St Andrews – how we use the COPAC collection management

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Small scale studies including:

• Assessment of our modern named collections:

• Centre for Amerindian Studies Collection• Oresko Collection• Cawthorn Collection• Iranian Studies Collection

Centre for Amerindian Studies Collection

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Oresko Collection

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Oresko collection - comparison with other COPAC libraries ISBN used

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Cawthorn Collection

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Cawthorn collection - No. of items held by COPAC libraries ISBN used

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Cawthorn collection held by other COPAC institutions-ISBN used

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Iranian Studies Collection

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Iranian collection - by ISBN

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Assessment of 1861-1900 monograph collection

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My experience of using the tools

• Discoverability• Best to experiment• Great for staff with limited resources

What next…

• Complete modern named collections• Assess general collection by subject area• Look at ‘Scottish’ content • Space is short…withdrawal exercise in the future?