GobiTween & Gobi Peers Reports
These features are very useful when you want to look at title-level acquisition activity and/or analyze acquisitions-duplication among consortium libraries. The data generally covers the last two (2) years. Click on the SLIP SEARCH link located above the tabs.
On the right, under the local history of the title ("will ship" etc.), see GobiTween.
GobiTween shows you what action was taken on this title on behalf of libraries in the consortia for which your library is a member. For NUL, both CIC and CARLI data are available. The summary numbers on the initial screen do not include your own library. In the case below, not counting NUL, this title was sent as a book 11 times to CIC and/or CARLI libraries; and, not counting NUL, 16 slips were sent to libraries in the CIC and/or CARLI. One book and one slip were sent to (either one or two) libraries listed in your Peer group. Again, your own library is not counted in this summary data.
Click on GobiTween to see details. In the case of NUL, the first set of libraries shown is members of the CIC for whom some action was taken in regard to this book. This example shows that slips were sent to NUL, Michigan State, and Ohio State for the book "Civil Society in Comparative Perspective." Indiana received the book as part of a series.
You receive information on both the Approval Plan actions as well as Orders:
- books shipped on approval
- returned to YBP
- slip sent to library
- YBP was instructed by the library to block or not ship on approval
- selected, but not yet ordered
- ordered (Open), but not yet shipped
- order Filled by YBP
- if it is in a Series or e-collection, describes what Volume was shipped
Scroll down for data on consortial libraries such as CARLI.
The same type of data can be retrieved on libraries in your PEER group. For example:
This information can be useful if you have uncertainty about acquiring a particular title. Of course, it is important to be aware of the date—some libraries may not have yet gotten around to dealing with their slips.
It can also be useful for assessing whether or not there should be changes in your profile—should it be more in sync with your peers, that is, is there a set of titles (an identifiable Dewey range, for example) for which you are receiving slips that your peers are acquiring automatically through approval?
Or used for cooperative collection development: Does GobiTween indicate enough diversity between plans in the consortia?
