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Adoption of New Technology by

Mexican State University Libraries

Technology and Academic Libraries in Developing NationsACRL / ALA Annual Conference

Washington, DC, USAJune 26, 2010 - Saturday 10:30 – 12:00

Jesús Lau Javier Tarango

jlau@uv.mx / jtarango@uach.mxwww.jesuslau.com

Director, USBI VER Library / Coordinator, Virtual UV LibraryUniversidad Veracruzana / DGB

Veracruz, México

• University libraries overview

• State university libraries

• Technology adoption

• Opportunities to use technology

Topics

Demographics - Mexico

• 14th in geographical size• 7th in exports• 3rd trade partner of the US• Largest Spanish-speaking country• 2nd economy in Latin America / 14th in

the world

• A middle income country• Literacy 90%• Ranks with some of the best libraries

in Latin America

Higher Education Institutions

• Total = 2,895• Private = 1,786 (33% student

population)

• Public = 1,109 (67% student population)

– State universities– Technological institutes– Technological universities– Polytechnic universities– Teaching institutions

Library Statistics

Type Centers Volumes

School 4,689 17,162,907

Academic *3,000 16,422,598

Special *500 2,576,889

Public 7,211 27,067,572

National 1 1,250,000

Others 5 449,160

Total 15,406 64,179,126

Library Education

• Nine library and information science schools

• 7 Undergraduate • 4 Master’s programs • 1 Ph.D

• Two distance programs (One is web-based)

• Two Archive study programs• About 4,000 library graduates

State Universities by Enrollment Size

Average student population by university size

• 36 cases• State University Libraries / excluded Mexico

City• The largest and best equiped• Attend the largest number of students

• Survey: 11 questions• Four technology components:

– Management software– Virtual information services– Computers for users– Social network tools

Survey

Library Management Systems

Survey – FIRST Component

Library Management Systems

Computer for Users / Computer Staff

Survey – SECOND Component

Computers for Library Users

University Size

Average Computer

number for library users

Average student

population*

Average students per

computer

Small 166 8,338 50.22

Medium 105 23,481 223.62

Large 591 55,948 94.44

*Numbers provided by ANUIES (2002), ANUIES (2008)

Computer and Technology Staff

University Size

Average student

population*

Average number of personnel appointed to

serve computer and technology

needs

Average student

population by computer

and technology

staff

Small 8,338 4,07 2,048

Medium 23,481 3,33 7,044

Large 55,948 6,66 5,391

*Numbers provided by ANUIES (2002), ANUIES (2008)

Virtual Library Software

Survey – THIRD Component

Virtual Reference Software

Virtual Reference Software

Use of Search Engines

Search Engines

Search Engine Software

Use of Library Management Software

Use of digital document repositories

Digital Document Repositories

Social Network Tools

Survey – FOURTH Component

Social Networks Tools

Social Networks Tools Use by University size

Social Network Tool %University

SizeSmall Medium Large

Listservs 0.00 33.00 8.00

Twitter 0.00 13.33 8.00

Blog 40.00 13.33 27.00

Facebook 20.00 27.00 16.00

Youtube 0.00 0.00 8.00

Flickr 0.00 0.00 8.00

Wiki 27.00 0.00 16.00

Discussion Forums

27.00 13.33 8.00

• State university libraries are slow in adopting technology

• There is a great opportunity for technology training

• Budget can be a problem• Challenges:

– Hire professional librarians– increase directors retention rate– reduce staff union decision power

Conclusions

References

Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior, ANUIES. (2008). Estadísticas de la Educación Superior. (En Línea) Fecha de consulta: Abril, 1, 2010 En: http://www.anuies.mx/servicios/e_educacion/index2.php

Attewell, J. (2005). Mobile technologies and learning: A technology update and m-learning project summary, Technology Enhanced Learning Research Centre, Learning and Skills Development Agency. (Online). Retrieved, April 1, 2010 from http://www.lsda.org.uk/files/PDF/041923RS.pdf

Consejo Nacional para Asuntos Bibliotecarios de las Instituciones de Educación Superior, CONPAB-IES (2005). Normas para bibliotecas de instituciones de educación superior e investigación. Guadalajara, México: CONPAB-IES.

Lau, J. (2009). Mexican libraries, archives and museums: a snapshot. In: Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, New York: Marcel Dekker.

Sanz Menéndez, L. (2003). Análisis de redes sociales: o cómo representar las estructuras sociales subyacentes. Apuntes de Ciencia y Tecnología, Nº 7, junio, pp. 21-29.

Sanz Menéndez, L. (2003). Análisis de redes sociales: o cómo representar las estructuras sociales subyacentes. Apuntes de Ciencia y Tecnología, Nº 7, junio, pp. 21-29.

World Trade Organization. International trade statistics 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2010 from http://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/statis_s/its2009_s/its09_world_trade_dev_s.pdf

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