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Beyond LibQual+: Understanding our eResource Users

Beyond LibQual+: Understanding our eResource Users. Texas A&M University Libraries Participation in the Ithaka S+R U.S. Faculty Survey ® . Texas A&M University & Texas A&M Health Science Center. Five percent increase since 2008. Thirty-five percent increase since 2008.

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Beyond LibQual+: Understanding our eResource Users

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  1. Beyond LibQual+: Understanding our eResource Users • Texas A&M University Libraries • Participation in the • Ithaka S+R U.S. Faculty Survey ®

  2. Texas A&M University & Texas A&M Health Science Center Five percent increase since 2008. Thirty-five percent increase since 2008.

  3. About the Texas A&M University Libraries • University Libraries • 2012 Visits to the Libraries • Physical Visits to the Libraries: 3.3 Million • Visits to the Libraries Websites: 4.0 Million • University Libraries Faculty & Staff • Faculty:78 • Staff:183 • Policy Sciences & Economics • West Campus Library (Business) • Joint Library Facility (Off Site Storage) • TAMU at Qatar • Sterling C. Evans • Library Annex • Cushing Memorial • Map & GIS • Medical Sciences Library (West Campus) • MSL Bryan • MSL Round Rock • MSL Kingsville

  4. Materials Expenditures COSTS BY FORMAT Print monographs 13% eJournals and databases 75% Print journals 7% eBooks 5%

  5. eResources: Usage

  6. What LibQUAL+® is telling us IC-4 “The electronic information resources I need” Desired Minimum HUM/SS/BUSN Perceived SCI/ENGR Perceived Perceived ARL Perceived

  7. Attention Switch: THEN NOW Resources were scarce and Attention was abundant • Attention is scarce • and • Resources are abundant

  8. Workflow Switch: NOW THEN Researchers/learners would build their workflow around the library • The library must build its workflow around the user workflow. Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC http://www.slideshare.net/lisld/hobart-19178013?utm_source=slideshow&utm_medium=ssemail&utm_campaign=upload_digest

  9. Ithaka Survey: What We Hope to Gain WHAT THE ITHAKA SURVEY COVERS OUR WORLD • eResources: most heavily used resource • most expensive • New University funding model • Ways scholars discover and access • needed materials in teaching and research; • Evolving role of the library and library collections; • Research and teaching practices, • emphasis on opportunities created by new technology; • Ways scholars communicate research findings

  10. Ithaka Survey: Survey Administration • Faculty Invites • Texas A&M University 3,810 • Texas A&M HSC 528 • 15 Colleges included • TAMU HSC • A&M Baylor College of Dentistry • College of Medicine • College of Nursing • Rangel College of Pharmacy • School of Graduate Studies • TAMU • Bush School of Government & Public Policy • College of Agriculture & Life Sciences • College of Architecture • College of Education & Human Development • College of Geosciences • College of Liberal Arts • College of Science • College of Veterinary Med & Biomedical Sci • Mays Business School • Response Rate (to date) 7%

  11. Ithaka Survey: Preliminary Results FACULTY USE OF SCHOLARLY MATERIALS IN RESEARCH Peer-reviewed journals/articles Scholarly monographs Pre-print versions of peer-reviewed articles Published conference proceedings Reference works Non peer-reviewed gray literature Non-textual media Non peer-reviewed journal/magazines Trade books Blogs or social media DATA REPRESENTS FACULTY THAT RATED EACH RESOURCE AS IMORTANT TO MOST IMPORTANT

  12. Ithaka Survey: Preliminary Results IMPORTANCE OF LIBRARIES IN FACULTY RESEARCH Faculty dependence on library for research Very Dependent 63% Somewhat Dependent 26% Not Dependent 11% Faculty’s starting point for research in academic literature Specific eResource or Database 41% General Purpose Internet Search Engine 34% Library Online Catalog 25%

  13. Ithaka Survey: Preliminary Results FACULTY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE LIBRARIES DATA REPRESENTS FACULTY THAT RATED EACH ITEM IMPORTANT TO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

  14. Ithaka Survey: Preliminary Results LIBRARIES’ HOLDINGS DEPTH AND ACCESSIBILITY Source for materials in research & teaching? Method used when library does not have material DATA REPRESENTS FACULTY THAT RATED EACH ITEM IMPORTANT TO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

  15. Ithaka Survey: Preliminary Results ROLE OF LIBRARIES’ INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES? Developing the research skills of my undergraduate students related to locating and evaluating scholarly information is principally: Librarians contribute significantly to student learning by helping them to: DATA REPRESENTS FACULTY THAT RATED EACH ITEM IMPORTANT TO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

  16. Ithaka Survey: Preliminary Results FACULTY USAGE OF LIBRARIES’ REPOSITORY Preservation of Data at the conclusion of a research project: Institutional Repository preserves materials 16% Library preserves materials 5% Preserve materials on my own 62% Publisher preserves materials 6% Materials are not preserved 10%

  17. David H. Carlson Dean of University Libraries Holder of the Sterling C. Evans Chair Texas A&M University Comments? Questions?

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