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VALE Annual Users’ Conference

VALE Annual Users’ Conference. “Strategic Planning: Promoting Our Resources, Promoting Ourselves” January 7, 2004. Today’s Users Conference. 184 registered attendees Largest number ever 46 out of 52 VALE member libraries represented. New VALE Mission Statement.

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VALE Annual Users’ Conference

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  1. VALE Annual Users’ Conference “Strategic Planning: Promoting Our Resources, Promoting Ourselves” January 7, 2004

  2. Today’s Users Conference • 184 registered attendees • Largest number ever • 46 out of 52 VALE member libraries represented

  3. New VALE Mission Statement • The Virtual Academic Library Environment (VALE), a consortium of New Jersey college and university libraries, and the New Jersey State Library, is dedicated to furthering excellence in learning and research through innovative and collaborative approachesto information resources and services.

  4. Strategic Priorities • Expand and sustain an effective funding stream through collaboration • Advocacy and public relations efforts • Shape a communications plan to enhance visibility • Develop and implement a remote reference service

  5. Strategic Priorities (cont.) • Develop and implement a shared information literacy Web site • Secure funds to publish on the Web, appropriate and unique local databases • Identify other potential areas of collaboration • Conduct ongoing assessments to measure accomplishments

  6. Goal: Expand Access to Scholarly Resources • 29 different electronic resources were licensed Total cost = $1.6 million • Access by 248,400 FTE student equivalents statewide • 4.623 million searches were executed averaging 17 searches per FTE • Academic Search Premier provided to all VALE Libraries by NJSL • Web-based recommendation form

  7. VALE Databases by Discipline

  8. Most Heavily Used Resources • Academic Search Premier (1,797,852) • Lexis Nexis Academic (700,000) est. • ABI Inform (531,462) • Literature Resource Center (369,093) • PsycINFO (269,820) • ERIC (225,447) • MLA Bibliography (124,202)

  9. Goal: Learning to Use Information Resources • Shared Information Literacy Committee formed • Create online tutorials, explain research process, how to cite resources • Prototype tutorial developed that is • Template based • Open-source • Shareable • Composed of multiple modules

  10. Goal: Assessment and Evaluation • 2-part survey conducted in June 2003 for librarians and directors • 87% report outstanding database choices • 70% could not afford on their own • Assessed satisfaction and areas for future priorities • Deeper discounts, e-book licensing, cooperative collection development, knowledge of new technologies • Recent workshop on usage statistics

  11. Goal: Round the Clock Reference • Reference Services Committee charged to investigate • Tested QandANJ software • Recommended participation by academic libraries • Some academics are participating in the statewide initiative 24/7 • Develop an academic queue in the future to filter higher level requests

  12. Goal: Communicating with Members • VALE Users’ Conferences • Collaboration with NJ/ACRL • Expanded VALE Web site (http://www.valenj.org) • Includes committee updates • Recommendation forms • VALE Listserv (VALE@corrado.rider.edu)

  13. Goal: Making Print Collections More Accessible • Resource Sharing Committee projects • Created the VALE Reciprocal Borrowing agreement facilitating improved access • 46 participating VALE libraries • Z39.50 compliant union catalog created • Users can easily locate needed resources • Ease of identifying resources for ILL

  14. Goal:VALEFinances • Finance Committee created in FY03 • Review database licenses and assist in budget preparation • Developed Preferred Licensing Terms for vendors • Prepared Memorandum ofUnderstanding for member signature • Implemented a 2.6% service fee

  15. Current and Future Projects • VALE e-resource licenses to go up on the Web site with a summary table • Web-based calendar of VALE activities and meetings • Link to the VALE Union Catalog from the main VALE Web page • Participate in statewide initiative to add science, technology, and business resources • Support of the NJSL marketing campaign • Establish ad hoc committee to study “last copy” and print repository

  16. What’s on Your Mind? • Questions & comments….

  17. Accomplishments Don’t Happen on Their Own • Very special thanks to: • Norma Blake, New Jersey State Library • Anne Ciliberti, WPUNJ • Judy Avrin, WPUNJ • Dave Hoover, RU • Ed Corrado, Listserv Administrator • VALE Executive Committee • Chairs and members of all VALE Committees

  18. Most Notably • Stand up and say thank you to: • Marianne Gaunt, Rutgers University Librarian • VALE’s first Executive Committee Chair • For her: • Vision, Leadership, Spirit of Collaboration and Fellowship

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