Promoting a Culture of Innovation

Debbie HermanElihu Burritt LibraryCentral Connecticut State University

CLA College & University Section Fall Program 2011

Your Library?

Your Library?

Growth of DigitalCollections @ CCSU

2004 – Materials budget for E-resources 45K

2004-5 – Luna Insight (Fine Art Images)

2006 – CONTENTdm & Link Resolver (SFX)

2008 – ERIS (Electronic Resources and Information Systems) formed

2009 – Metalib & ERM

2011- Amount spent on E-resources (A&I databases and licensed digital content): $360K

About ERIS: What We Do Oversee and make accessible all digital content

acquired through digitization, licensing or purchase.

Develop and maintain library’s web presence, including all web applications and services.

Provide library computer/technology support to patrons and staff.

About ERIS: How We Do It Interns!!!

Spread the work around

Collaborate with other departments

Set goals that are realistic and measurable!

Team ERIS

Student (and Faculty) Expectations Drive Us!Our Users Expect…A Google-like search experience

A 24/7 ubiquitous library

Mobile, mobile, mobile!

Assistance when and wherever they need it

Other DriversA Desire to…

Reduce student library anxiety by:

Lowering barriers (physical & virtual) to library services and collections

Making things findable (physical & virtual) – exposing collections to Google and other specialized search engines (Pubget, etc.)

Giving students and faculty what they need, in the right format, when they need it (or very soon thereafter!)

Our Projects

Putting It Out There!

Engaging Students

Nurturing Innovation

“If you take people who love something and you place them in meaningful working conditions, the joy they derive from the activity is going to be a major driver in dictating their level of effort.”

Dan Ariely, The Upside of Irrationality

Work Environment Matters Tremendously!

Nurturing Innovation

It’s OK to have fun, really!

iPad Wayfinding Project 1 Refurbished 1st generation iPad -

$499

1 Library map web application created using jQuery mobile framework – Free!

1 Super chic iPad enclosure! - $169

1 iPad kiosk app - $2.99

1 slightly less confused patron…

PRICELESS!

Very Poor Artist’s Rendering!!!

Yeah, We Can Do BetterPreparing library staff to support mobile technologies

Creating a staff technology sandbox

More staff training opportunities

More Technology Support Evenings and Weekends (possible collaboration with IT)

Mobile optimization of digital collections

Presentation Links:http://delicious.com/stacks/debbie.herman