Collection development and Management in digital era based on circulation data of library management system

Abstract

Evaluation of existing collection and identification of circulation behavior of users help for decision-making related to library collection development and management. The circulation data recorded by Integrated Library Management Systems are very useful in identifying user behavior. Hence, this study extracted data about most circulated items within the year 2017. Library, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka was selected as the target library. A report of top 100 circulated items was generated using Information System of University of Ruhuna (ISURu). The results of this study revealed that users of Agriculture library preferred to read item written in Sinhala than English. Users preferred to read Agriculture-related materials, Sinhala literature, and Sinhala translations of English literature. Library management should identify items with high demand and user burrowing patterns using circulation data. Library management can make decisions for collection development and management based on circulation data