Topic 6 Research Libraries Collection Directions Lorcan Dempsey
Topic 6: Research Libraries: Collection Directions 第六讲:研究图书馆的馆藏发展方向 Lorcan Dempsey
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: Collection directions 3 Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC
Top 10 most widely-held works published in Thailand United Nations: Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific (729) United Nations: Statistical yearbook for Asia and the Pacific (624) Zhou, Daguan: Notes on the customs of Cambodia (504) Pratchaya Pinkæ o, C ha Phanom Yi ram, Phetka i Wongkhamlao, and Bongkot Khongma lai: Tomyam kung Tom-Yum-Goong (457) Chaturachinda, Gwyneth, Sunanda Krishnamurty, and Pauline W. Tabtiang: Dictionary of South and Southeast Asian art (421) United Nations: Asia-Pacific development journal (384) Lintner, Bertil: Great leader, dear leader: demystifying North Korea under the Kim Clan (382) Evans, Grant: Laos: culture and society (378) Conway, Susan: Thai textiles (353) Mc. Clure, Elliott: Migration and survival of the birds of Asia (348) In Worldcat
Stewardship/scarcity high Low-High low Open source software Newsgroup archives High Stewardshi p Low Stewardshi p High-Low High-High Rare books Local/Historical Newspapers Local History Materials Archives & Manuscripts Theses & dissertations Research & Learning Materials Institutional records high Special Collections Low-Low Freely-accessible web resources low Newspapers Gov Documents CD & DVD Maps Scores Uniqueness Books & Journals In many collections COLLECTIONS GRID (Lorcan Dempsey and Eric Childress, OCLC Research) In few collections e. Prints/tech reports Learning objects Courseware E-portfolios Research data Prospectus Insitutional website
Collections Grid Purchased Materials Licensed EResources In many collections Open Web Resources Licensed Purchased High Stewardshi p Special Collections Local Digitization Low Stewardshi p In few collections Research & Learning Materials
Collections Grid Purchased Materials Licensed EResources In many collections Licensed Purchased High Stewardshi p Low Stewardshi p In few collections
Inflection point Derived from : National Clearinghouse on Educational Statistics, 1998 -2008
Towards just in case Rick Anderson Let them eat … everything: embracing a patrondriven future. OLA Superconference, Feb 3, 2011 http: //www. slideshar e. net/amarintha/nextgenerationworkflows-for-nextgeneration-libraries
Peter Sidorko Hong Kong University Libraries
Majority of research libraries shifting toward e-centric acquisitions, service model Shrinking pool of libraries with mission and resources to sustain print preservation as ‘core’ operation – 25?
Licensed … More later An externalised resource? Consolidation of vendors Consolidation of discovery environments Consolidation of knowledge bases A ‘rental’ model
Why shared print? Shift in scholarly attention from print to electronic means lowuse retrospective print collections are perceived to deliver less library value Competing demands for library space: teaching, learning, collaboration vs. “warehouse of books” Among academic libraries, a shrinking pool of institutions with mandate, capacity to support print preservation As transaction costs for managing legacy print collections decrease, libraries will seek to externalize print operations to shared repositories
25, 000 Thai Publications in the Hathi. Trust Digital Library Titles / Editions 20, 000 15, 000 Published in Thailand 10, 000 5, 000 OCLC Research. Analysis based on World. Cat and Hathi. Trust snapshots. Data current as of April 2011. 1 r-1 Ap -1 1 11 M ar b. Fe 11 n. Ja ec D ov N -1 0 0 -1 ct O p 10 Se Ju l-1 0 Au g 10 10 n- 0 -1 ay Ju 0 M r-1 Ap -1 0 10 M ar b. Fe 10 n. Ja -0 9 ec ov N D -0 9 9 -0 ct O Se p 09 0
Optical character recognition is still imperfect Impact on full-text search
Collections Grid In many collections Open Web Resources Licensed Purchased High Stewardshi p Low Stewardshi p In few collections
University of Texas at Austin
Collections Grid In many collections Licensed Purchased High Stewardshi p Special Collections Local Digitization Low Stewardshi p In few collections
Duke University
Richard E Luce, Emory University Change in emphasis: space, budgets, research support 2010 Annual RLG Partnership Symposium When the Books Leave the Building: The Future of Research Libraries, Collections and Services
Spec. Colls. . A niche activity? Valuable and rare resource useful for learning/research. . Balance between local value and global value Level of investment? Where is this aggregated?
Collections Grid In many collections Licensed Purchased High Stewardshi p Low Stewardshi p In few collections Research & Learning Materials
Columbia University
Affiliations Research Publications Teaching Service
HKU Scholars Hub ”The Hub strives to make HKU authors and their research very visible, with the goal of increasing all forms of collaboration. ”
University of Leicester A new university service – working with faculty to improve faculty visibility.
New scholarly outputs Growth of digital humanities. Interesting intersection between library and emerging scholarly support services.
Some directions …
Library attention and investment are shifting In many collections Licensed Less attention High Stewardshi p Purchased High attention Occasional Limited Aspirational Intentional In few collections Low Stewardshi p
Academic institutions are driving this change In Many Collections Licensed Purchased High Stewardshi p +5 yrs today In Few Collections Low Stewardshi p
Outside in Bought, licensed Increased consolidation Growth in licensed Move from print to licensed In Many Collection s Licensed Aim: to discover Purchased High Stewardsh ip Inside out Low Stewardsh ip In Few Collection s Institutional assets: special collections, research and learning materials, institutional records, … Increasingly important? Aim: to *have* discovered …
Some directions Manage licensed Policy and pricing issues Manage down print Shared attention Growth in patron driven Strategies for institutional assets Connect to university agendas Connect to personal, departmental needs
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