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“ Maximum Flotation”* Floating  Our  Collection Sarasota County Library System Florida Library Association May 6, 2009 *An homage to the work of the Multnomah County Library System.
Who We Are
Who We Are Sources: IMLS and Florida Library Directory with Statistics (FY 2007) 296,520 Borrowers: 2,793,325 Yearly Library Visits: 7.61 Circulation Per Capita: 2,950,144 Total Circulation: 139,794 Audio Visual Materials: 834,452 Print Materials: 387,461 Population Served:
What is a floating collection? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],At night, when the sky is full of stars and the sea is still you get the wonderful sensation that you are floating in space.   --Natalie Wood
Why We Floated
Who We Are Courier System Think
Who We Are Courier
How We Did It ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What the PDQI Did ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Technical Part ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Technical Part ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Technical Part ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The People Part ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Collections Part ,[object Object],[object Object]
The Collections Part
What Happened ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Details 4-2-2008 Hardback Adult Fiction 9-16-2008 Audiobooks and Music Large Print  Fiction  YA Fiction  Adult Biography VHS  Paperbacks  YA Nonfiction DVDs  Juvenile Materials  Spanish Materials Adult Nonfiction  April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 Sept. 2008 Floating Not Floating
The Details Aug.-Sept. 2007 April 2008 May-June 2008
What Is Not-So-Good ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube; there are some things one would rather have done than do.   --Edward Abbey
What Staff Said Our  biggest  problem with the floating is that we have many shelves that are filled end to end, and the shelvers have no place to shelve a book correctly.   It's not that floating doesn't work, it's that it doesn't work for  100% of the collection 100% of the time .  Many regular patrons are  angry  when they look at the catalog and see so many copies at other libraries but nothing here.
What Is Good ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What Staff Said I love it!  This is much more efficient…. I honestly feel more a system person than I ever have in the past. Patrons have told me that their library seems to suddenly have more variety in the DVD collection.   Many staff enjoy this type of challenge and I think it is positive to rethink the norm and stretch our potential. 
What We Would Do Differently ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What We Would Do the Same ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What We Are Doing Next ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The End Part Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.   --Muhammad Ali
The End Part ,[object Object],Sarabeth Kalajian Director [email_address] Andrea Ginsky  Public Service Manager aginsky@scgov.net Diane McCauley Administrative Specialist dmccauley@scgov.net Melisse Hypponen  III System Administrator mhypponen@scgov.net Laurie Bates-Weir Library Webmistress lbates@scgov.net Trina Turton Library Supervisor  tturton@scgov.net

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Maximum Flotation: Floating Our Collection

  • 1. “ Maximum Flotation”* Floating Our Collection Sarasota County Library System Florida Library Association May 6, 2009 *An homage to the work of the Multnomah County Library System.
  • 3. Who We Are Sources: IMLS and Florida Library Directory with Statistics (FY 2007) 296,520 Borrowers: 2,793,325 Yearly Library Visits: 7.61 Circulation Per Capita: 2,950,144 Total Circulation: 139,794 Audio Visual Materials: 834,452 Print Materials: 387,461 Population Served:
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  • 17. The Details 4-2-2008 Hardback Adult Fiction 9-16-2008 Audiobooks and Music Large Print Fiction YA Fiction Adult Biography VHS Paperbacks YA Nonfiction DVDs Juvenile Materials Spanish Materials Adult Nonfiction April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 Sept. 2008 Floating Not Floating
  • 18. The Details Aug.-Sept. 2007 April 2008 May-June 2008
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  • 20. What Staff Said Our biggest problem with the floating is that we have many shelves that are filled end to end, and the shelvers have no place to shelve a book correctly. It's not that floating doesn't work, it's that it doesn't work for 100% of the collection 100% of the time . Many regular patrons are angry when they look at the catalog and see so many copies at other libraries but nothing here.
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  • 22. What Staff Said I love it! This is much more efficient…. I honestly feel more a system person than I ever have in the past. Patrons have told me that their library seems to suddenly have more variety in the DVD collection. Many staff enjoy this type of challenge and I think it is positive to rethink the norm and stretch our potential. 
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  • 26. The End Part Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. --Muhammad Ali
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Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. (Sarabeth) Welcome and introductions --Introduce each of us and yourself: Andrea Ginsky, Melisse Hypponen, Laurie Bates-Weir, Trina Turton, Diane McCauley. And I’m Sarabeth! Our presentation….