The 2000s The Digital Revolution in Research Libraries
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The 2000sThe Digital Revolution in Research Libraries
Report to Senate
Mark HaslettUniversity Librarian
January 18, 2010
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Outline
• Provide a high level overview of transformations in the 21st century library
• Highlights:– Our 6th Decade Plan focus– Radical transformation from print to e-journals– Emerging eBooks environment– The physical library has never been busier– The power of partnerships & collaboration
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The 6th Decade Plan
A strong and vibrant library is a vital component of an excellent teaching and research intensive university. The UW Library will continue to foster and be a model of collaboration, connectedness and partnerships.
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The Library’s 6th Decade FocusThe UW Library will focus on:• quality and strength of information resources to support
research, learning and teaching • impact of the Library’s educational programmes • high faculty, staff and student satisfaction with
information resources, services and facilities • innovative and effective use of technology to support
delivery of services and information resources
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The 21st Century Research Library• Digital and print scholarly information resources both continue to grow
• Increasing numbers of digital (e)resources
• Integrated access to scholarly information
• The physical library & the digital library are both heavily used
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Effects of shift to electronic resources
• As the graph shows, we were able to increase journal holdings in the early 2000s
• Managed with relatively small increases in the Library acquisitions budget
• Increased and enhanced access from your desktop on and off campus: access anytime, from anywhere
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In 2004, I noted the...Shift to electronic access
• Virtually all subject areas are covered by electronic indexes to the literature
• At UW, we now have access to more than 7500 electronic journals
• CARL quote:– The University of Waterloo led the charge,
for the first time spending more on electronic journals than print ones
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The Power of Collaboration
• The shift has been accomplished in part through participation in regional and national partnerships
• Consortia: OCUL and CRKN• The majority of purchases of e-resources are made
through consortial arrangements with other libraries• Libraries collaborate often & we collaborate well
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CRKN (Canadian Research Knowledge Network)
http://researchknowledge.ca/en/
• A collaborative initiative of 73 universities• Goal: Increase quantity, breadth & depth of
scholarly information• A world "success story"• One of the largest CFI awards for a national
project
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Connecting, Enhancing, Integrating
• The UW Library has a significant and proud past of involvement in IT initiatives
• We are able and innovative users of IT
• We know our “business”; and we know where to use the technology
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My vision of an excellent library is one that ...• Keeps its eye on its core business: facilitating
effective access to scholarly information• Embraces evolving trends in scholarly
communications and technology• Seeds new initiatives & promotes partnerships• Is at its best when working together with
others• Inspires bright minds