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State of the Cooperative
Kate NevinsApril 22, 2010ASERL Update
Membership
• 98% retention rate through first year • Dues levels set for 2010/11
– 85% of members - dues decrease or remain same
– $600K decrease in revenue for LYRASIS
• Member visits this year: 449+• Members conferences, meetings and
forums: 57
Organizational Integration
• Operational integration: programs and staff complete
• Systems: PALINET/SOLINET systems integrated on April 1
• Final integration (integrating NELINET info/systems) by July 1.
Finances (YTD)
• membership: slight deterioration• decreased operating expenses by
12%• staffing decreased by 24%• revenue from vendor products:
stable• professional services: stable
BCR Update
• “Partners in Transition”• October 1/December 30• Critical mass• Cost control• Service expansion
LYRASIS Member Survey: Fall 2009
• Approx 6,500 survey invitations sent; 1573 replies (24% response rate)
• 2/3 respondents from academic libraries• 18% of respondents from libraries with
budgets of $5M or greater• vast majority of items listed will either
increase or stay the same: Libraries are taking on much that is new, but dropping very little.
Members’ Anticipated Changes
Members vs Staff Expectations
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Environmental ChangeWill
increase (%)
Will stay about the same (%)
Will decrease
(%) Mobile technology 73% 26% 1%Digitization of local collections 70% 28% 2%Social networking 68% 31% 1%Web site content management 66% 33% 1%Distance learner support 67% 31% 2%E-resource access systems (portals) 65% 34% 1%Virtual reference 64% 34% 2%Metadata for local digital materials 64% 34% 2%Open source software 63% 36% 1%E-resource management system 62% 36% 1%
Outcomes-based assessment 61% 37% 1%Information literacy 58% 40% 2%Cloud computing (hosted technology) 57% 41% 2%E-reserves 53% 42% 5%Cooperative collection (content) management 47% 51% 2%Document delivery (non-returnables) 47% 48% 5%Google Books 44% 53% 3%Improving facilities (new or renovated) 47% 45% 8%Intellectual property rights management 40% 59% 1%Regional catalog & resource sharing 41% 56% 3%Institutional repositories 44% 49% 7%Document delivery (returnables) 41% 52% 7%Preservation (of all formats) 40% 53% 7%Leadership development 35% 62% 3%Local integrated library system 31% 64% 5%Off-site storage of physical collections 33% 57% 10%Cataloging 19% 65% 16%
Significant increase Stay about the same Little or no change
What “Local Touch” Means
How We Are Using These Data
• Business planning: current and new services based on member interests
• New product/program implementation
• Continued member engagement
• Evaluate organizational structure and culture
New Service Implementation
• Collaborative print repository project: IMLS planning grant submitted
• Mellon-funded Open Source business analysis underway
• Introduced Safe Sound, True Serials and TLC
• Evaluating SkyRiver cataloging services
Preservation and Digitization
• Preservation: Received $450K NEH grant to continue field services
• Mass digitization: Half way to goal! Sloan subsidy to expire in early 2011.
New Board Members
• Kimberly Matthews, Director, Trenton (NJ) Free Public
Library
• John Szabo, Director, Atlanta/Fulton County Public Library
• M.J. Tooey, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs, University of Maryland
• Kendall Wiggin, State Librarian, Connecticut State Library
Strategic Plan
• Transform libraries, operations and technologies to meet the needs of tomorrow’s library users.
• Expand the availability of content while controlling its costs.
Questions
Contact:
Kate Nevins800.999.8558
www.LYRASIS.org