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