the wayne state university library system
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The Wayne The Wayne State State University University Library Library SystemSystem
Who we areWho we are• University Libraries• Library and Information
Science• Office for Teaching and
Learning• UGE1000• Detroit Area Library Network
OrganizationOrganization
MissionMission• Wayne State University
Libraries advance scholarship, student learning and faculty innovation through continuous development of a library that serves as a national model for a research University with an urban teaching and service mission.
What we doWhat we do• Enhance and manage our collections in
all formats.• Provide and manage current technology
and plans for future needs.• Provide information resources and
services for teaching, learning and research.
• Work for equity in copyright issues and scholarly communication
• Serve as venues for programs, events, displays – a campus gathering place!
Facts & FiguresFacts & Figures• Over three million volumes• 20,000+ electronic serials• 1.8 million audio, graphic,
film and video materials• Nearly 1.5 million users in
the UGL last year
ARL StatisticsARL Statistics
54067ARL Ranking
1,438581774Group Presentations
1,198,393897,887239,713Circulation
29,58034,02716,112ILL Borrowing
66,66649,09440,938ILL Lending
74,66433,76018,643Serials
7,800,3894,582,0043,323,580Volumes held
U of MMSUWSU
Facts & FiguresFacts & Figures•Librarians taught 473 instructional sessions with over 9,200 students in attendance
•Librarians answered over 61,000 reference questions
–Face-to-face, e-mail and virtual reference
Where we were…Where we were…• Pre-2001
– Traditional library organization
– Building- based– Collections-
oriented– Collections-
centered• Just-in-case
model
Where we are going…Where we are going…• From a “building-based organization” to a “client-
centered organization”– Defining new services– Establishing new relationships– Creating new roles in teaching and learning– Strengthening leadership in information
access
Our PrioritiesOur Priorities• Collections and Access: The
libraries will move from print to electronic information
• The Digital Library: Enhance the Integrated Library System
• Client-Centered: The libraries will capture and effectively use quantifiable data in decision-making
Culture of Assessment: Culture of Assessment: LibQualLibQual• Top 3 responses in 2003
– #1 Make e-resources available from home (7.91)
– #2 Electronic information resources that I need (7.81)
– #3 A library Web site enabling me to locate information on (7.75)
Aligning resources with Aligning resources with priorities: expenditurespriorities: expenditures
• Library System ranked in the top 5 among research libraries in percentage of acquisitions’ budget spent on electronic resources
Aligning resources with Aligning resources with priorities: New Systemspriorities: New Systems
• Integrated Library System– Powerful searching– Improved user-friendly interface– Enhanced search results with cover art, book
reviews, and tables of contents• ILLIAD
– Patron-initiated ILL– Track the progress of your requests– Most documents delivered to you electronically
• SFX– Linking citations directly to full-text
Sample Screen: New ILSSample Screen: New ILS
Book Jackets
Table of Contents
Book Reviews
Aligning resources with Aligning resources with priorities: expanding accesspriorities: expanding access
• Michigan Library Exchange (MILE)– Michigan’s largest virtual catalog
that allows borrowing from across the country to have delivered to Wayne State for checkout
• Michicard–State of Michigan library
card that allows borrowing privileges at 302 participating library systems throughout the state
Aligning resources with Aligning resources with priorities: expanding accesspriorities: expanding access
• Michigan Research Libraries Triangle (MRLT)– Agreement between MSU, U
of M and Wayne State that allows graduate students to borrow items from any of these libraries at no charge
Aligning resources with Aligning resources with priorities: expanding accesspriorities: expanding access
Aligning resources with Aligning resources with priorities: Digital Librarypriorities: Digital Library
• Two IMLS National Leadership Grants–Digital Dress–Virtual Motor City
• Participation with MSU on Making of Modern Michigan
Expanding Access: Expanding Access: Digital DressDigital Dress• $249,433• A partnership of
the Detroit Historical Museums, Henry Ford Museum and Meadow Brook Hall
• 5,000 digital images of clothing and accessories representing 200 years of fashion
Expanding Access: Expanding Access: Virtual Motor CityVirtual Motor City• $110,000• Partnership
with Reuther Library
• 800,000 images from the Detroit News archives
• Over 15,000 images up for viewing
Expanding Access: Making Expanding Access: Making of Modern Michiganof Modern Michigan
• $70,048• Partnership with
Michigan State• Aims at
empowering libraries throughout the state to contribute to a digital collection about the state's history
Library and Information Library and Information Science ProgramScience Program• Ranked among the top 20 programs
in North America according to U.S. News and World Report
• One of the campus’s largest master’s programs with over 600 students per semester
• Program has been accredited by the American Library Association since 1967
Training Michigan Training Michigan LibrariansLibrarians
• Every librarian at the Salem-South District Public Library is a Wayne State LIS Program graduate
Educating the 21Educating the 21stst
Century LibrarianCentury Librarian• $743,286• The LIS Program will
seek to recruit minority candidates from the Detroit metropolitan community population for digital librarianship
• Partners include Detroit Historical Museums, MSU Libraries and Reuther
Library
Aligning our resources with Aligning our resources with our priorities: the library our priorities: the library as placeas place
• Roadmap to Redesign: Math Lab– Partnered with
Math Department to bring new 100-computer lab to SEL hosting a computer-based version of the mathematics competency course
• More than 800 publicly accessible computers for students
• Expanded computing facilities at Purdy/Kresge and Science and Engineering
• Expanding study space at Purdy/Kresge• 24- hour computing facility
Aligning our resources with Aligning our resources with our priorities: the library as our priorities: the library as placeplace
Aligning our resources with our Aligning our resources with our priorities: the library as placepriorities: the library as place
• Wireless now available in all libraries
• Adaptive Technology Stations in all libraries
Expanding Opportunities Expanding Opportunities for Facultyfor Faculty• Technology Resource Center
– Opening in 2005– Collaboration of the Library
System, C & IT and the Office for Teaching and Learning
– Will provide the resources and services to facilitate the use of technology in teaching at Wayne State
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