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Spaces, Relocation, and Subject Synergies When A
Subject Library Closes
Jill Powell, [email protected] University
ASEE National Conference, Louisville, June 22, 2010
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Spaces, Relocation, and Subject Synergies When A Subject Libraryies Closes
Change
Jill Powell, [email protected] University
ASEE National Conference, Louisville, June 22, 2010
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OutlineWhy changes to subject libraries?Which ones? Process
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Why?Financial crisis 2008Lower endowment payouts (14%)High prices for serials causes underfunding
for other needed resourcesDrop in ARL rankings for collectionsLibrary Budget reductions – $1.7 million year
1; $1.1 million year 2Strategic Plan focused on collections &
selectorsProvost issued directives for committees
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Slide from Leah Solla, Chemistry Librarian, Cornell University, 2009
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Which Libraries?Those with most online collectionsThose not required by accreditationThose browsed/used the least in printThose likely to fall together in a clusterThose with aging buildings
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Cornell University LibrariesAfricana LawAnnex Management
Agriculture & Life Sciences (Mann)
Mathematics
Entomology Medical
Engineering Music
Fine Arts Olin/Kroch/Uris
Geneva Experiment Station
Ornithology
Hotel Physical Sciences
Industrial & Labor Relations
Veterinary
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Action Generating Revenue, Space100,000
Duplicate Books in Social Sciences and Humanities Sold to Tsinghua University, China for $895,000
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Actions Generating Revenue or Saving MoneyAmazon print on demand - $100,000Closing subject libraries allow for some
funding to go back to materials budget ArXiv –financial support from 55 institutionsCollaboration with Columbia – sharing
selector for Slavic studies
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ProcessCommittee of stakeholders (faculty, students,
librarians) to draft recommendations.Library Board, Deans, University Librarian,
Provost make decisionCommunication and ResponseSchedule for implementation
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Implementation – Engineering LibraryLibrarians and services (collection development,
reference, instruction, web presence) to remainStudy hall/computer lab to remain open 24/7Run circulation reports – where to distribute
collectionReserves and reference collections
Convert as many journals to online as possibleDisplay/discardMembership ID loginPrint for small number; rest electronic
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How to Distribute Books…
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eBooks & Reference Collection
Publisher packagesSpringerKnovel, Morgan & ClaypoolSafari Books; Books24x7
Patron/User driven PlanE-book records from profiled publishers loaded
into library catalog2nd session of use past TOC purchases the bookSome publishers delay electronic version
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Patron Driven eBook from Catalog
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Website Enhancements
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Customized Searching Features
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Librarians’ Changing Role in New Environment
•Collection Management•Reference•Instruction•Outreach
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