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US LIBRARYSURVEY 2013

July 10, 2014

Roger C. Schonfeld@rschon

ITHAKA S+R


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EVIDENCEFOR PLANNING AND STRATEGY

Ithaka S+R Faculty Survey: five triennial cycles of national needs t

Ithaka S+R Library Survey: two triennial cycles tracking strategic

Qualitative studies of research practices and support needs by disc Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Historians

Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Chemists

Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Art Historians

Local Surveys of students, faculty members, and soon librarians,

help colleges and universities plan for and manage change.


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ADVISORYCOMMITTEE

Larry P. Alford, Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries

Joseph S. Meisel, Deputy Provost, Brown University

Jenica P. Rogers, Director of Libraries, SUNY Potsdam

Charles Thomas, Executive Director, University System of MarylaAffiliated Institutions


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METHOD

Population included library deansand directors at US higher educationinstitutions granting a bachelorsdegree or higher.

In October 2013, 1,508 library deansand directors were invited and thenreminded to participate via email

By November, 499 responses werereceived

Number of

Responses

N

I

In

Baccalaureate 186 6

Masters 190 6

Doctoral 123 2

Total 499 15


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1. Should research libraries transi

to e-only acquisitions for books?2. Is there a sustainable role for thlibrary in support of discovery?

3. Should libraries move from

collections-centric to engagemencentered models and can they


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BOOKS


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Electronic versions of scholarly

monographs play an important rothe research and teaching of facultmembers at my institution.

Percentage of respondents who strongly agree, over time, compared wpercentage of Faculty Survey respondents who agreed with a similarstatement.


8/37Source: Ithaka S+R US Library Survey 2010 & 2013, Ithaka S+R US Faculty Survey 2012


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Within the next five years, the use

e-books will be so prevalent amongfaculty and students that it will notnecessary to maintain librarycollections of hard copy books.

Percentage of respondents who strongly agreed, over time, comparedthe percentage of Faculty Survey respondents who strongly agreed wsame statement.


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Source: Ithaka S+R US Library Survey 2010 & 2013, Ithaka S+R US Faculty Survey 2012


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What percentage of your print boo

collection has your library de-accessioned because you have accethose books in an electronic format


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Source: Ithaka S+R US Library Survey 2013


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1. Should research libraries transito e-only acquisitions for books?

2. Is there a sustainable role for thlibrary in support of discovery?




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DISCOVERY


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It is strategically important that m

library be seen by its users as the fiplace they go to discover scholarlycontent.

Percentage of respondents who strongly agreed, over time.


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Source: Ithaka S+R US Library Survey 2010 & 2013


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My library is always the best plac

researchers at my institution to statheir search for scholarly informat

Percentage of respondents who strongly agreed.


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Has your library implemented an

index-based discovery service suchEBSCO Discovery Service, Primo,Summon, or WorldCat Local?


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0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Baccalaureate Master's Doctoral



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To what extent do you think that y

index-based discovery service hasmade your users discovery experiebetter or worse in each of the followareas?

Includes only respondents at institutions that have implemented discoservices.


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FROMCOLLECTIONSTOWARDS

ENGAGEMENT


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ROLE OF THELIBRARYHow important is it to you that your college or university libraryeach of the functions below?

1. Buyer- The library pays for resourcesfaculty members need, from academic

journals to books to electronic

resources.2.Archive- The library serves as a

repository of resources; in otherwords, it archives, preserves, andkeeps track of resources.

3. Gateway- The library serves as astarting point or gateway for locatinginformation for faculty research.

4. Research- The library provsupport that helps increaseproductivity of faculty rese

scholarship.5. Teaching- The library sup

facilitates faculty teaching a

6. Information Lit.- The libraundergraduates develop recritical analysis, and informliteracy skills.


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Source: US Library Survey 2010; US Library Survey 2013


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0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Research

Gateway

Arch ive

Buyer

Teaching

Information Lit.

Source: Ithaka S+R US Library Survey 2013, Ithaka S+R US Faculty Survey 2012


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Source: US Faculty Survey 2012


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100%


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0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Because faculty have easy access to academiccontent online, the role librarians play at thisinstitution is becoming much less important.

Because scho larly mateelectronically, colleges and u

redirect the money spent on lstaff to other n

Humanities Social Sciences Sciences


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3. Should libraries move fromcollectionstowards engagemencentric models and can they?


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EVIDENCE-DRIVENDECISION-MAKING


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DECISION-MAKING

Start with the problem to be solved

Include all necessary stakeholders

Gather and analyze the right data

Formulate a strong process,including decision paths, to allow for

a strong decision

Every libr

its own demaking cubut data mallowed toa life of th


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An effective process ensures that astrong decision can be made.


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STRUCTUREANDCULTURE

Top down vs. inclusive

The roles of the data people

Organizational structure

Sharing and reusing data

Every libr

its own demaking cubut data mallowed toa life of th


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QUESTIONS ANDDISCUSSION

Reports and issue briefs:www.sr.ithaka.org

Roger Schonfeld@[email protected]

ITHAKA S+R


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3. Should libraries move fromcollections-centric to engagemencentered models and can they

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