EBSMTM Benefits
The benefits of EBSM are many and varied. EBSM:
provides guidance, in relative terms, on where to concentrate scarce resources most effectively
identifies demand gaps locally, flagging up stock areas where demand is minimal or non-existent
assesses global requirement (right across the service) for low-demand topics and authors - i.e. titles that should be rotated
identifies stock to re-locate elsewhere in the service to try to revive borrowing
supports the assessment of experimentation, by closely monitoring success and failure
identifies dead and worn out stock, which shouldn't be on the shelves
provides book suppliers with access to detailed local information about demand, based on current and previous use - vital for effective Supplier Selection
These are just a few of the benefits that a library service can expect through EBSM adoption, and an indication of why EBSM should feature as an effective framework within your service.
