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Engineering Faculty Council. Library Service Trends Mark Haslett University Librarian University of Waterloo “Day 20”. What I’ll cover. A high level overview of some major initiatives and trends in academic libraries Provide some context Pointers to sources of further information. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Engineering Faculty Council
Library Service Trends
Mark HaslettUniversity Librarian
University of Waterloo“Day 20”
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What I’ll cover A high level overview of some
major initiatives and trends in academic libraries
Provide some context Pointers to sources of further
information
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The Library’s mission/role
Enhancing access to information resources
The Library trains and develops staff to:
identify the information needs of Library users
identify resources that meet those needs provide access to those resources facilitate the productive and proficient use
of those resources
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The Library’s Strategic Directions
1: Increase the breadth and scope of information resources
2: Enhance and integrate access to information resources and services
3: Respond to changing approaches to scholarly communications and reinforce the University community’s understanding of the effect of the changes
4: Assess the effectiveness of library services and information resources
5: Support students in the development of information discovery and critical evaluation skills “information literacy”
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The evolving library environment
Digital and paper resources both continue to grow
Increasing numbers of e-resources
Integrated access to information
To both print and digital resources
Linking digital to digital
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The hybrid library environment
Digital & print
Wired & wireless
Physical place & virtual
Learning space & social place
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A random list of UW Library initiatives
Public Workstations & Networks Review
E-Reserves service Online Reference EZproxy service for remote access Web usability studies Cognos Web Reports Electronic Theses
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A random list (cont’d) Wireless in all libraries GIS metadata project with FES VDX Inter-library loan project ScholarsPortal for Ontario Open Archives / Institutional
Repositories “Information commons” planning
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The I.T. Context for Libraries
Libraries have a significant and proud past of I.T. initiatives and projects
We are able and innovative users of I.T.
We know our “business”; And we know where to use the technology
We collaborate well
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Fostering partnerships & collaboration
Complex systems and environment Leverage limited resources 2 (or 3 …) minds are better than 1 Shared knowledge, experience, &
expertise Spirit of generosity
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Shift to Electronic Access Virtually all subject areas are
covered by electronic indexes to the literature
At UW, we now have access to more than 8,000 electronic journals
Increasing online linkages between indexes and full text articles
Many purchases made in a consortial arrangement with other libraries
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Effects of shift to electronic resources
Increased journal holdings after years of decline
Managed with relatively small increases in the Library acquisitions budget
Increased and enhanced access from the desktop on-site and remotely
Participation in regional, national and international scholarly communications initiatives.
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OCUL Ontario Information Infrastructure (OII)
An OCUL-sponsored initiative Funded in part by the Ontario government’s
Ontario Innovation Trust (OIT) Responsible for coordinating:
the introduction of the OCUL Ontario-wide Inter-Library system ("VDX")
the introduction of enhanced access to e-journals for all of OCUL (the "scholarsportal" Project).
and related initiatives
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OCUL OII VDX Project The implementation of a province-
wide inter-library loan service Fretwell-Downing Carol Stephenson, Project Manager
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/scholarsportal/
vdx/
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The OCUL OII ScholarsPortal Initiative
Access to scholarly information resources
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/scholarsportal/about-scholars.html
E-journals @ University of Waterloo see http://scholarsportal.info/
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CFI CNSLP The Canadian National Site Licensing Project
a collaborative initiative of 64 universities in Canada
test the concept of licensing electronic scholarly publications on a national basis
funded as a three-year pilot project by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) ($20M), with participating universities and provincial revenue partners contributing matching funds ($30M).
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CNSLP - Goals Increase quantity, breadth & depth of
research literature Maximize use and utility of content for
researchers Influence the marketplace
2003-2006 CNSLP/Elsevier agreement
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Enhance and integrate access to information resources and services
“Information access integration” initiatives at UW
E-journals Journal indexes E-Texts E-reference shelf Scholarly societies
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The Davis Information Commons Project
Support students in the development of information discovery and critical evaluation skills
Enhanced facilities & services Group study rooms Quiet study spaces FLEX2 lab Easier access to digital resources
Wireless & wired; lending laptops; NEXUS discussions; etc.
Partnerships & collaboration
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/staff/infocommons/index.html
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Strategy and Serendipity Position ourselves in an increasingly networked
world Identify strategies, pilot projects & initiatives,
and partnerships so that we stay ahead of the game
Create an environment that meets the needs of faculty, students and staff in an evolving hybrid information environment
Balance sustainability and innovation Listen for the hype… rhetoric vs. reality Pay attention and listen to needs of our users
