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We Don’t Need a Grand Slam,
but a Designated Hitter
Would be Nice….
Anne E. McKee, MLS
Program Officer for Resource Sharing
Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA)
1/29/2015
Team GWLA:
32 research libraries in 17 states in the “greater west.”◦ 31 academic◦ 1 privately funded public library for science, engineering
and technology
Members Include:
27 members of the Association of Public and Land Grant Colleges (APLU, formerly known as NASULGC)
26 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
14 members of the Association of American Universities (AAU)
1 member of Hathi Trust
No shared acquisitions monies; all content packages must fit within each member’s current budget.
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Current economic realities•GWLA region one of hardest hit
•Southwest: tourism drops and housing defaults
•Northwest: bank foreclosures and unemployment
•Rockies and plains: ongoing drought and drop in oil revenues
•Midwest: manufacturing rust belt
•Draconian budget cuts •threats of up to 60% reduction-over all reductions
•approximately 20-25%
•multiple rescissions (sometimes 2 or 3 in same budget cycle)
•Members permanently lost library faculty and staff either thru attrition or lay-offs
•40 employees alone at one library
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Realities cont’d
Dizzying pace of new technologies
Pressure (real or perceived) from users to utilize virtual world/social media
All content on any medium
Conclusion:
All factors combined to create not a
perfect game but rather a perfect
storm.
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GWLA Survey
Percentage of change in current budget:◦ Roughly 1/3 increased, 1/3 decreased and
1/3 remained flat
However, more than 2/3rds reported that their current budget allowed for an increase in e-content, averaged approx. 7% increase
The percentage of total materials budget spent on e-content ranged from 44% to 88%
Moreover, 2/3rds+ reported that e-content was now preferred medium over paper
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Social Media/Devices du jour
Most members are utilizing a variety of social media choices and devices to allow virtual users to access content◦ Social Media: Facebook
Microblogs (Twitter)
Bookmarking (Digg etc)
Photosharing
◦ Devices Smart phones
E-book readers
MP3 and PDA devices
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Where Do We Go From
Here
Or
Are We Still Even in the
Game?
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Base Hit
User Driven Purchasing:Experimentation within an environment of
controlled risk (Macicak/Schell, 2008 Charleston Conference Presentation)
◦ University of Texas, Austin EBL pilot
Purchase and pay-per-view
◦ MyiLibrary Patron Select E-Book Program Started in 2008 with 5 libraries
E-books are purchased thru this program
To date, libraries have spent approx $150K on program
◦ Another member library performed a “quick and dirty” survey on ebooks 2 years ago. Results show a 200% increase in usage over same printed material.
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On Deck:
Primo as discovery tool (enables both a mobile and more traditional browser interface)
Promoting and/or emphasis on all types of mobile versions of library materials
Partnering with campus on university-wide mobile app
Baylor University’s Fine Arts Library is testing “Variations” (online access to streaming audio and scanned score images in support of teaching , learning and research)◦ Open source from Indiana University
◦ Enables music majors access to all audio reserves
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Who’s Going to Step Up
to the Plate?
Unbundling of e-content. Why are we
forced into purchase content our users
do not want or require?
No single universal e-book format
Common sense licenses
Interlibrary loan with easy-to-
implement/download technology
Non-proprietary apps
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Ninth Inning Observations
DRM/Preservation◦ Portico etc has helped alleviate the worry somewhat but
still major hurdles to overcome
Steep learning curve◦ Not by students but by older library staff
◦ Staff can be very wary when using new technology
Data Migration
Alarming shift to “new normal” or “non-normal” in purchasing ebooks versus paper
Students have been clear that they don’t want the library sending stuff to the "social spaces" they use online. They want to be able to access from many devices; [however] they are not interested in having the library push information at/to them. (S. Bosch, Univ of Arizona)
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As all Arizona Diamondback
fans say:
“Oh well, there’s always next
season…”
Anne@GWLA.org
480-575-0340
1/29/2015
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