striking a balance in your library catalog

D7:StrikingaBalanceinYourLibraryCatalog:TMIvs.TLI

AALLAnnualConference20June2015

BessReynoldsElectronicResourcesManagerDebevoise&PlimptonLLP

DISCOVERY=OneStopShopping

•Ifthefirmpaysforaresource,attorneysshouldhaveeasyaccess•Noneedtoworryaboutwhatsilotosearch•Attorneysknowcontent,notvendors

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IntheOPAC• Traditional Resources

– Books– Periodicals

• Non-Traditional Resources– WebSubscriptions:

» Annotated linkstoall firm-wide electronic resources» Includes training tips for24/7access andcustomer service contacts

– RSSFeeds forcurrentawareness– Electronic newsletters areautomatically checked in&routed.Latest issue

attaches tobibrecord&displayed – depending onlicensing– eBooks fromLexis Digital Librarycanbechecked outdirectly fromtheOPAC– eBooks fromNYLIcanbeordered directly fromtheOPAC

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Find Everything in the Catalog

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My Subscriptions

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RSSFeeds

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Using“MySubscriptions”attorneyscanfindRSSfeeds.All feeds areassignedcategoriesthatallowattorneystoselect relevanttitles withoutbrowsingthrough2,000feeds

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WebSubscriptions

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EmailNewslettersEmbeddedinOPAC

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Allows attorneys to view latest issue

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eBooksintheOPAC

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Check out eBooks from the Lexis Digital Library directly from the OPAC

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eBooksfromNYLIIntegratedintheOPAC

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DiscoverandrequesteBooksfromNYLIdirectlyfromtheOPAC:SharethesameILSvendor

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DoTheyUsetheOPAC?

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• OPACSearcheso 2015Firstsixmonths:3,919(Monthlyave. =653)o 2014Fullyear:6,868(Monthlyave. =572)

• WebSubscriptions:o 2105Firstsixmonthsusagecount7,700+(Monthly

ave. =1,283)o 2014Fullyearusagecountwas13,500(Monthlyave. =

1,125)• LexiseBookCheckouts:327(Last12months)• NYLIeBooks

o 2015Monthlyaveragecheckouts44o 2014Monthlyaveragecheckouts12

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Contactme:breynolds@debevoise.com

FollowmeonTwitter:@bibliobess(personalTweets,myopinionsonly)

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