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Slides are available State Library of Kansas website search for Calendar: kslib. info/calendar. aspx or Specific page kslib. info/Calendar. aspx? EID=3743 State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resources Focus Group 1

Statewide Database & Online Resource Contracts Update Janet Anderson-Story KLA/MPLA Conference October 24, 2018 This project is made possible by a grant from the U. S. Institute of Museum & Library Services. www. kslib. info | 785 -296 -3296 Facebook

Resources with expiring contracts EBSCO Learning Express and Job & Career Accelerator EBSCO Premier Package Databases Pro. Quest Heritage Quest Pro. Quest Nursing and Allied Health Encyclopedia Britannica State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update 3

Evolution of Database Access Early 1990 s First statewide database is available – First. Search 1995 SLK and Regents Universities partner to provide Gale databases. 1998 Johnson County and Topeka Shawnee County Libraries join partnership. Gale Info. Trac is available with unlimited usage. 2003 Kan-Ed created and helps fund World Book and Pro. Quest products. State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update 4

2011 Database contracts end. State funding cuts threaten SLK services. Focus groups held to obtain input from the library community. Forty libraries contribute funds to ensure continued availability of databases. July and August, 2018 Focus groups are held to obtain input from the library community. October 9, 2018 RFP Released to Vendors November 14, 2018 RFP closes and review begins July 31, 2019 Contracts End August 1, 2019 New Contracts begin State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update 5

Statewide Direct and SLK – Accessed generically and not through a library’s custom sub-account. State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update 6

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Total number of citations and full text articles accessed statewide in a 12 month period: 9, 321, 976

Online Survey Results 638 Total responses 206 Public 441 Total librarian responses 260 Public 70 School 93 Academic 18 Special State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update 12

Online survey questions: 1. How satisfied are you with the current databases & online resources? 502/136 2. Why did you answer as you did? 279/359 3. What other topics should be included? 155/483 4. Additional comments 126/512 State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resources Focus Group 13

Satisfaction with databases 24 24 23 24 143 154 99 105 176 195 State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update 14

Online Survey Results top 9 topic suggestions out of 20 Survey Results – 114 total suggestions # times suggested Genealogy Teens and Kids Nursing Pro. Quest/CINAHL Curriculum Topics Historical/Newspapers & Current Topics 14 13 10 9 8 7 Pro/Con Language Technology as a topic 7 6 6 State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update 15

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Focus Group Feedback Most Important General Database Genealogy Encyclopedia Job Skills/Learning Express/cja Second Most Important General Database Teens and Kids Business/Value. Line Morningstar Lynda. com specifically Third Most Important Nursing Pro. Quest/CINAHL General Database Lynda. com specifically Job Skills/Learning Express/cja State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update 27 16 13 11 14 13 10 7 9 13 9 8 17

The RFP seeks vendor responses for resources in the following subject areas: Jobs/career advancement/skills development Auto Maintenance Genealogy Business General DBAcademic, Language learning Public, suite/ ESL K-12 Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues Consumer & Product Information Health & Wellness Literature, authors Reader’s Advisory History Newspapers, current Test & historical Preparation Encyclopedias State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update Nursing/Health Education 18

Process Oct. 9, 2018 RFP released to vendors Nov. 14, 2018 RFP closes Nov. 2018 Technical proposals evaluated Dec. 2018 Trials begin (volunteers needed) Feb. 2019 Trials end & feedback evaluated Apr. 2019 SLK makes decisions May 2019 Vendors prepare products Aug. 1, 2019 New services begins. Contracts are for at least 5 years. State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update 19

Sample of the 2011 Kansas Database Evaluation Form State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update 20

Sample of the 2011 Kansas Database Evaluation Form State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update 21

Evaluation form example from Library of Congress State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update 22

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The call for evaluators will go out in late November to the standard Kansas listservs and it will be forwarded to the Kansas/Western Missouri Special Libraries Association. Kanlib-l, KASL, CULS, KCALDD, TYLDC What other groups should I contact? State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resource Contracts Update 24

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Slides are available State Library of Kansas website search for Calendar: kslib. info/calendar. aspx or Specific page: kslib. info/Calendar. aspx? EID=3743 State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resources Focus Group 26

Contacts Janet Anderson-Story Janet. Anderson-Story@ks. gov Eric Norris, State Librarian Eric. Norris@ks. gov Jeff Hixon, Director of Statewide Services Jeff. Hixon@ks. gov State Library of Kansas Database and Online Resources Focus Group 27