EBSM® Today

Over the years, the EBSM Toolset has grown considerably, and now encompasses tools such as complex intra and inter authority swapping to get the best possible value out of stock that is languishing on a shelf somewhere else.

As the Toolset has evolved, the need to structure the EBSM methodology into a clearly defined, logical and practical framework rather than solely a collection of very useful tools has increased.

EBSM has developed therefore into what it is today - a robust, proven framework that guides a Library Service through the Phases of Library stock performance improvement, from adoption through to operation and onto Excellence.

The EBSM Tools have today been grouped into logical, sequential Stages which are ordered using a rationale that will make sense to all Librarians across the globe.

The EBSM Tools themselves, which are used to create the crucial stock improvement Action Plans, have become more complex, as the ability to analyse data in many different ways and present it in a manner that makes most sense to Library Service professionals has made evolution of the Tools inevitable.

For practitioners of EBSM who have adopted the methodology from an early stage, some of the concepts in this guide may seem new - however they are simply an evolution of what has been learned before to make what was becoming a complex methodology more logical, less onerous and easier to adopt for newcomers.

Practitioners across the globe are now able to demonstrate superior stock performance through the continued use of EBSM, and commercial solutions are now available that make the adoption of EBSM simple and intuitive.

EBSM is, it seems, here to stay!