Presentation on Transformation of Academic Branch Libraries

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Nevenka
 Zdravkovska
 
Head,
 Engineering
 &
 Physical
 Sciences
 Library
 

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

Transformation
 of
  Academic
 Branch
  Libraries
 

April
 7,
 2013
 

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TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

•?Overview
 of
 transformaEon
 of
 branch
  academic
 libraries,
 with
 a
 special
  emphasis
 on
 science
 disciplines.
  •?Research
 published
 in
 Academic
  Branch
 Libraries
 in
 Changing
 Times,
  Chandos
 Publishing,
 2011
 

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 7,
 2013
 

Goal
 

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TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

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 7,
 2013
 

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•?1929
 Survey
 –
 Branch
 Subject
  Libraries
 in
 the
 Central
 West
 Colleges
  •?1983
 Survey
 –
 Branch
 Libraries
 in
 ARL
  InsEtuEons
 (SPEC
 Kit
 99)
  •?1999
 Survey
 –
 Branch
 Libraries
 and
  Discrete
 CollecEons
 (SPEC
 Kit
 255)
 

 

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

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 7,
 2013
 

Historical
 Overview
 

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Subject Astronomy Biology Chemistry General Science Mathematics

No of Branches 3 7 10 3 4

No of Branches
12
  10
  8
  6
  4
  2
  0
  Astronomy
  Biology
  Chemistry
  General
  Science
  MathemaEcs
 

Branch
 Subject
 Libraries
 in
 the
 Central
 West
 Colleges
 –
 1929
 Survey
 
 
Departmental
 Libraries
 by
 Mary
 C.
 Venn,
 reference
 librarian
 at
 Oberlin
 College
 Libraries
 

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

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 7,
 2013
 

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Branch Type No. Branches % of 89 Resp. Architecture 33 37% Business 34 38% Chemistry 37 42% Engineering 39 44% Geology 31 35% Mathematics 44 49% Music 49 55% Physics 38 43% Rare books/Special Coll. 23 26% Sciences 23 26% Undergraduate 22 25%

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

April
 7,
 2013
 

1983
 Survey
 -­?SPEC
 Kit
 99
 

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•? 89
 responded
 to
 the
 survey
 
  •? In
 the
 last
 ?ve
 years
 (1978-­?1983)
  •? 24
 new
 branches
 were
 opened
  •? 17
 closed
 branches
  •? 24
 merged
 two
 or
 more
 collecEons
  •? 2
 planned
 to
 close
 branches
  •? 27
 planned
 to
 merge
 collecEons
 

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

April
 7,
 2013
 

1983
 Survey
 -­?
 Continued
 

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•? 122
 ARL
 member
 libraries
  •? Subject
 branches
 
•? Science/technology
 82%
  •? Arts/humaniEes
 75%
  •? Social
 sciences
 61%
 
TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

•? 54
 responded
 (44%)
 

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 7,
 2013
 

1999
 Survey
 –
 SPEC
 Kit
 255
 

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•? “Average”
 insEtuEon
 has
 15
 discrete
  collecEon
 locaEons
  •? 4
 science/technology
  •? 2
 arts/humaniEes
  •? 2
 area
 studies
  •? 1
 undergraduate
  •? 2
 other
 collecEons
 (media
 and
 maps
 most
  frequently
 menEoned)
 

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

April
 7,
 2013
 

1999
 Survey
 –
 Continued
 

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1995-1999 Changes Added Area Studies Arts & Humanities Combined/ Mixed Science & Technology Social Sciences Undergrad 2 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 11 2 1 0 3 2 4 6 0

Anticipated Changes (2000-2004?) Close 4 3 0 5 1 0 Merge Renovate 8 0 22 6 0 1 2 4 5 2 0 2 1 5 0 0 5 5

Closed Merged Add

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

April
 7,
 2013
 

1999
 Survey
 –
 Changes
 by
 Broad
  Categories
 
 

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TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

•? Academic/Program
 Change
  •? Service/Access
 ConsideraEons
  •? PoliEcal/AdministraEve
 ConsideraEons
  •? Cost/Funding
  •? Technology
 ConsideraEons
 

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 7,
 2013
 

1999
 Survey
 –
 Factors
 for
 Change
 

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Branch Type Architecture Art Business Chemistry East Asian Engineering Fine Arts Geology Mathematics Music Physics Rare Books/Special Collections Science Science & Engineering

No. Branches 27 14 19 20 10 27 17 12 27 46 15 22 17 21

% of 101 libraries 27% 14% 20% 10% 27% 17% 12% 27% 46% 15% 22% 17% 21% 19%

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

April
 7,
 2013
 

Current
 (2010)
 Situation
 for
 ARL
 Libraries
 

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Most
 Common
 Branch
  Libraries
 -­?
 Observations
 
•?Music
 Libraries
  •?Chemistry
 Libraries
  •?Science
 &
 Engineering
 Libraries
 

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

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 7,
 2013
 

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•? The
 […]
 building
 is
 to
 be
 located
 next
 to
  the
 Chemistry
 Building
 just
 a
 few
 feet
  away,
 it
 would
 […]
 be
 good
 library
 pracAce
  for
 your
 department
 library
 to
 combine
  with
 that
 of
 engineering
 at
 the
 Ame
 this
  large
 library
 is
 ready.
 It
 is
 hoped
 that
  mathemaAcs
 and
 physics
 departments
 will
  also
 be
 persuaded
 to
 pool
 their
 resources,
  in
 a
 single,
 large
 library.
 (Rovelstad
 lefer,
 
March
 2,
 1949)
 

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

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 7,
 2013
 

1949
 Correspondence
 

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•? The
 Chemistry
 department
 maintains
 that
 for
  maximum
 use
 its
 library
 should
 be
 located
 in
  the
 chemistry
 building.
 […]ooks
 and
  periodicals
 on
 chemistry
 are
 liEle
 used
 by
  others
 than
 chemists
 and
 chemical
 engineers.
  With
 the
 library
 in
 the
 chemistry
 building
  these
 books
 will
 be
 more
 easily
 accessible
 to
  both
 groups.
 I
 am
 sure
 that
 a
 common
 library
  would
 not
 provide
 us
 with
 beEer
 library
  service
 but
 actually
 with
 poorer
 service.
 (Drake
 
response,
 March
 23,
 1949)
 

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

April
 7,
 2013
 

1949
 Correspondence
 -­?
 Answer
 

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•? Trend
 of
 closing
 branches/consolidaEng
  with
 central
 sci/tech
 library
  •? Increased
 inderdisciplinary
 research,
  coupled
 with
 the
 desire
 to
 make
 library
  systems
 more
 e?cient
 and
 innovaAve
  drives
 this
 shiJ
 toward
 consolidaAon
 –
  Garritano
 (2007)
 

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

April
 7,
 2013
 

Chemistry
 Branches
 

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•? Top
 ten
 trends
 in
 academic
 libraries
 (ACRL
 2010)
  1.? Patron
 driven
 acquisiEon
  2.? Libraries
 will
 evolve
 due
 to
 budget
 constrain
  3.? Higher
 Ed
 changes
 –
 librarians
 diverse
 skills
 sets
  4.? Accountability/Assessment
 
  5.? DigiEzaEon
 of
 unique
 collecEon
 –
 costly
  6.? New
 services
 for
 mobile
 devices/applicaEons
  7.? CollaboraEon
 –
 within
 and
 beyond
  8.? Scholarly
 communicaEons/Intellectual
 property
  9.? Technology
 driven
 services/required
 skills
  10.? Repurpose
 physical
 space/expand
 virtual
 space
 

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

April
 7,
 2013
 

Future
 of
 Academic
 (Branch)
  Libraries
 

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•? University
 of
 Washington
 -­?
 2009
 
•? Closed
 Chemistry,
 Fisheries/Oceanography,
 Natural
 Sciences
  libraries
 -­?
 holdings
 folded
 into
 main
 and
 Health
 Sciences
 Library
 
  •? Closed
 Social
 Work
 Library
 -­?
 folded
 into
 Health
 Sciences
 Library
 
 

•? Stanford
 –
 2010
 
 
•? Downsized
 Engineering
 Library
 -­?
 moved
 into
 new
 building
  •? Closed
 Physics
 Branch
 

•?
 University
 of
 Texas,
 San
 Antonio
 –
 
 2011
 
•? Opened
 bookless
 Engineering
 library
 

•? Chemistry
 branches
 closings
 
•? Louisiana
 State
 U.
 (2005),
 University
 of
 Chicago
 (2006),
 Duke
  (2007),
 Pifsburgh
 (2009),
 UCLA
 (2010).
 

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

April
 7,
 2013
 

Example
 of
 Changes
 

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•? Report
 due
 May
 2013
 

TransformaEon
 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

•? Libraries
 (Branches)
 as
 Space
  •? CollecEons
 are
 increasingly
 digital
  •? Sta?ng
  •? Task
 Force
 -­?
 Library
 Services
 to
 Support
  ScienA?c
 Research
 

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 7,
 2013
 

Final
 Thoughts
 

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•? ACRL
 Research
 Planning
 and
 Review
 Commifee
 (2010).
 “2010
 top
  ten
 trends
 in
 academic
 libraries”
 College
 &
 Research
 Libraries
 News,
  71
 (6):
 282-­?92
  •? AssociaEon
 of
 Research
 Libraries
 (1983).
 Branch
 Libraries
 in
 ARL
  InsAtuAons,
 SPEC
 Kit
 99.
  •? Croneis,
 K.S.
 and
 Short,
 B.H.
 (1999).
 Branch
 Libraries
 and
 Discrete
  CollecAons,
 SPEC
 Kit
 255.
 AssociaEon
 of
 Research
 Libraries.
  •? Garritano,
 J.
 (2007)
 “Current
 and
 Future
 Status
 of
 Chemistry
  CollecEons
 and
 Chemistry
 Libraries
 at
 ARL
 InsEtuEons.”
 Issues
 in
  Science
 &
 Technology
 Librarianship
 DOI:10.5062/F4222RQP hfp://istl.org/07-­?spring/refereed1.html
 
  •? Venn,
 M.C.
 (1929)
 “Departmental
 Libraries.”
 Libraries,
 34
 (May):
  193-­?6
  •? Zdravkovska,
 N.
 (2011).
 Branch
 Libraries
 in
 Changing
 Times.
 Chandos
  Publishing.
 

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 of
 Academic
 Branch
 Libraries
 

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 7,
 2013
 

References
 

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 2013
 

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