a vision for knowledge through 2020
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A Vision for Knowledge through 2020
Eurasian Higher Education Leaders Forum
June 2014
University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries • Madison, WI 53706Phone: (608) 262-3193 • www.library.wisc.edu
Vision—Path Forward• Administrative reorganiztion• Provide campus with a campus
libraries strategic framework– Goals and Objectives– Services delivery plan
• Advancement/development plan– Comprehensive campaign
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Vision—Path Forward• Print management strategy– Rely on electronic content help in perpetuity– Rely on shared print management
• Design a campus libraries master facilities plan
• Services delivery plan• Build a sustainable library funding model – Collections in all formats– UW System and Campus
University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries • Madison, WI 53706Phone: (608) 262-3193 • www.library.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries • Madison, WI 53706Phone: (608) 262-3193 • www.library.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries • Madison, WI 53706Phone: (608) 262-3193 • www.library.wisc.edu
• Mission • University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries provide:• Leadership for the selection, organization, access and preservation of sources of knowledge in all
formats;• Exemplary information services designed to fulfill the needs of a great public research university;• Inspirational environments for collaborative and individual discovery, study and learning.
• Vision• The Libraries are essential partners in the creative exploration, intellectual growth, and scholarly
pursuits of the University.
• To that end, the Libraries will:• Invest in user experiences that inspire the creation, discovery, and sharing of knowledge:
– Services– Physical Spaces– Virtual Spaces
• Provide expertise, services, and tools that prominently position the Libraries throughout the lifecycle of research, teaching and learning.
• Integrate innovative approaches to how the Libraries develop, disseminate, and preserve collection and information resources.
• • http://www.library.wisc.edu/administration/strategicplanning2013/index.html
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• Questions and Discussion
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Accessibility in Research Libraries
• Discussion Points
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Accessibility and Universal Design
• Complaints and Settlements• NFB Response to EDUCAUSE and I2
E-textbook Pilot• The Authors Guild v. HathiTrust• Model US License • Ontario Council of University
Libraries (OCUL) Draft Language for Model Licenses
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Accessibility and Universal Design
• International collaboration at scale• Toolkits• Uniformity with production
standards EPub3 format• Dialogue with publishers
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Typical Reformatting Workflow
• Capture a digital still image of a page using a digital photocopier, flatbed scanner, or specialized book scanner.
• Run OCR software on the page image to automatically extract electronic text.
• Repeat step 1 if the OCR process yields too many errors due to a poor-quality scan.
• Repeat steps 1–3 for each page of text to be reformatted.
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Typical Reformatting Workflow (continued)
• Ensure that the reading order is proper (if there are columns, footnotes, sidebars, etc.).
• Edit the digital copy for OCR errors and add additional description, if needed.
• Convert pages containing mathematical symbols to MathML using one of a number of open source or inexpensive programs.
• Deliver a final digital copy of the text in the requested accessible format.
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Recommendations
• Retrospective print library collections and prospective digital library resources require very different strategies to achieve accessibility for patrons with print disabilities.
• Universal accessibility should be embedded in future licensed and acquired products and services so special conversion to a usable format will only be required for retrospective works. With born-digital texts, e-readers, and other mobile devices, research libraries should advocate for accessible solutions up front—born-accessible materials—obviating the need for resource-intensive reformatting and retrofitting.
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Recommendations
• The growing demand for instructional e-content and burgeoning digital library collections requires greater collaboration amongst all institutional partners, including academic leadership, research libraries, disability services, and information technology services. These partners should share knowledge, define roles, and become knowledgeable about print disabilities, in order to effectively serve users, to meet the requirements of federal and provincial law, to fulfill mission, and to move the market.
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Recommendations
• Members of the research library community should collaborate within each institution and actively participate in cross-institutional and cross-industry efforts to advance universal design standards for digital information resources, library-mediated or otherwise. Such collaboration will also be most cost effective in acquiring accessible information products and services.
• Research libraries should institute a plan to make all future websites, pages, and documents accessible while tackling older web resources over time.
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• Report of ARL Joint Task Force on Services to Patrons with Print Disabilities (PDF)
http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/print-disabilities-tfreport02nov12.pdf
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Administrative Organization• Discussion Points
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Administrative Organization• Team based• Fewer silos• Fewer staff• Centralize what can be centralized• Build on strength--Unique and
distinctive• PROVIDE LEADERSHIP!
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Administrative Organization• Must have a plan– Services delivery plan
• Collaboration at scale: preservation, digitization, curation, large-scale acquisitions, institutional repositories
• Supporting communities of scholarship and learning
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