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“… what they will be”
R Bruce Miller
Founding University Librarian
University of California Merced
audacious motto
“Not what other research libraries are
…
what they will be”
context: 2001
no faculty no students no staff no books no building no campus
context: ace in the hole
“One University, One Library” MELVYL
34 million volumes daily courier service
California Digital Library 26,000 e-journals 350,000 e-books 250 databases
context: reality
not enough money, staff, or time
no choice but to be daring: shrug shoulders re things not done celebrate success
UC Merced Library
UC Merced Library – today’s library also harbinger of future library? you decide after the “tour”
information resources Librarians services library as place
acquisitions department catalog department bindery systems department OPAC terminals
paper journals reference desk reference collection reserves
1st: what we don’t have
what we don’t have
… but users don’t know or care that we don’t have these traditional library operations and services
is that good or bad?
what we do have
let’s take the tour …
monographs, DVDs, fake books – 250,000 items max
… but no print journals
information resources: 2 years
43,357 books 150,000 online full-text books (some “rented”) 1,000+ DVDs 26,000 online full-text journals 250 databases
34,000,000 volumes (daily courier)
Head,Collection Services
information resources: 2 years
information resources
Head, Collection Services manage approval plan establish licenses coordinate outsourced processing
collection development: all librarians outsource labor: selection, data, shelf ready
Evolving concept:Program Librarian
maximize impact of knowledge and leadership
minimize repetitive piecework book selection cataloging reference questions instruction
Programs = Services
Program Librarian concept
Administrative Assistant Deputy University Librarian Collection ServicesDigital Assets
e-Learning Librarian
Instruction Librarian
Access & Administrative Services
Interlibrary Services Coordinator
Library Services Coordinator
Technology Services Coordinator
Night and Weekend Services Coordinator
Technology Processing Coordinator
University Librarian
Administrative Assistant Deputy University Librarian Collection ServicesDigital Assets
e-Learning Librarian
Instruction Librarian
Access & Administrative Services
Interlibrary Services Coordinator
Library Services Coordinator
Technology Services Coordinator
Night and Weekend Services Coordinator
Technology Processing Coordinator
University Librarian
no box for:
• information technology/systems
• collection development/management
Program Librarian:e-Learning
collaborates with faculty course management system supplemental course resources digital signage
never goes to classroom?
Program Librarian:Instruction
collaborates with faculty develops course content for library instruction trains and supervises non-Librarian
instructors
never goes to classroom?
Program Librarian: Digital Assets
collaborates with faculty makes connections:
digital content, tools, technology, expertise digital asset management and preservation
Library has no servers?
program examples
“outside the box”?
nah, just throw the box away
reference collection
we don’t have one
primarily online resources licensed and Google
reference books circulate infrequent and specialized use 100% physical objects in stacks one call number sequence
reference desk
we don’t have one
was guardian of reference collection directional and how-to reference at one-stop
service desk Internet has siphoned off fact check, other ref
questions online systems are more intuitive
reference service
referral from primary service desk no ref desk assignment, but on call as
needed no desk phones – all Librarians are mobile online shared reference
reference desk duty with pizza and Simpsons
reserves collection
chorus: “we don’t have one”
instead: supplemental course resources
Supplemental Course Resources
100% digital often simply a link to what is already online –
interaction with Program Librarian is vital element
library funds permissions, digitization linked to course management system
special collections
access in lieu of ownership focus on digital surrogate focus on content, not on artifact “so what” factor Lee Institute for Japanese Art
special collections
digital signage
25 large screen displays throughout Library
special collections announcements instruction information
hi-res art video & audio PowerPoint, Flash most file formats interactive (coming
soon)
RFID (“arfid”)
collection security self check shelf reading, lost books usage data = simple, effective, and
inexpensive collection management future link to digital signage? more?
US Federal Depository
100% electronic substance via state of mind and service
US Federal Depository
OPAC terminals
OPAC terminals – all of them
library.ucmerced.eduaka “ucmercedlibrary.info”
library web site Yahoo Small Business web hosting $250 annual storage, backup, server management mysql, php, usage data
instructional videos
YouTube simply a link from library site free no local server, maintenance, management inexpensive back-up with local storage
change of focus
from things we do
to physical space
thought exercise
if 24/7/365 any location online access to content
then why use the library?
answer: library as place social resource technology support
technology support
limited OPAC terminals, but… ubiquitous network, power & data at all seats bring your own laptop
or loaner laptops (full function tablet)
loaner laptop (tablet mode)
loaner laptop
instruction & use of info techGonella Discovery Room & Endowment
social resource
food and drink allowed anywhere
collaborative work rooms meeting rooms pick a reading room to suit your mood
CWR
Collaborative Work Room table (x2) on wheels, 6 comfy chairs power, data, large screen display, white
board
work alone or in a group rehearse a presentation, share a
spreadsheet, watch a movie
Collaborative Work Room
meeting rooms
smaller rooms: ad hoc or reserve large rooms reserve for clubs, training,
presentations moveable tables, comfy chairs power, data, audio, projector, screen, smart
board, white board
Reading rooms
diner classic living room lounge old school
diner reading roomEd & Jeanne Kashian Reading Room
diner Reading Room:sari as art
diner reading room: noisy, busy
diner reading room: coffee house
food and drink: two rules
1. tell us when you spill something so we can clean it up
food and drink: two rules
1. tell us when you spill something so we can clean it up
2. don’t use pizza for a bookmark
classic reading room
living room reading room
collaboration or simply social?does it matter?
lounge reading room
pillowsmagazines
lounge reading room
old school reading roomMcFadden-Willis Reading Room
furniture
48 inch by 30 inch work surface power and data (plug-in and wireless) club chairs, love seats, sofas pillows
earth friendly construction, Green Guard, easy recycle
48 by 30 data and power
nice place to be
art food and drink windows with spectacular views comfortable welcoming
aquariums, too!
strategic goals
aspire to excellence in communicating with UC Merced students and faculty
provide students and faculty with information they need when they need it where they need it
earlier:Why go to the Library?
place: passive
library: process
“a process of self-actualization, based not on what [it is], but what [it is] becoming”
Bruce Sterling. Shaping Things. Cambridge, MIT Press, 2005 p.52
research library
library: connector to resources and tools
“thought center: a place to convene scholars around interdisciplinary topics” Carol Mandel, NYU
research environment: surroundings, community, stimuli, process, tools
thought exercise:viewed as “place”
superb book on shelf because well educated person should read it
and no one ever takes it off shelf
is it still a superb book?
thought exercise:viewed as “process”
superb book on shelf because well educated person should read it
how can library communicate with student so that she knows she needs what is on shelf?
“Library is a verb”
Donald Barclay
UC Merced Library