Changing Operations of Academic Libraries 2015 (Jim Dooley)
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The document discusses the operational changes in academic libraries over a decade, focusing on the University of California, Merced, which grew from 875 to 6,700 students by 2015. It highlights a significant shift towards electronic resources, with 91% of collections being digital, while still recognizing the need for print materials in the humanities. The library has implemented various services and tools for enhanced access, collaboration, and support, including digital reference services and facilities for faculty and student resources.
Changing Operations of Academic Libraries 2015 (Jim Dooley)
- 1. CHANGING OPERATIONS OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES Jim Dooley University of California, Merced jdooley@ucmerced.edu 2015 Charleston Conference
- 2. Not what other researchlibrariesare, what theywillbe …
- 3. Ten Year Retrospective 2005-2015 Collections Technical Services Reference Instruction Digital Assets Space
- 4. University of California, Merced • Opened in 2005 with 875 students • 2015 … – 6,700 students including 400 graduate students • Goal of 10,000 students by 2020 including 1,000 graduate students
- 5. Collection Development Policies 2005 Utilize systemwide structures Access over ownership Electronic format preference Provide most appropriate format
- 6. Collections in 2015 91% electronic by format 85% electronic by expenditure Widespread acceptance of electronic journals Increasing acceptance of e-books Continuing need for print in humanities
- 8. • Online only (if available) • Current serials • 116,300 online • 21 print Serials
- 9. • Approval plan for humanities and social sciences • Building retrospective core collections • Firm order at faculty request • Gifts • Currently 123,000 volumes Print Books
- 10. • Currently 1.2 million volumes available • 800,000 volumes through UC consortia packages • 400,000 volumes through local licenses • ebrary Academic Complete subscription • EBL DDA with short term loans • MyiLibrary DDA without short term loans E-books
- 11. Technical Services • Current personnel – 1 librarian – 2 staff – 1 FTE student • Current collection size: 1.47 million titles • Extensive use of vendor services – Files of MARC records from vendors – Shelf-ready books from vendors
- 12. • Triage system • Roving student reference assistants • Online scheduling of appointments with librarians • 24/7 digital reference Reference
- 13. • iPod Touch library tour • Online tutorials • Close collaboration with writing program – Writing center in library – Some sections integrate research process with writing process Instruction
- 14. • Supplemental Course Resources • Digitization Projects – Focus on food, water, energy, health – Faculty collections • Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETDs) • Data Curation – Institutional repository – Persistent identifier service (EZID) – Data management plans (DMPTool) Digital Assets
- 15. • Power & data at all tables and carrels • Collaborative work rooms • Café in library • No restrictions on food or drink • 200,000 volume capacity Space