6 th international conference and exhibition: “library consortia: technologies and innovation”
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6 th International Conference and Exhibition: “Library Consortia: Technologies and Innovation”. University Investment in the Library: What’s the Return? Presenter: Sandra Grijzenhout, Account Manager. WWW.ELSEVIER.RU. Finland’s investment in research 2005 Source: OECD. Assets/ Laboratories. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
6th International Conference and Exhibition:“Library Consortia: Technologies and Innovation”
University Investment in the Library: What’s the Return?
Presenter: Sandra Grijzenhout, Account Manager
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WWW.ELSEVIER.RU
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Finland’s investment in research 2005 Source: OECD
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The 3 key components for effective research
Assets/ Assets/ LaboratoriLaboratori
eses
Access Access to to
ContentContent
Resources/ Resources/ ResearcherResearcher
ss
High Performance
ResearchEngine
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Faculty Grant Research Cycle
ConductResearch
ObtainGrants
WriteArticles
WriteReports &Proposals
LIBRARY
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Library Holdings
UniversityFunding
Research ProjectFunding
ReputationAmongst
Peers
Students andResearchers
University Ranking
Article Output – Volume and Quality
Article Usage
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Pilot study Illinois (UIUC) ROI model:
78.14% faculty w/ grants using citations
X50.79% grant award success rate
using citations from libraryX
$63,923 avg. grant income=
$25,369 avg. grant income generated using citations from libraryX
6232 grants expended÷
$36,102,613 library budget=
$4.38 grant income for each $1.00 invested by the university
in the library (ROI Value)
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Pilot study
Pilot study Illinois (UIUC) ROI model:
$4.38 grant income for each $1.00 invested in library (ROI Value)
Positioning the library in this broader context provides metrics that reflect how the library supports
institutional goals.
White paper:
http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/whitepapers/lcwp0101.pdf
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UNIVERSITY RANKING
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University Ranking Source: THES QS World University Rankingshttp://www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings/
Top 400 Universities 2007
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University Ranking – Criteria & weightsSource: THES
Criteria Indicator Brief Description Weight
Research Quality
Peer Review
Composite score drawn from peer review (which is divided into five subject areas). 3,703 responses.
40%
Citations per Faculty
Score based on research performance factored against the size of the research body
20%
Graduate Employability
Recruiter Review
Score based on responses to recruiter survey. 738 responses
10%
International Outlook
International Faculty
Score based on proportion of international faculty 5%
International Students
Score based on proportion of international students 5%
Teaching Quality Student Faculty
Score based on student/faculty ratio 20%
*All decisions regarding the allocation of weightings are the responsibility of the Times Higher Education Supplement
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University Ranking (“Shanghai list” – WWW.ARWU.ORG)
Top 500 Universities 2007
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Criteria Indicator WeightQuality of Education
Alumni of an institution winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals 10%
Quality of Faculty
Staff of an institution winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals 20%
Highly cited researchers in 21 broad subject categories 20%
Research OutputArticles published in Nature and Science* 20%
Articles in Science Citation Index-expanded, Social Science Citation Index 20%
Size of Institution Academic performance with respect to the size of an institution 10%
University Ranking: Criteria & weightsSource: Shanghai Jiao Tong (www.arwu.org)
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Including: Life Sciences Methods in Enzymology International Review of Cytology Progress in Brain Research Advances in Cancer Research Chemistry Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry Advances in Quantum Chemistry
Including: Handbooks in Economics series Handbook of Numerical Analysis Handbook of Statistics Handbook of Magnetic Materials Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry Handbooks in Operations Research &
Management Science Handbooks on the Physics & Chemistry
of Rare Earths
Ebooks on ScienceDirect
Elsevier eBooks
Including: Academic Press Butterworth-Heinemann – Business /
technology Syngress and Digital Press - Computing Elsevier Science Gulf Professional Publishing - Petroleum
/ petrochemicals Morgan Kaufmann - Computer science Newnes - Electrical /
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Mathematics Pergamon
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Some conclusions…………..
Access to CONTENT is KEY! The more you read the more research you produce The better the search & the better the quality of the materials, the
better the research The better the search, the more time you save, the more research
you can produce in the same time Investments in high quality materials drive usage and reduce cost
per article If not online, content is considered non-existent ROI study: Investing in the library demonstrates economic value
to the university administration
