Tailoring Technical Services Data to Fit the Changing Needs of Academic Liaisons
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Tailoring Technical Services Data to Fit the Changing Needs of Academic Liaisons
Heath Martin & Ashley TussingUniversity of Kentucky Libraries
OVGTSL 2011May 17
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“New liaison roles are not emerging de novo, but rather in continuity with
established roles.”- Karla Hahn
Assistant Executive Director Research, Teaching, and LearningAssociation of Research Libraries
Hahn, Karla. “Introduction: Positioning Liaison Librarians for the 21st Century.” Research Library Issues: A Bimonthly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC, no. 265 (August 2009): 1–2. http://www.arl.org/resources/pubs/rli/archive/rli265.shtml.
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Liaison responsibility areas wherereporting can help
• Selecting resources and tracking funds
• Working with emerging formats• Managing print collections• Maintaining approval plans• Reviewing collections
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Selecting resources and tracking funds
Personalized fund balance reports• Regular tracking of balances, encumbrances,
and expenditures• Monthly reminder to busy liaisons• Liaisons appreciate the help• Can lead to better order pacing across the board
• Refresher on funds and allocations• Avoid surprises at the end of the year
(hopefully!)• Keep the spotlight on lower-profile funds
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Insert Liaison Name Here
Personalized liaison fund balance report
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Working with emerging formats
• Ebook collections and usage• Ebook usage statistics compiled as part
of collections review• Integrated with process for harvesting e-
journal usage statistics• Intended to inform future purchases and
continued investments in publisher and subject area collections
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Working with emerging formats
• Streaming audio and video• Non-COUNTER compliant usage
statistics also harvested as part of collection review
• Integrated with process for harvesting e-journal and ebook usage statistics
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Managing print collections
• To address physical space needs, an increasing need to work with liaisons to evaluate orphan and underused print periodical collections
• Circulation and technical services data considered together to make withdrawal and storage decisions
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Liaison report for print periodicals project
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Maintaining approval plans• Continued reallocation of subject
monograph funds from firm orders to approval plans
• Creation of new approval plans involving liaisons less familiar with profile maintenance
• Managing evaluation of undergraduate and interdisciplinary approval plans
• Changing curriculum and access needs
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Example of facilitating liaison self-service reports
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Reviewing collections
• Current importance of collections reviews• Budget reductions• Format changes• Shifting curriculum priorities• Communication with faculty• Interdisciplinary programs and collections
• Review increasingly focused on electronic resources
• Opportunity to add new subscription resources and access fees
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Serials title list with cancellation priorities
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Usage statistics compiled for collections review
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Informed decisions: Usage stats in collections review
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Academic liaisonsand scholarly communication
• Understanding faculty research & publishing venues
• Recruiting institutional repository content
• Serving as intermediaries in data curation