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Disappearing Act: Loss of State DOT Libraries Raises Concern - Join the Dialogue!

Discover the alarming decline in State DOT librarians and libraries, its impact on knowledge management, and potential remedies. Your input is essential in finding solutions.

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Disappearing Act: Loss of State DOT Libraries Raises Concern - Join the Dialogue!

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  1. State DOT Libraries …A Disappearing act? Renée McHenry Transportation Librarian Missouri Department of Transportation

  2. Goals • Why are we concerned? • Why should you care? • Identify probable causes • Identify possible remedies • Your input is needed!

  3. Raise the concern

  4. What is the Concern? 50% loss of State DOT librarians or libraries or both from 2005* to 2018 * Based on TPF(105) member list 3 out of 3 3 out of 7 2 out of 7 2 out of 3

  5. Who is AFFECTED?

  6. Probable Causes • Change in staffing • Change in funding or resource model • Change in upper management support or priorities • Value of service not well articulated • Unanticipated consequence of loss of service

  7. Organization EFFECTs • Creates a knowledge support vacuum • Lose centralized knowledge management function • Lose ability to deliver knowledge resources to stakeholders • Lose unique or irreplaceable content • Lose continuity (more effort & $$ to start over)

  8. Research effects • Your unit may have to absorb the function. • How will you create or implement effective information and knowledge management strategies? • How will you ensure compliance with federal mandates for information management and public access? • How will you facilitate knowledge transfer? • Potential to affect quality of research projects; may cause duplication of research efforts

  9. Possible Remedies • Create practice-ready how-to information for you • Investigate new library models and roles • Measure and communicate the value of library services as VOI not ROI • TKNs can be resources • Other ideas?

  10. Your input is needed

  11. Let’s Continue the dialogue • Work through CCTF TKN Working Group • Partner with key groups • Gather feedback

  12. Thank you! renee.mchenry@modot.mo.gov (573) 522-1948

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