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Who we are
What we have What we have
What we do
What it costs
Where we’re goingPresentation to BCOS By Nancy Levesque 7 February 2011
ff Support staff 11.85 FTE Librarians 7.0 FTE
d Admin 2.0 FTE
TOTAL 20.85
f ff b d d(House of Learning staffing to be determined)
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Collections
• Print/physical = 260,100Print/physical 260,100(books, journals, gov docs & reports, microfilm, audio‐visual)microfilm, audio visual)
• e‐books = 41, 325
• online research databases = 89
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Library webpage/gateway
• access to collections and services
• access for users to their accounts
Computer workstations for users = 70
Group study rooms = 4
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Children’s book room
f l d Microfilm reader printers = 4
h d Photocopiers and printers
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f Reference & Research Support
• help/information deskhelp/information desk• email• 1‐800 #1 800 #• Online Ask‐Away• Chat (meebo)Chat (meebo)• Mobile app• Personal consultationse so a co su tat o s
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f Library research skills instruction for classes
Topical workshops Topical workshops
Subject and study guidesSubject and study guides
Distance, regional & Open Learning supportg p g pp
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Midnight hours 7 days/week, September through April
Inter‐library loan for students and faculty
Intra‐library loans to Williams Lake
Reserves and special loans
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Laptop loans
Circulation with online renewals & courtesy yemail prior to due‐date
Acquisitions & cataloguing with Table of Acquisitions & cataloguing with Table of Contents on book records
R fW k d bibli h b ild RefWorks automated bibliography builder
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Orientation tours and displays
Reciprocal borrowing among post‐secondary p g g p ylibraries across Canada
Community borrower card Community borrower card
Collaborative consortial initiatives
RSS feed
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Library has a Facebook page
b Library is on Twitter
l b k d Online system to book group study rooms
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User visits = 230,039
Reference assistance = 15,809Reference assistance 15,809
Library class sessions = 223t t d t to students = 4,024
Library materials circulated = 142, 228y 4 ,
Library materials borrowed = 2,756loaned = 3 188 loaned = 3,188
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Library materials added = 5,343y 5,343
Library webpage hits = average of 1,300/day
M t d d t b d hit ( h ) Most used databases and hits (searches) = •Academic Search Complete: 131,940•Psyc INFO: 51,066•Business Source Complete: 38,659
• Web of Science: 33,215
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Salaries/benefits = $1,283,507, 3,5 7
Collections• Books = $254 877• Books = $254,877• A‐V = $ 23,590• Print journals = $179 181Print journals = $179,181• Online = $714,267
h Services/other = $180,278
Total library expenditures = $2,635,674Total library expenditures $2,635,674Presentation to BCOS By Nancy Levesque 7 February 2011
6.8%
Salaries
48.7%
Salaries
Collections
Print 17.3%
CollectionsPrint
Online
Services/Other
Online27.1%
44.4%
2009 102009‐10Presentation to BCOSBy Nancy Levesque7 February 2011
Maclean’s University Rankings22 November 2010
l d dFor “Primarily Undergraduate”
LibraryLibraryExpenses: percentage of university budget devoted to maintaining the libraryg y
Bishop’s 8.4UOIT 3.3TRU 1.7
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Holdings per student
llMt Allison 403 TRU on campus 33.6UOIT 18 OL 113
TOTAL 26
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fAcquisitions: percentage of library budget allocated to collections
UOIT 60.4Nipissing 17.3TRU 44.4
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Learning Commons
• joint library/IT help deskj y p• 30 computer workstations• group study roomsg p y
Instruction/drop‐in computer lab
• 42 computer work stations
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Library collections
• Books, journals, audio‐visual materials Books, journals, audio visual materials
•Help/check‐out desk
• Library admin
Quiet study areas•Quiet study areas
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f Other features:
• Irving K. Barber BC CentreIrving K. Barber BC Centre
• First Nations Centre
•Centre for Teaching & Learning
Writing/Math Centre•Writing/Math Centre
•Full‐service Tim Horton’sPresentation to BCOSBy Nancy Levesque 7 February 2011
Other features (cont’d): Other features (cont d):
• 3 fireplaces
• Living/green wall in atrium
• Exhibit space• Exhibit space
• Tables and chairs on wheels
• Outdoor patio
• Leed Gold certificationLeed Gold certificationPresentation to BCOSBy Nancy Levesque7 February 2011
Learning Commons with 37 computers
d More group study rooms
d d d Graduate students study area
d Renovated service area
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fReport findings:
University/college students quick to adopt University/college students quick to adopt new online services
St d t t f t d t Students want fast and easy access to information
65% find library information more trust‐worthy than Wikipedia
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R fi di d)Report findings (cont’d):
When students realize what the library has, 99% have success in finding what they need
Top uses of the library: study (66%), and p y y ( ),borrowing (60%)
90% of students who have been helped by a 90% of students who have been helped by a librarian are satisfied with their experience
OCLC Report 2010OCLC Report, 2010Presentation to BCOS By Nancy Levesque 7 February 2011
Goals
•To develop services to meet the evolving p gneeds of the TRU community
To develop balanced library collections •To develop balanced library collections that support study, teaching & research
• To promote critical thinking and research skills
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Goals (cont’d) :
•To use technologies to reach and connect To use technologies to reach and connect with the TRU community
•To provide an engaging library experience on‐site and online for users experience on site and online for users and staff
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Thank you!
Merci!Merci!
Questions?
nlevesque@tru [email protected]
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