation,
Age related programs(
Adult, Children and
Young Adult ),
Information
transfer, Processing,
Collection
development,
Acquisition
Conservation,
Intralibrary loan
Support Services
Maintenance, Security,
Outreach services (
local school, Assisted
living facilities etc.)
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