EBSM® Phase 2: Acclimitisation

The Acclimitisation Phase is 'getting to know EBSM'. During Acclimitisation a Library Service will begin to execute many of the EBSM tools for the first time, over a period of approximately 10-12 months.

During this period the Library Service will start to get a feel for what is actually achievable based on the many constraints under which it might operate. This means that many of the default targets that were set during the Assessment Phase will be refined during Acclimitisation, into more realistic and achievable targets that can actually be met with the available resources applied.

During Acclimitisation, a Library Service will also start to understand in more detail the scheduling priority that makes most sense to follow, both in terms of the required benefits and also the impact on resources. As this becomes clear, a set of schedules can be put in place across the full range of collections.

Acclimitisation is therefore a cyclic stage, during which a Library Service evolves its own adaptation of EBSM to suit its needs. A Library Service will move out of the Acclimitisation Phase when it has a set of schedules in place for all of the collections that it plans to address over the long term, and targets are in place which are not likely to change on a frequent basis. That is not to say that targets cannot change in Phases beyond Acclimitisation - they almost certainly can and will. However during later Phases, target and schedule changes will be infrequent.

The key stages within the Acclimitisation Phase are described below:

Activity Activity Description
Collection Planning Planning the order, timing and frequency that collections will be addressed in the medium to long term
Schedule Refinement Refining the schedule to use the tools and timings that work best for the individual Library Service
Target Refinement Refining the targets that have been set, into targets that are realistic and achievable for the individual Library Service
Refinement Assessment On a regular basis, assessing the schedule and target refinements that have been made to ensure ongoing best fit with needs