I haven't before heard of the "standard" multiply by three idea. Can someone provide a reference to any kind of research that justifies this heuristic, ideally something relatively recent (i.e., later than the 1980s)?

On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 2:42 PM, Erin Gallagher <gallaghere@reed.edu> wrote:

Good morning, collective wisdom.

For those who maintain a print serials collection (both current and bound back issues) with titles that do not circulate, how do you track usage?  Do you keep re-shelving stats?  If so, do you equate the reshelving of one title to one "use", or do you use the standard multiply by three method, by which you count three "uses" each time you reshelve a single title (assuming that patrons have done their own reshelving of that title at some point)?

Or are you using a different method entirely?  

We have not been tracking reshelving stats at all and are exploring ways to gauge usage of our non-circulating print serials moving forward. 

Thank you in advance for sharing your advice and experiences.

Cheers,

Erin

Erin Gallagher

Director of Collection Services

Reed College Library

(503) 777-7552

gallaghere@reed.edu

 

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