Data-driven collection analysis is growing quickly as libraries take advantage of the new tools and services on the market that allow for rapid evidence-based decision making about everything from what materials to buy and how to deploy collections. Such data is also underpinning large collaborative efforts to create shared strategies for management of print collections.

PANELISTS:

• Amanda Owens
  Materials Selector, Tulsa City County Library, OK
• Matthew Revitt
  Program Manager, Maine Shared Collections Strategy Program, ME
• Aimee Fifarek
  IT & Digital Initiatives Deputy Director, Phoenix Public Library, AZ

MODERATOR:

• Jeanne Goodrich
  Executive Director, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, NV