UCL LIBRARY SERVICES PRATT-SILS SUMMER SCHOOL 2007 UCL Library services background Liz Chapman Deputy Director of UCL Library Services [email protected]

UCL LIBRARY SERVICES

PRATT-SILS SUMMER SCHOOL 2007

UCL Library services background

Liz Chapman

Deputy Director of UCL Library Services

[email protected]


OUTLINE

UCL libraries background – focussing on people

ComplexityCostsConstraintsCommunication

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/


Statistics

4.5million items in collections13,000 current serials200 library staff 19,000 students4000 academic staff


UCL Multi-site services

Main Library

Science Library

15 other library sites

1 outside London

8 in hospitals – joint services


•Archway Library •Cruciform Library •Eastman Dental Institute Library •Environmental Studies Library •Human Communication Science Library •Institute of Archaeology •Institute of Child Health Library •Institute of Laryngology and Otology Library & Royal National Institute for Deaf People Library

•Institute of Neurology Library •Institute of Ophthalmology Library •Institute of Orthopaedics Library •Main ( Wilkins) Library •Royal Free Hospital Medical Library, UCL Library Services •School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library •Science Library

•Special Collections Library

•Store

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/ahl.shtml

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/eastman.shtml



COMPLEXITY

Supporting research and teachingContinuous revolution – never a dull moment

Partners Universities and NHS

Academic Support Group – UCL Subject LibrariansDepartmental adherencePolicy:www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/content/cmp/CMP_introduction.doc


COSTS

Budget c.£9m ($18m)

Duplicated infrastructure – staffing levels

Duplicated services – local or central?

Transport of materials

Sites and store

e helps e-normously


2005 – 2006HEFCE Expenditure

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Salaries

Books

Serials

ematerial


CONSTRAINTS

Physical distance – physical presence

Politics – local v. central

Staff release from sites

Opening hours


COMMUNICATION: library staff

Intranet – LibNet

Email - Liblist

Newsletter – internal and external - COP

Meetings – cpd – IiP – conference

Staff Liaison Group

Flexi-clock

Common online calendar

Sites Coordinator - DATS

Exhibitions - COP


DEVELOPMENT

Innovative work in context

M25, SCONUL, CURL, LIBER, ALA

Bidding culture Repository, digitisation

Fundraising

Research with SLAIS and othersSuperbook project

Global profile for London’s Global University


It’s all about people

Communication

Consultation

Change

Concern

Creativity

A work in progress

Our newest UCL Site Library opened for SSEES in August 2005

Documents

UCL LIBRARY SERVICES PRATT-SILS SUMMER SCHOOL 2007 UCL Library services background Liz Chapman Deputy Director of UCL Library Services [email protected]