LETTING IT GO! The digital evolution of library outreach

Patrick Fulton & Sara NodineAllen Music Library Music Library Association Conference

Florida State University Denver, Colorado 2015

IN THE BEGINNING…

Patron requests Research assistance and information access

Professional development

Created lecture series Music specific

Outside normal curriculum

Additional expertise from library staff

LECTURE SERIES

Sessions multiple times in a week Evening and morning times to accommodate schedules

Variety of topics Music research

Professional document creation

Professionalism in the field

Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons

Editing, formatting, and citation management

Repetition of events across semesters Popular sessions repeated

New content created as needed

FUN ADVERTISING

LECTURE SERIES CHALLENGES

Time conflicts Scope of coverage Audience segmentation Support and visibility

WHY REFERENCE KITS?

Classroom and 24-hour access

Flexible format via Creative Commons

Hands off for staff

Broader audience

Complete units

Broad application of interdisciplinary topics

PHASE I:KIT CREATION & PUBLICATION

SAMPLE KIT: CREATIVE COMMONS

STATISTICAL SUPPORT(AUGUST 25, 2014 – JANUARY 15, 2015)

Soft launch defined

Overall usage (227 page hits) Most popular

Virtual library tour (29), Professional Documents (24), Creative Commons (23)

Trends Expected usage throughout semester reflected

Unique vs. total page visits

Direct vs. search engine access

Slideshare 638 total views!

Most popular Library Hacks (225), Creative Commons (183), Fair Use (81)

LIBRARY WEBSITE STATISTICS

FSU Subscription Databases30%

Hours23%

Electronic Resources15%

About the Library/Location9%

About the Library/Staff6%

Dohnanyi Collection5%

Reference Kits page4%

Kilenyi Archive4%

Personal Collection (SPEC)3%

Special Collections (SPEC)2%

No. Views

FSU Subscription Databases Hours Electronic Resources About the Library/Location

About the Library/Staff Dohnanyi Collection Reference Kits page Kilenyi Archive

Personal Collection (SPEC) Special Collections (SPEC)

Page Name No. Views

FSU Subscription Databases 1,692

Hours 1313

Electronic Resources 851

About the Library/Location 510

About the Library/Staff 342

Dohnanyi Collection 258

Reference Kits page 227

Kilenyi Archive 206

Personal Collection (SPEC) 164

Special Collections (SPEC) 132

SLIDESHARE USAGE

REFERENCE KITS CHALLENGES

Marking and Support

Content Creation

Feedback

Validation in light of current standard

LIBGUIDE COMPLEMENT

LibGuide target audience Specific user segments

Integral course tool in Blackboard

Possible comparison? Content offering

Usage variance Views vs. edits

PHASE II: FORMAL LAUNCH 2015-2016

Advertising Word of mouth/email

Library website

Social media

Evaluation and Feedback Formal Survey

Expansion of content Publishing existing presentations

New presentations

PHASE III:2016 AND BEYOND

Further integration New components?

Updated versions of old content?

Audience expansion Campus community

Library community

General public

CONCLUSIONS

Benefits of kit format Increased sharing of staff expertise

Flexibility of design & use

Time saver

Complementary tool

Broader bibliographic instruction implications Individual music library specialists

Shared user groups

Questions?

Patrick Fultonpfulton@fsu.edu@pfultonmusic

Sara Nodinesnodine@fsu.edu@javaandmusic

Allen Music Library Reference Kitswww.music.fsu.edu/library/referencekits