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

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