The W. Frank Steely Library
2011 – ULAC State of the Library Presentation
Arne J. Almquist, PhDAssociate Provost for Library Services
The W. Frank Steely Library
2008 - A Bold Leap Forward
Arne J. Almquist, PhDAssociate Provost for Library Services
2008
2008 BLF Initiatives
• Collections as Service– Serials
• Cost per use• “E only”• No multiple formats
– Monographs• RFID
• Building as Service– Develop the building and space-dependent services
2008 BLF Initiatives, cont’d
• Marketing Orientation– Develop communications/marketing plan– Conduct market research in partnership with Dept. of Marketing– Publications audit
• Culture of Assessment– Develop better understanding of current assessment
trends/techniques– Align measures with surveys– Provide better ways of sharing data
Collections -- Serials
Expenditures by Format
FY 2007 FY 2012Microform 11% Microform <1%Paper 48% Paper 4%
Journal Subscriptions – Unique Titles(2008): 1,578Journal Subscriptions – Unique Titles(2012): 4,124
Total Unique Current Titles – Agg & Subsc (2009): 28,512Total Unique Current Titles – Agg & Subsc (2012): 44,761
+161%
+ 57%
Collections -- Monographs
RFID – Approximately 30,000 items in the main circulating
collection remain to be tagged (tags have been purchased).
– Purchasing security gates, self-check, and other RFID equipment, Fall 2011.
Information Brokerage/PDA– Created 2 new pooled funds (teaching faculty,
Steely faculty) to broaden PDA experiment.
2001: “I tell my students not to bother with Steely. I send them to UC’s library for their information needs.”
2010: “I told our candidate that if it’s not in Steely’s collection, they can get anything you want -- virtually overnight in most cases.”
Steely Library – User Satisfaction -- Faculty
2009
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Library Expenditures
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20112.00%2.20%2.40%2.60%2.80%3.00%3.20%3.40%3.60%3.80%
Library Expenditures as a Percent of University Expenditures – NKU, 2001-2011
Continuing a Negative Trend …
FY 06 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10$0
$200,000
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One TimeSerial
The Next Step
CollectionsTransition Serials to 100% online• Reconfigure Third Floor• Repurpose Current Periodicals Area
Serials Circ Data
The Next Step
CollectionsApply our successful serials collection techniques to
book collection• Purchase more e-books and e-book collections• Transition more $$$ to pooled and PDA funds
(Observation indicates that better purchases are made, on average)
• Transition more of reference resources to electronic format
eBooks
Rocket eBook Reader, circa 1998
Amazon Kindle, 2011
With the advent of the MP3 in the 2000s, the sales of CDs has dropped in seven out of the last eight years. In 2008, large label CD sales dropped 20%,[20] although independent and DIY music sales may be tracking better according to figures released March 30, 2009.[21]
Guardian, UK (guardian.co.uk, Friday, April 15, 2011): Ebooks have become the single bestselling category in American publishing for the first time, according to new data released yesterday.
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The Next Step
CollectionsTransition Government Documents• Collections of Excellence vs comprensive• More aggressive weeding of current materials• Concentration on 2 or 3 Federal agencies
We now have our first Collection of Excellence in the ASERL Government Documents Shared Collections Project.
The Next Step
CollectionsSpecial Collections• Continue renovation of SC&A facility• Political papers fundraising• Continue pursuing new collections• Advisory board
The Next Step
ServicesNew service points leveraging skills/strengths• IPAC (leverages on GovDocs COE initiative)• Access to technology• Reconfigure existing spaces
Instructional Services
Bachelor of Science in Library Informatics
Continuing Education Program
NKU’s Library Informatics Program
Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 20110
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NKU’s Library Informatics Program
The Bridging the Gap “Series”
Bridging the Gap I (KY): $1.3 million project– 50 counties (Appalachian, far Western, bordering)– 50 full package participants, 12 tuition only– Partners: NKU, Bluegrass, KDLA
Bridging the Gap II (WV): $1.2 million project– Concentrating on isolated, at-risk counties– 40 participants planned– Partners: NKU, Mountwest, WV Library Commission
Bridging the Gap II
The Next Step
MarketingPackaging our message• Learn how to market our “products”• Begin using digital signage• Liaison program
EHIS
Resources
Existing resources– Examine current workflows, tasks– Increase application of technology
New Resources– Grow revenue opportunities– Pursue grant opportunities– Philanthropy– Pursue new resources within university
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