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Budgets, Services, And Technology Driving Change: How Librarians, Publishers And Vendors Are Moving Forward, Kittie Henderson, Meg White

Charleston Library Conference

The economic challengers in higher education and healthcare coupled with continuing budget concerns have libraries, publishers and vendors making strategic changes as they seek to provide a high-level of services at a time when uncertainty continues to dominate planning and development. Creative thinking has become the norm as organizations seek to challenge long-held views and uncover and implement needed changes. Librarians, publishers, and vendors have all experienced a period of assessment, strategic review and reaction as a result of the continued evolution from a print-based model to one dominated by electronic dissemination of scholarly information and the new role eBooks …

The Long Arm Of The Law, William Hannay, Laura Quilter, Ann Okerson

Charleston Library Conference

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Being Earnest In The New Normal, Anthea Stratigos

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Let’S Talk: Bringing Many Threads Together To Weave The Scholarly Information Ecosystem, Laurie Goodman, Howard Ratner, Greg Tananbaum, John Vaughn, T. Scott Plutchak

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The Punishment For Dreamers: Big Data, Retention, And Academic Libraries, Adam Murray

Charleston Library Conference

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What’S The Big Idea? Mellon, Arl, Aau, University Presses, And The Future Of Scholarly Communication, Leila Salisbury, Raym Crow, Helen Cullyer, Barbara Kline Pope, Charles Watkinson

Charleston Library Conference

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Recovering Wet Materials: Disaster Plans And Recovery Workflows, Joshua M. Lupkin, Sally Krash, Eric Wedig

Charleston Library Conference

Careful documentation of collections and disaster planning can allow a library to recover physical collections after events with the best possible outcomes for condition, materials costs, outreach, and librarian/staff workflows. This paper describes how the Howard‐Tilton Library at Tulane University (HTML) experienced a roof leak in February 2014 with attending need to manage the outsourced work of disaster recovery contractors for the remediation of more than 2,000 wet books, the reshelving of more than 20,000 displaced books, and the replacement of about 300 books within a two month period during the academic year. This paper describes successful methods of response, …

The Big Shift: How Vcu Libraries Moved 1.5 Million Volumes To Prepare For The Construction Of A New Library, Ibironke Lawal, Patricia Selinger, Barbara Anderson

Charleston Library Conference

Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries (VCUL) has been faced with serious space problems for more than a decade. Initiatives to correct this include the digital shift. VCUL’s new policy stipulates that journal subscriptions should be electronic only, wherever available. Where publishers offer both print and online for the same price, the library donates the print instead of keeping them on the shelves. Replacing print series with the electronic version as they become available is another ongoing practice. Added to these is moving infrequently used or superseded materials to storage as a continuous activity. All these were short‐lived measures until now. In …

Remote Storage: Leveraging Technology To Maximize Efficiency And Minimize Investments, Eric C. Parker

Charleston Library Conference

Libraries are increasingly using, or at least considering, remote storage facilities for their little‐used materials in order to free up valuable on‐campus library space for other purposes. This paper details the experiences of one library, Northwestern University’s Pritzker Legal Research Center, in preparing for, then doing, this work. This type of work can be expensive in terms of staff time, particularly when staff is already being asked to do many additional things. Because extra staff could not be hired, Pritzker has experimented with alternative ways to get this work done, using relatively inexpensive and readily available technology, combined with the …

From Collection Development To Content Development: Organization And Staffing For The 21st Century, Sara E. Morris, Lea Currie

Charleston Library Conference

The University of Kansas (KU) Libraries has a new organizational structure that resulted in the creation of the Content Development Department, with fewer librarians dedicated to stewardship of the Libraries’ collections. The impending retirement of three long‐standing and knowledgeable librarians prompted a review of the responsibilities of the new department and identification of the human resources needed to meet the collection demands of a user‐centered library. In an effort to determine how the Libraries can proceed, we completed an environmental scan of current activities and identified, through the literature and contacts with academic colleagues, how collecting practices and formats will …

Relax, Be Earnest: Marketing A Serials Deselection Project, Stephanie J. Spratt

Charleston Library Conference

Many libraries use the fear of public outcry as a reason to limit interaction with their communities while in the process of deselecting materials. This paper proposes that well‐written policies, process transparency, and a properly managed promotional plan are the best approaches to building goodwill and support among concerned constituents. “Throwing away books” does not have to be done in secret. A process for transforming internal goals into external communications and marketing events is provided along with a discussion of the partnerships and resources needed to accomplish that transformation. Outcomes of the project, including reutilization of space, updated library policies, …

Streamlined Licensing Through Institutional Master Agreements: A Success Story, Corey S. Halaychik

Charleston Library Conference

The University of Tennessee implemented a master agreement initiative in fall 2012 as an effort to create a more effective and efficient contract review and approval process. The initiative, a joint venture between the campus libraries, the University’s System Office of Contracts Administration, and the Purchasing Department, started with one basic master agreement and quickly expanded to over 115 signed documents. The agreements cover the vast majority of library electronic and media resource vendors and have reduced contract volume by more than half. When master agreements are in place, terms and conditions no longer sit awaiting review and approval for …

The Devil Is In The Details: Managing The Growth Of Streaming Media In Library Collections, Jesse Koennecke, Susan Marcin, Matthew Pavlick

Charleston Library Conference

With the advent of streaming music and video services, patrons have grown accustomed to accessing media on their computers and mobile devices. This method of consuming media has spread into the realm of libraries and includes less‐than‐mainstream content not available through Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu. Some vendors have addressed this growing demand by making their video content available for streaming through subscription databases or by renting and purchasing individual titles to be hosted on a server. Streaming video content not available through databases or purchasing and renting individual titles, usually involves acquiring the DVD, encoding it and hosting the file …

Doing Things Differently In The Cloud: Streamlining Library Workflows To Maximize Efficiency, Vanessa A. Garofalo

Charleston Library Conference

Libraries share many common challenges, including ever more complex collections, systems, and workflows, as well as increased user demand. To help manage these challenges, today’s cloud‐based library management services are offering workflows that save library staff time and discovery solutions that meet users’ needs. Libraries using these services are seeing drastic reductions in the time it takes to perform routine tasks because of the integration between libraries, applications, partners, and data.

As a result of doing things differently, libraries save staff time and money while streamlining workflows and improving efficiency. In short, cloud‐based library management services like OCLC’s WorldShare Management …

How Is That Going To Work? Part Ii—Acquisitions Challenges And Opportunities In A Shared Ils, Kathleen Spring, Damon Campbell, Carol Drost, Siôn Romaine

Charleston Library Conference

Building on a presentation given at the 2013 Charleston Conference, this article continues the discussion about acquisitions policies, workflows, and consortial collaboration in a next‐generation shared ILS. The Orbis Cascade Alliance is a consortium of 37 public and private academic institutions in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. In January 2013, the Alliance began a two‐year process of migrating all 37 institutions (in 4 cohorts, with a new cohort going live every 6 months) to Ex Libris’s Alma and Primo in order to realize efficiencies and increase collaboration within the consortium. The authors, who represent institutions in the first and third cohorts, …

Developing A Weighted Collection Development Allocation Formula, Jeff Bailey, Linda Creibaum

Charleston Library Conference

In this session the presenters demonstrated and discussed how to create a spreadsheet‐based library collection development allocation formula to help acquisitions personnel better manage their library’s limited collection development resources. The presenters demonstrated and led participants through Arkansas State University’s process of creating an Excel‐based formula that utilizes criteria relevant to their specific library and institution. Key to the success of this formula is the use of a separate weight applied to each factor used in the formula. Factors selected include the number of students graduating from each degree program, courses offered by each academic department, departmental credit hour production, …

Employing A Use Factor To Distribute Monographic Funds, Cindy D. Shirkey, Lisa Sheets Baricella

Charleston Library Conference

In the fall of 2012 East Carolina University’s Joyner Library was looking to create a new fund allocation formula. The current one at that time had been in use since 1982, and we felt there might be a better way of distributing money—a way that took into account current needs. To create the new fund allocation formula, we took a collection evaluation concept and married it with knowledge gained about fund allocation formulas through research of the literature and investigation into our own past. We ended up with a fund allocation formula that employs Bonn’s use factor and the average …

I’Ll Be Back: Post‐Purchase Activities And Roi, Michael A. Arthur, Tim Bucknall, Stephanie Kaelin, Sarah Schulman, Kristi Showers

Charleston Library Conference

What kinds of services and support should be expected after the sale? Vendors are increasingly providing postsale services to their customers, typically in the form of account development. This panel discussion examined experiences that vendors, libraries, and consortia have had with one another, including which services have been beneficial, and explored future enhancements that will benefit libraries and users. The panelists provided specific examples of past collaborations, including customized trainings, usage analysis, and professional development events. Panelists discussed topics of interest to librarians and vendors with a focus on ways to get the best ROI out of library resources. Librarians …

Earnestly Finding The Fun In Fund Codes, Leslie O'Brien, Tracy J. Gilmore, Connie Stovall

Charleston Library Conference

Collections and acquisitions staff at Virginia Tech and The University of Alabama presented two very different models for structuring fund codes and discussed the benefits and difficulties inherent to each method. Both groups share their philosophy and approach for allocating appropriate fund codes for budgeting, reporting, and analytical purposes, and highlight important considerations to be made when creating a fund code structure.

Serious Savings With Short‐Term Loans, Erin L. Crane

Charleston Library Conference

The Liberty University Jerry Falwell Library serves a student body of over 100,000 students, most of whom are enrolled in online programs. By necessity the library prioritizes electronic resources, and in recent years, it has begun to invest more heavily into e‐books. In spring 2010 the library adopted a patron‐driven acquisition (PDA) program with ebrary in an effort to better support the needs of the online students. The program was very successful, but as patrons became more comfortable with e‐books and the online student population increased, costs also rose dramatically. In addition, the library had implemented an evidencebased method for …

Cost Impact In Managing The Transition To An Open Access Model, Gayle Rosemary Chan

Charleston Library Conference

Open access to scholarly resources is a growing dimension in the universe of scholarly communication. The impact of open access on the traditional model of acquisition and access is just beginning to surface. In managing the transitioning toward open access, libraries will benefit from the model of use analytics developed by the collection development team at HKU to rationalize the value of library investment and to refine collection priorities for the future development of the collections and budget. This paper will discuss the collection building strategies of my university to tackle the major challenges in managing the transition to open …

Introduction, Leah Hinds

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Preface And Acknowledgments, Katina Strauch, Bruce Strauch

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Table Of Contents, Katina Strauch, Bruce Strauch

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Self-E 101: A Lesson For Academic Libraries In Connecting Self-Published Authors And Readers, Corrie Marsh, Mitchell Davis, Meredith Schwartz, Etta Verma, Eleanor I. Cook

Charleston Library Conference

SELF-e is an innovative collaboration between Library Journal and BiblioBoard that enables public libraries to provide curated self-published e-books to library readers in a simple and elegant way. The session will give an overview of how the program was conceived, how it works and lessons academic libraries can take as it has been implemented across the country. Representatives from BiblioBoard, Library Journal and NC Live will discuss how SELF-e can represent certain populations on campus—i.e., student, alumni, or faculty. Ms. Cook will discuss Issues in collecting Self Published Books for Academic Libraries. Ms. Marsh will lead exploration with the panelists …

Building Capacity In Your Library For Research Data Management Support (Or What We Learned From Offering To Review Dmps), William M. Cross, Hilary M. Davis

Charleston Library Conference

In our evolving effort to build infrastructure and support around research data management needs, we found traction in launching a data management plan review service. In doing so, we have been able to achieve multiple goals: 1) support the research process; 2) create active learning situations for subject liaisons to engage in and learn how to support data management planning; 3) find resonance with campus‐sponsored research officers; 4) collaborate with other campus research support groups including campus IT, the institutional review board, and statistical consulting; 5) and participate in the national dialogue about the tensions of data management.

Libraries Leading The Way On The Textbook Problem, Marilyn Billings, William M. Cross, Brendan O'Connell, Gregory Raschke, Charlotte Roh

Charleston Library Conference

Escalating textbook costs and continually evolving technologies for delivering course content have combined to place the “textbook problem” at a boiling point ripe for systemic change. This article describes two efforts to address the “textbook problem” by offering incentive grants to faculty members who adopt, adapt, or create open educational resources (OERs) to replace costly textbooks. It describes programs at UMass Amherst and North Carolina State University and discusses the role of the library as a campus leader, educating faculty on new textbook models and investigating and providing incentives to incubate change.

Peeling Apart The Layers: Library Services To Online Education Consortia, Amy D. Coughenour

Charleston Library Conference

Universities and colleges have been forming online education consortia as one of many methods to better serve their students while reigning in the rising costs of higher education. While libraries’ responses to these consortia vary, there are trends in the methods and standards being used. This paper reviews some of the literature published about library services in online education consortia, evaluates a selection of interstate and intrastate online education consortia, and provides information about the beginning stages of a library service model in a new online education consortium—Concordia Online Education. Because Concordia Online Education is new, the library services across …

Engrossed, Enraged, Engaged: Empowering Faculty In Transforming Scholarly Communication, Jen Waller, Jennifer W. Bazeley

Charleston Library Conference

Librarians are deeply invested in the scholarly publishing lifecycle. This investment, in tandem with an evolving scholarly communication system, has encouraged librarians to become advocates for transformation in this landscape. At the same time, some faculty members have been slower to understand the complexities of the current system and its evolution. At Miami University, traditional communication methods weren’t sufficient to meaningfully engage faculty in these evolving trends. As a response, several librarians designed and cofacilitated two Scholarly Communication Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) for two academic years. These FLCs have been the most successful method of increasing faculty understanding about scholarly …

Gift‐Gaining: Ideas For Effective Gift Processing, Mark C. Henley

Charleston Library Conference

Personnel turnover and other factors led the University of North Texas Libraries to repurpose staffing to process gift items in 2014. None of the new personnel had experience in evaluating gifts. As the reassigned personnel began its work, it became clear that intensive training and a reevaluation of procedures was necessary for effective processing of these materials. This presentation looked at the issues that arose and the solutions that emerged from the reevaluation. Told from the perspective of the new gifts coordinator, the session sought to present a case study that provided attendees with examples of tools they can implement …