Geelong Regional Library is an 18 branch library system serving a population of over 260,000. Co-ordinating collection management processes across all branches and making purchasing decisions based on hard evidence was to prove a challenge for staff at the library and so collectionHQ was implemented in 2012 to assist.
Based in Vancouver, WA, Fort Vancouver Regional Library District is a 12 branch library system serving a population of 447,885. With a breadth of knowledge about consumer demand, staff at the library required the evidence to back up collection management decisions and the ability to spread processes more evenly across the branches.
Brazoria County Library System is made up of 11 branches and serves a population of over 300,000. Maintaining a high standard of collection in an efficient and cost-effective way across the system was to prove difficult and so collectionHQ was implemented at the library.
Calgary Public Library is made up of 18 branches and serves a population of over 1,000,000. Making evidence-based decisions in terms of collection management and development has always been an important factor for the library system and collectionHQ was identified as the perfect accessory to complement this method of working.