University Futures, Library Futures: aligning aligning academic library services to emerging institutional needs
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The document discusses the evolving role of academic libraries in the context of institutional differentiation in U.S. higher education, focusing on a shift from a collection-centric model to an engagement-oriented model. It presents findings from a collaboration between OCLC and Ithaka S+R, highlighting how libraries are adapting to support distinctive needs related to teaching, learning, and research workflows. Additionally, the document explores various institutional profiles and demographic shifts within libraries, emphasizing the need for libraries to align investments with institutional priorities and diverse student populations.
University Futures, Library Futures: aligning aligning academic library services to emerging institutional needs
- 1. CNI Spring Meeting, San Diego • 12 April 2018 University Futures, Library Futures: aligning academic library services to emerging institutional needs Constance Malpas Strategic Intelligence Manager and Research Scientist, OCLC Rona Stein Researcher, OCLC Jeff Steely Dean of Libraries, Georgia State University
- 2. University Futures, Library Futures University Futures, Library Futures • OCLC Research and Ithaka S+R collaboration with support from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation • Examining impact of increasing differentiation of US higher education on the organization of academic libraries • Shift from collection-centric model of excellence to engagement-oriented model supporting distinctive needs of parent institution; teaching, learning, research workflows • More information: oc.lc/libfutures
- 3. University Futures, Library Futures • Can we move beyond Carnegie to explore institutional differentiation in terms of universities’ investments and enrollment profiles? • Institution typology and index • Is a shared view emerging of what an academic library should look like in different institution types? • Survey • Focus Groups Key questions
- 4. University Futures, Library Futures Institution Typology: working model • Population: 1506 US higher education institutions (HEI) comprising four-year public and private non-profit degree- granting colleges and universities • Unit of analysis: institution as defined by IPEDS unit ID • Institutional profiles derived from 2015 IPEDS survey data: • What colleges and universities do (research, liberal education, career-directed education) • How/for whom they do it (traditional vs. ‘new traditional’)
- 5. University Futures, Library Futures • Explore application of University Futures, Library Futures working model to the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) • Examine institutions directions, and library directions in UIA universities • Hear from Jeff Steely, Dean of University Libraries, about how the university libraries are assisting in scaling innovation at Georgia State University In this session . . .
- 8. University Futures, Library Futures 8% 62% 30% 42% 39% 19% Research Liberal EducationCareer University Directions University Futures, Library Futures population average University Innovation Alliance average
- 9. University Futures, Library Futures Research Liberal EducationCareer ‘Doctoral Highest Research’ University Directions (N=115) Syracuse University R:0.40 , LE:0.33 , C:0.26 Caltech R: 0.55, LE:0.34 , C:0.11 SUNY Albany R: 0.39, LE:.59, C:0.01
- 10. University Futures, Library Futures Research Liberal EducationCareer University Innovation Alliance: Institutional Directions (N=11) Purdue University-Main Campus R:0.42 , LE:0.35 , C:0.23 University of Kansas R: 0.45, LE:0.37 , C:0.18 UC Riverside R: 0.40, LE:.49, C:0.11
- 11. University Futures, Library Futures 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Part-time Exclusively online Pell Hispanic enrollment Black enrollment Students age 25 and over New Traditional Enrollment and Educational Offer UIA (N=11) and Doctoral Highest Research (N=115) UIA average Doctoral Highest Research UIA enrollment profile is more diverse than Doctoral Highest Research as a whole
- 12. University Futures, Library Futures -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Part-time enrollment Pell Hispanic enrollment Black enrollment Students age 25 or more Percent Change in Enrollment Profile 2011-2015 UIA (N=11) and Doctoral Highest Research (N=115) UIA average Doctoral Highest Research average Diversity is increasing among Doctoral Highest Research as a whole: opportunity to scale learning from UIA
- 14. University Futures, Library Futures 38 3428 Research Liberal EducationCareer ARL Library Director Perceptions (n=58) University Directions Library Directions
- 15. University Futures, Library Futures 33 3136 Research Liberal EducationCareer UIA Library Director Perceptions (n=7) University directions Library Directions 10 point gap between university and library directions
- 16. University Futures, Library Futures 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Convene Campus Community Enable Academic Success Facilitate Information Access Foster Scholarship and Creation Support Off- campus Users Preserve and Promote Unique Collections Provide Study Space Showcase Scholarly Expertise Transform Scholarly Publishing PercentofTotalLibraryExpenditures ‘UFLF’ Survey Respondents (N=581) Today Optimally Ideally, the primary focus of library investment
- 17. University Futures, Library Futures 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Convene Campus Community Enable Academic Success Facilitate Information Access Foster Scholarship and Creation Support Off- campus Users Preserve and Promote Unique Collections Provide Study Space Showcase Scholarly Expertise Transform Scholarly Publishing ARL (N=58) Today Optimally -22% -19% +21% +57% Ideally, remains a primary focus of library investment
- 18. University Futures, Library Futures 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Convene Campus Community Enable Academic Success Facilitate Information Access Foster Scholarship and Creation Support Off- campus Users Preserve and Promote Unique Collections Provide Study Space Showcase Scholarly Expertise Transform Scholarly Publishing UIA (N=7) Today Optimally +100% More investment in new traditional students More investment in reputation management More investment in transforming publishing +60% +100% -32% Ideally, the primary focus of library investment
- 19. University Futures, Library Futures • Are UIA library directors responding to distinctive institutional context, aligning library investments around priorities of increasing access, improving retention/graduation, maximizing institutional research reputation? • … or are they led by directors who would make similar changes in any R1 library? • Do service models developed in UIA libraries represent a ‘new’ research library paradigm, more focused on outcomes than inputs? Food for thought
- 20. Dean of Libraries Georgia State University Jeff Steely
- 21. University Futures, Library Futures Context
- 22. University Futures, Library Futures Strategic Plan
- 23. University Futures, Library Futures Student Success success.gsu.edu
- 24. University Futures, Library Futures Research Growth
- 25. University Futures, Library Futures Consolidation
- 26. University Futures, Library Futures Georgia State University Library
- 27. University Futures, Library Futures Feeling Stretched
- 28. University Futures, Library Futures Feeling Stretched 0 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 14,000,000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Amount
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- 30. University Futures, Library Futures Student Success
- 31. University Futures, Library Futures • New positions • Basic support for Open Educational resources • Engaging with campus leadership / student success office • Student Innovation Fellows • Library master plan Student Success
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- 35. University Futures, Library Futures • Formed Research Data Services team • New positions • Data in the ATL speaker series • Partnership with Associate Provost for Graduate Studies Research
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- 39. University Futures, Library Futures • 3 Minute Thesis • Student Innovation Fellows • College-to-Career workshop series fall 2018 Career-directed
- 40. University Futures, Library Futures • Institutional Leadership • Direction and Rate of Change • Role within the state/system Reflections on the Model
- 41. THANK YOU Jeff Steely jsteely@gsu.edu Rona Stein steinr@oclc.org More information: oc.lc/libfutures https://library.gsu.edu/ http://www.theuia.org/ Constance Malpas malpasc@oclc.org
Editor's Notes
- #28: Applying UF LF framework simultaneous success (students, research) at the institution level; long track record of professional programs, growing emphasis on $ from masters, Perimeter
- #40: Haven’t thought about as separate category – covered as part of student success and research areas Professional education (masters programs) v. Prepared for workforce (college-to-career QEP)