Cataloging, Collections and Technical Services
This quarter Gil Kenner continued an ambitious effort to update the library's online catalog holdings for items in the Skillsoft database subscription. Vendor Skillport had updated its MARC record datasets (which we download from OCLC and install on our local library catalog) to fix a number of problems, notably links that were not leading patrons to eBooks in the Skillsoft Books database and in some cases records to Skillsoft content that VDOT no longer subscribed to. VDOT's HR department (which manages the contract) has shifted from around 26,000 records to about 19,000 records. Both OCLC cataloging statistics and the library's Catalog Record Count will fluctuate for the next few quarters as Kenner updates us to the correct records. This will temporarily lower total record counts in the coming quarters.
| OCLC WorldCat Cataloging Statistics - Sept. 30, 2022 | ||
| FY23 Q4 | FY24 Q1 | |
| Transactions | 308 | 112 |
| Holdings Added to WorldCat Records | 29 | 26 |
| Total Titles | *92,875 | *81,826 |
| Catalog Record Count | ||
| June 30, 2023 | Sept. 30, 2023 | |
| Titles | *148,559 | *97,060 |
| Copies | *158,150 | *106,629 |
| Volumes (Items) | *161,295 | *109,776 |
* Note: Copies and volumes are undergoing a period of change due to the addition, removal and adjustment of records for Skillsoft eBooks.
| Print Collection Usage for the Quarter | |||
| Type | Items | Location | Print Items |
| VDOT | 77 | NOVA | 37 |
| VTRC | 38 | Hampton Roads | 12 |
| Other In House/ILL | 2 | Salem | 6 |
| UVA | 0 | Bristol | 5 |
| Total Print Usage | 117 | Central Office | 4 |
| Staunton | 4 | ||
| Culpeper | 3 | ||
| Lynchburg | 2 | ||
| Fredericksburg | 0 | ||
The table to the left adds the total number of print items borrowed by each district/division of VDOT (77) to items borrowed by VTRC personnel and others (40), creating a hard-copy borrowing total of 117.
The table below adds the number of downloads from the library's virtual collections this quarter to the circulation from the library's print holdings for a total of 4,801 items borrowed or accessed this quarter.
| Print Circulation | 117 |
| Subscription Downloads | 4,684 |
| Library Usage for the Quarter | 4,801 |
The table to the left shows the total collection usage for the past five quarters. The FY24 Q1 bar reflects the total seen in the chart above, 4,801 items, the largest in the library's history.
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