Putting Acquisitions into Dataset Acquisitions
Acquisitions Institute at Timberline
May 2022
Sarah Forzetting, Acquisitions & Collections Services
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford Libraries and Research Data
Nerd Squirrel, the Stanford Libraries mascot, waving from in front of Green Library
Acquisitions & Collections Services
Collection Development & Public Services
Stanford Libraries Acquired Datasets
Data Workflows Task Force
Question: �Are datasets so special that they need separate and unique workflow for acquisition, discovery, and access?
Answer: �No. Datasets are selected, licensed, ordered, received, cataloged, and made accessible for patrons to use.
What next?
Remaining problem: �Datasets are not integrated into any current library systems
Solution: �Expert staff + integrated workflow
E-Resources Workflow (Before)
Licensing
Ordering
E-Resources
Metadata
E-Resources Management for Data Falls onto Subject Specialists
Licensing
Ordering
E-Resources
Metadata
Licenses inadvertently create barriers to system integration
Licensing
E-Resources
Metadata
Add a Data Curator to the Workflow
Licensing
Ordering
E-Resources
Metadata
Evaluation
Implications for Acquisitions Staff - Ordering
What is data?
What does it mean for Stanford to host the data?
How will we know if/when an update is coming?
What is included the data purchase?
Huh?
Implications for Acquisitions Staff - Reporting
How much do we spend on data?
How much do non-Library departments contribute to purchases?
Which resources are hosted by the provider?
Data Curator as E-Resources Librarian
Licensing
Ordering
E-Resources
Metadata
Evaluation
Access + Metadata
Request + Evaluation
License + Evaluation + Order
Implications for Acquisitions staff - Verification and Access
What do you think? (We need help!)
Is Acquisitions the right place for content verification and establishing access for datasets?
What work should Acquisitions stop doing to free up time to better support new formats?
How do we inspire staff to do new things?