State of the Library ULAC Meeting September 27, 2013
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Traditional Library Services Collections Facility
Technology
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Journals Databases Various Special Collections Book Collections
Collections $100,000 funding increase for FY 2014
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Steely Library the atypical library Near-research library model
TM Emphasis is on meeting user information needs regardless of
physical holdings ILL and document delivery are freely available at
no direct cost to the user Collections are developed through
techniques that more accurately reflect user needs Flexibility that
allows application of special skills and perspectives to
traditional and non-traditional initiatives
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Collections Near Research-Library Experience 2001 circa 1,500
journal subscriptions + limited full-text 2013 47,956 current
journal titles (subscriptions + full-text) Unfettered access is
critical Reduction in ILL requests indicates that users are finding
more of the information that they need within our collections.
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21 st Century Collection Development Limited resources = need
for most effective collection development methods Increased
emphasis on purchase pools Materials purchased in this manner see
higher circulation Use of electronic books to re-introduce
serendipity?
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Special Collections and Archives Accomplishments Two NEH
grants, funding a major project to upgrade environmental and
security systems Significant new collections, including the papers
of Northern Kentucky artist Charles McLaughlin, the Theodore Harris
Local History Research Papers, additional papers from Della Lewis
Jones, an African-American Teacher/Librarian who worked in Northern
Kentucky
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Even as electronic access grows, we see increased usage of the
building Aged furniture and changes in student study habits
indicate a need for renovation and update Demonstration Projects
$60,000 has been allocated by the University for a renovation
project Additional funds have been provided to extend hours
Facility
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Bringing Art Into the Building Paul Sawyier Exhibition $4.5
million of artworks from a variety of collectors Sponsored by CVG
Regional exposure Special Thanks to Regent Nathan Smith
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Bringing Art Into the Building Donated Artworks Paintings
donated by regional artists McLaughlin paintings on loan from the
Ran Gallery Three new sculptures by Cincinnati artist Steve Geddes
Special Thanks to Mary Ran
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Technology EBSCOhost Discovery Website Redesign
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Serving the Community Intellectual Property Awareness Center
(IPAC) Next 6 slides courtesy John Schlipp.
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http://ipac.nku.edu/
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Intellectual Property Awareness Center IP knowledge to
cultivate our customers research, creativity, and innovation. IP
information resources, workshops, conferences, classes. 729 IPAC
constituents were supported by attending one of our 26
presentations or participating in face-to-face consulting. 61 avg.
IPAC customer interactions per month!
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IPAC Community Partnerships Better Business Bureau NKU
Entrepreneur Institute NKU Chase Small Business Law Clinic NKU
Chase Law + Informatics Institute Public Library of Cincinnati
& Hamilton County Inventors Council of Cincinnati KYVL (KY
Virtual Library) U of L Ekstrom Library And other regional partners
Source: http://cops.usdoj.gov/
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IPAC Supports K-12 NKU BookFest students PLCH Childrens
Programs Kentucky SummerSummit NEW: iMAGiNExpo 2014 @ KCPL
Covington Partnering with local high school librarians and teachers
to craft information literacy lessons which foster inspired
learning and research skills (play, passion, and purpose) tied to
the new Common Core State Standards. Selected student
representatives and their research posters from each participating
high school will be displayed at the Kenton County Public Library
in Spring 2014.
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Fair Use with Student Research & Writing Graduate student
theses. Inserting properly cited supportive excerpts which qualify
as Fair Use. Avoiding infringement may require permission. We tutor
students about Fair Use; including how to write letters for
permission. Source: www.law.uiowa.edu/
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How does this apply to faculty? Source: Twentieth Century Fox
Film Corp.
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Steely Librarys Instructional Offerings Information Literacy
Program Bridging the Gap Bachelor of Science in Library Informatics
Continuing Education Program
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BS in Library Informatics
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2011 Bachelor of Library Informatics 20122013
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Library Informatics Program Continues to Grow We had a
marketing presence at the ALA Annual Conference for the first time
LIN 175 (Information Literacy) has completed two of the three pilot
semesters necessary to be qualified as a University General
Education course
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Student Feedback getting my new job at Microsoft was heavily
dependent on my degree in library and information science from NKU.
- Frank Branch, Recent Library Informatics Graduate I am a
non-traditional student. If it were not for NKU, the Library
Informatics [program], and the entire department, I would not be
getting my Bachelors. - Heather Ellis, Current Library Informatics
Student
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Library Informatics Courses, Spring 2014 LIN 301Meta
Information LIN 302Digital Searching Interfaces LIN 400Current
Trends in Information Technology LIN 414Advanced Information
Literacy LIN 175Information Literacy LIN 496Senior Capstone LIN
420Management for Libraries & Information Centers
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In the current year Enrollment increased by 19%, after a 65%
increase in 2012 Offerings have increased with multiple sessions
now being taught Surveys of participants indicate that 100% of our
enrollees would recommend our classes to colleagues In the current
year Enrollment increased by 19%, after a 65% increase in 2012
Offerings have increased with multiple sessions now being taught
Surveys of participants indicate that 100% of our enrollees would
recommend our classes to colleagues
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Continuing Education (ALA) International enrollees from: Canada
Canada Italy Italy United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
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Courses and Faculty Fall 2013 CourseInstructor Foundations of
Library ServicesLeslie Hammann Communication and Teamwork (2
Sections)Laura Sullivan Access ServicesTammy Brooks, Craig Person
Collection ManagementLois Schultz Reference & Information
ServicesNancy Campbell, Threasa Wesley Cataloging &
ClassificationDonna Smith Library TechnologyPerry Bratcher Courses
and Faculty Fall 2013 CourseInstructor Foundations of Library
ServicesLeslie Hammann Communication and Teamwork (2 Sections)Laura
Sullivan Access ServicesTammy Brooks, Craig Person Collection
ManagementLois Schultz Reference & Information ServicesNancy
Campbell, Threasa Wesley Cataloging & ClassificationDonna Smith
Library TechnologyPerry Bratcher