Measuring ROI for Research Libraries:

Phase II Study @ The University of Tennessee

ASERL Spring 2010 Membership MeetingGayle Baker

Phase II To test Phase I methodology to

demonstrate role of library resources in generating research grant income

8 institutions in 8 different countries

Phase II

Data collected Interviews of university administrators Library budget Grant data Faculty Survey

Phase IIGrants ROI Model

Phase II ROI results for UTK

For every dollar invested in the UTK libraries, the university receives a return of $3.44 in research grant income.

Discipline Distribution

Academic Rank

Proposals Submitted

Importance of Journal Articles

Descriptions of coded responses Availability / location Efficiency / saves time Expands research range Timeliness / currency Collaboration Miscellaneous Negative

Comments by Position

Comments by Discipline

Write-up for Phase 2 Study http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/librariansin

fo.librarians/lc_home Available May 2010

IMLS grant for 3 years Dr. Carol Tenopir and Paula Kaufman,

Dean of Libraries, UIUC Value, in addition to ROI

Phase IIIIMLS Grant for Lib-Value Study

Project Areas Efficiency Library Instruction Digital Collections Information Commons Embedded Librarians

More about Phase III http://libvalue.cci.utk.edu ARL Library Value Workshop, Saturday,

June 26

Questions?