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Rethinking Rethinking Subscription Subscription Databases Databases Laurie Van Court Laurie Van Court Hutch Tibbetts Hutch Tibbetts Virtual Services Librarians Virtual Services Librarians Douglas County Libraries, Douglas County Libraries, Castle Rock, CO Castle Rock, CO

Rethinking Subscription Databases

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Are the statistics your database vendors providing accurate, or are they just hot air? Douglas County Libraries re-evaluated the way they purchase and promote theirs and maybe you might consider doing that with yours.

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Rethinking Rethinking Subscription Subscription DatabasesDatabases

Laurie Van CourtLaurie Van CourtHutch TibbettsHutch TibbettsVirtual Services LibrariansVirtual Services LibrariansDouglas County Libraries, Castle Douglas County Libraries, Castle Rock, CORock, CO

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You’re spending a lot of You’re spending a lot of money…money…

But, are you getting But, are you getting your money’s worth?your money’s worth?

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Increase your use, Increase your use, maximize your subscription maximize your subscription

dollars, and reduce your dollars, and reduce your online collection costsonline collection costs

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Take a look at yourselfTake a look at yourself

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Talk to your customersTalk to your customers(and, they might be (and, they might be

right beside you.)right beside you.)

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Branch visitsBranch visits

Highlands Highlands RanchRanch

Lone TreeLone Tree

ParkerParker

Castle RockCastle Rock

LouviersLouviers

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New ServicesNew Services

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eLearning2GoeLearning2Go

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New ResourcesNew Resources

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eMedia2GoeMedia2Go

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Traditional databaseTraditional databasecollection developmentcollection development

• SalespeopleSalespeople• TrialsTrials• EvaluationEvaluation• Selection/PurchaseSelection/Purchase• PromotionPromotion

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Forthcoming databaseForthcoming databasecollection developmentcollection development

• Needs assessmentNeeds assessment• Selection/PurchaseSelection/Purchase• Trial/Evaluation/Trial/Evaluation/

PromotionPromotion• Renewal/CancellationRenewal/Cancellation

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Paradox of choiceParadox of choice

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New TechnologiesNew Technologies

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Less is moreLess is more

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Staff feedbackStaff feedback

• Librarian’s cornerLibrarian’s corner• A-Z listA-Z list

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Staff feedbackStaff feedback

A – Z A – Z listinlistin

gg

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RefinementsRefinements

Tabbed Tabbed headingheadingss

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Federated searchesFederated searches

WebFeaWebFeat resultst results

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Promotion on the old sitePromotion on the old site

Featured Featured databasedatabases under s under SpotlightSpotlight

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Promotion on the new sitePromotion on the new site

HighlighteHighlighted in d in rotating rotating carouselcarousel

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Promotion on the new sitePromotion on the new site

Databases Databases featured featured monthly, monthly, together together with with Community Community RelationsRelations

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The numbersThe numbers

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DCL vs. vendor-provided DCL vs. vendor-provided statisticsstatistics

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DifferencesDifferences

• Cross the board from Cross the board from vendorsvendors

• Ranging from over by Ranging from over by 418% to under by 86%418% to under by 86%

• And what’s up with Gale?And what’s up with Gale?

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Makes you wonder, doesn’t Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?it?

And want to ask some questionsAnd want to ask some questions

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Thanks!Thanks!