Diversity in Monographs: Selectors, Acquisitions, Publishers, and Vendors
Issue Date
2023-01-02Author
Monroe-Gulick, Amalia
Morris, Sara E.
Type
Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript
Published Version
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01462679.2022.2163019Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
In 2020 the University of Kansas Libraries began a year-long diversity audit of the circulating monograph collection. The study, which utilized the checklist method evaluated the Libraries’ holdings based on a curated list of award winning and nominated titles. In addition to determining if specific titles were part of the collection, the study also sought to learn how these books were acquired. The study found that the library owned 60% of the 6,671 titles checked and of those with a known acquisitions method, 59% came via an approval plan. Titles and publishers not profiled by GOBI were significantly less likely to be in the collection as they were not included in the approval plan or highlighted by a slip notification. The Libraries’ reliance on GOBI and efficient and streamlined selection and acquisition processes has resulted in a less diverse collection.
Collections
Citation
Amalia Monroe-Gulick & Sara E. Morris (2023) Diversity in Monographs: Selectors, Acquisitions, Publishers, and Vendors, Collection Management, DOI: 10.1080/01462679.2022.2163019
Items in KU ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
We want to hear from you! Please share your stories about how Open Access to this item benefits YOU.