Building A New Generation

Science Library: the KAUST

Story Joseph Branin, Library Director

Rashed Al Zahrani, Manager, Technical Services

Yi Yu, Systems Librarian

King Abdullah University of Science and

Technology

IATUL 33rd Conference, Singapore, 4-7 June 2011

Outline

1. The Vision of King Abdullah

University of Science and Technology

2. Designing a New Science Library

Facility

3. Staffing and Collection Strategies

4. System Infrastructure and Services

The Vision of

KAUST

• Reconnect with the enormous role played by

Islamic civilization during its golden age in serving

humanity;

• Advance and harness science and technology to

benefit Saudi Arabia and the world; and

• Grow a scientific community that embraces

diverse peoples from around the world.

-- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Designing A New Science Library

• Thirty-two month

design/construction/opening timeline

• Highlight features of building

– Open, flexible, social amenities

– Variety of work areas

– Self-service, open 24/7

– IT infrastructure

• ALA/AIA Library Building Award

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DESIGN + DOCUMENTATION 9 MONTHS

MOCKUPS AND CONSTRUCTION 23 MONTHS 0

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9 32 MONTHS FROM INCEPTION TO SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION

Features of Facilities

• Nearly 14,000 square meters, three levels

• Variety seating for 400 people

• 150 computer workstations

• 20 group study rooms with large display panels

• 33-seat computer lab

• 75-seat see view conference room

• Copy/Digitization center

• Exhibit and display areas

• Textbook distribution center

• 64-seat café offering

Recruiting Strategy

• Challenges for International Setting:

culture, language, schools, housing

• Personnel Characteristics We Have Sought:

– Science, IT, and Librarianship experience and expertise

– Flexibility and adaptability

– Ability to work with a variety of people

– Effective teachers and learners

• Continuous Staff Development

– Developing an effective local work force

– Local and international training opportunities

Library Services Assistant Vacant

Library Director Joseph Branin

Technical & Digital

Services Rashed Al Zahrani

Library Services

Assistant Kanthi Putumbaka

Metadata Specialist Duaa Bokhari

Sci Tech Subject Specialist

Janis Tyhurst

Sci Tech Subject Specialist

Tuyet Tran

Technical Services Specialist

vacant

Administrative Services Linda Gonzalez

Library Services Assistant

Majed Kaisrani

Library Services

Assistant Safanah Kadi

Reference & Research Services

Richard Johnson

User & Educ. Instruction Librarian

Anita Branin

Access & Digital Services

Specialist Rindra Ramli

Library Services

Assistant Bedour Al Harbi

Library Services

Assistant Lamees Basfar

Library Chart

Executive Faculty Management Research Professional Support Post-Doc School Teacher

5th Dec 2011

Sci Tech Subject Specialist

J.K. VijayKumar

Digital Repository Specialist

Sharif Khendaker

Library Services

Assistant Faten Barayyan

Library Services

Assistant Sarah Al Girim

Learning Resources Specialist

Mohamed Baessa

Acquisitions Specialist

Ali Al Qahtani

Library Services

Assistant Reem Al Kutubi

Library Services

Assistant Basma Parkar

Systems Librarian Yi Yu

University Archivist/ Records Manager

vacant

Assistant Archivist/ Records Manager

vacant

Nada Mursi Manju Vijayakumar Andrea Anderson Consultants

Bodoor Shugdar Maram Al malki

Collections Development

• Paperless library?

• E-resources

– Selection and evaluation

– Pricing

– Licensing

– Access

• Textbook challenge

• Document Delivery

• Digital Repository Services

• Archives and Records Management

• Outreach and library consortia

Current Figures

• 20,000 print books

• 127,000 e-books

• 55 key databases

• 30,000 e-journals titles from various scientific publishers

• 1,000+ e-newspapers in 48 languages from around the

world

• 200+ current print newspapers (in English and Arabic),

magazines

• 5,000+ CDs, DVDs and other type of multimedia

Types of Important Information

Documentati

on

of KAUST

Busines

s

Records

of

KAUST

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Publishe

d

scientific

literature

Science

Output

of

KAUST Books,

e-books,

e-journals,

databases

KAUST-

authored

articles, theses

& dissertations,

presentations,

research data

Documents;

blueprints;

photos; minutes;

brochures;

executive papers;

oral histories

Financial,

human

resource,

student, legal,

and facilities

operational records

Library collection:

shelves and

online system

KAUST

Digital

Archive

KAUST Archive

• Print archive

• Digital archive

Unit or central

storage and

disposal (print or

digital)

Purchased from

publishers/vendor

s

Deposited by

KAUST authors

Collected by

KAUST Archivist

Units follow

records retention

schedule

coordinated by

Library and IT

Timely and accurate textbook requests – at least two months before

semester

Identify required and supplemental textbooks

Use e-books and inventory supply as much as

possible

Facult

y

Librar

y

Timely and accurate textbook acquisition – 6 to 8

weeks Place 5 copies of all textbooks on closed

reserve

Market and sell required textbooks

Textbook

Challenges

Student

s Buy required textbooks, but less than 20% are doing

so

Implementing Library

Systems

• Actively engage in campus enterprise

architecture

– Highly Centralized and Rational

– build a good relationship with campus IT

• Catching trends

– Comprehensive integration

– Cloud Computing/Hosted Services

– Smart Campus/Mobile library

• Digital Repository

• Science Data Management

KAUST IT Structure

ILS

Systems

Libraria

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L

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B

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A

R

Y

Comprehensive

Integration

• Open Sharing

• Close

Interoperation

• Highly Integrated

The Cloud

LIS

Servers

Databas

e

Web

Page

s

E-

Resourc

es

Acces

s

Points

Web

Services …

Cloud Computing

Smart Campus/Mobile

Library

Smart campus Mobile library

Building the Digital Repository

Join Campus

SSO

Thanks &

Questions