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Embracing Change

Embracing Change. Oliver Pesch Chief Strategist, E-Resources EBSCO Information Services. In a constant state of change progress is sometimes hard to recognize. We always blame the budget!. The Economic Situation. Conditions are improving but still tough. Past, Present, and Future.

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Embracing Change

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  1. Embracing Change Oliver Pesch Chief Strategist, E-Resources EBSCO Information Services

  2. In a constant state of change progress is sometimes hard to recognize...

  3. We always blame the budget!

  4. The Economic Situation Conditions are improving but still tough Past, Present, and Future Overview of Library Budgets:

  5. The Economic Situation Journal pricing: Annual EBSCO study of publisher prices Serials price increases vs. inflation

  6. But there is more to the story...

  7. Story in The Roanoke Times by Tonia Moxley March 4, 2013 http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/1743797-12/libraries-stack-up-in-new-digital-world.html

  8. Story in The Roanoke Times by Tonia Moxley March 4, 2013 Selected quotes describing Virginia Tech’s Newman Library .. “Library collections are moving from paper to cyberspace” “moving into the future requires ... reconfiguring the library building, diversifying the skills of librarians ... and planning for how to curate and preserve traditional print and emerging digital resources “... print books and journals are ... being replaced by digital classrooms, sequestered study rooms and open areas for all kinds of group and individual work.” “round-the-clock hours Sundays through Thursdays” “Centralizing several services from around campus... make it easy for students to get the help they need to succeed.”

  9. Embracing Change The collection: moving to electronic The library as a place (physical and virtual) Services available from the library Librarian’s role in curating and managing data sets Discovery tools and access to content How and where users can be reached Library’s role in exposing the institution’s research and knowledge assets on a world stage What’s changing?

  10. The collection...

  11. The Economic Situation Librarians’ strategies for dealing with budget realities % of librarians indicating that they employed the following strategies last year

  12. The Economic Situation Growth of e-only EBSCO’s total revenue dispersion by format: university & college customers Electroniconly Print & Electronic 4% 21% 8% Print 63% 34% Print Electroniconly 16% 50% Electroniconly 88% Print Print & Electronic 17% 2011 1999

  13. The Collection Some numbers ARL statistics... 185% growth in the number of serials titles over the past 10 years

  14. The Collection Some numbers 15 years ago: 28,000 serial titles Today: 166,485 including free More than 2 million downloads from all e-journal packages Rutgers example...

  15. The Collection Some numbers Aggregated full text databases One subscription adds thousands of journals E-journal packages Can increase title count from a larger publisher from a few hundred titles to a thousand or more eBooks and eBook packages Subscription packages can add 10s of thousands of eBooks Content packaging affects the numbers...

  16. The library as a place...

  17. Library as a place Focus is now on collaboration and learning Transforming from the traditional tables and chairs surrounded by print stacks...

  18. Library as a place Focus is now on collaboration and learning Open study areas... Miller Nichols Library, UMKC

  19. Library as a place Focus is now on collaboration and learning To collaborative learning spaces... Miller Nichols Library, UMKC

  20. Library as a place Focus is now on collaboration and learning Fully wired private study rooms... Miller Nichols Library, UMKC

  21. Library as a place Focus is now on collaboration and learning Comfortable furniture... Miller Nichols Library, UMKC

  22. Other services found in libraries...

  23. Other services in the library Food outlets and vending machines... Syracuse University Library Cafe

  24. Other services in the library Computer labs, writing centers, IT support... Computer Lab in Miller Nichols Library, UMKC

  25. Librarians as information specialists...

  26. Librarians are information specialists... Assist faculty in data classification Manage Institutional Repositories Create and manage content sites Oversee university press The skills of librarians, both traditional and in new technologies, are available to the campus...

  27. Advances in information discovery...

  28. Advances in information discovery... Evolution of library search... • Search of metadata for print books/journals, with circulation status • Separate search of paper indexes to locate articles with journal issues 1980s to mid 1990s OPAC Search “worked”

  29. Advances in information discovery... Evolution of library search... • ILS vendors attempt to add full text searching. • Federated search of multiple platforms • Google use proliferates 1980s to mid 1990s OPAC Search “worked” Mid-1990s – 2010 Search fragmented OPAC Full text platforms A&I platforms E-Journal platforms A-to-Z lists eBook Platforms

  30. Advances in information discovery... Evolution of library search... 1980s to mid 1990s OPAC Search “worked” Mid-1990s – 2010 Search fragmented • All online resources indexed on a single platform • Effective relevancy ranking • Google-like experience for scholarly material OPAC Full text platforms A&I platforms E-Journal platforms A-to-Z lists eBook Platforms Discovery Index Present day Search works OPAC Full text platforms A&I platforms E-Journal platforms A-to-Z lists eBook Platforms

  31. Advances in information discovery... Discovery... Better than Google? Search is a main feature of the library web site.

  32. Advances in information discovery... Discovery... Better than Google? Google like search Auto-suggest and synonyms built in.

  33. Advances in information discovery... Discovery... Better than Google? Intelligent relevancy ranking OpenURL support Direct links to full text

  34. Advances in information discovery... Discovery... Better than Google? Limit search to full text, peer review, in library holdings, date of publication, and more.. Facets for filtering results

  35. Using technology to increase the library’s reach...

  36. Technology Extending the reach of the library

  37. And changes continue...

  38. Changes continue Demand Driven Acquisitions for eBooks Pay-per-view/Patron Driven Acquisitions for e-journal articles Preservation Open Access • Alternative Metrics

  39. Conclusions offering access to more content with a superior user experience transitioning the library into collaborative learning environment with added services that makes it a focal point of the campus serving more users and producing higher satisfaction scores making themselves known as the experts in data categorization, information management and publishing In spite budget pressures and technology threats that came with online content, Google, etc.; academic librarians have responded by:

  40. Thank you opesch@ebsco.com “It’s an exciting time!”

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