Rarely Analyzed:

The Relationship Between Digital & Physical Rare Books Collections

Rachel Wittmann

Digital Curation Librarian

Marriott Library, University of Utah

@rachelwittmann

Allie McCormack

Original Cataloger for Special Collections

Marriott Library, University of Utah

@_brarian

Editing Bibliographic Data

Exported Metadata

• Match location codes MARC metadata to location names using a v lookup formula

• Splice call numbers for LC Classification master and subclass data 

Rare Books Digital Collection

• 618 rare books
• More detailed analysis of volumes and serials
• Google Analytics data captured per book (hits to all pages) for FY 2018-08 to 2019-08
• View collection

• Tableau Public
  • Free
  • Mapping   
  • Visualizations

Comparative Analysis #1: Place of Publication

Physical and Digital Rare Books by US State

Physical and Digital Rare Books by Country

Comparative Analysis #2:

Subject & Classification

Physical and Digital Rare Books by LC Classification

Digital Collection Analytics Analysis

Next Steps

• Gather physical user statistics for comparison
• Dig into web analytics for more user insights
• Generate web analytics reports for Special Collections
• Influence digital collection development 

Thank you!

Rachel Wittmann

Digital Curation Librarian

rachel.wittmann@utah.edu

@rachelwittmann

Allie McCormack

Original Cataloger for Special Collections

allie.mccormack@utah.edu

@_brarian