Leveraging the Expertise of our Staff and the Information Resources We Manage MIT Libraries Visiting Committee April 13, 2005

Staff Expertise Subject knowledge Publishing output knowledge Special formats knowledge MIT knowledge Technical knowledge Professional knowledge

Specialized Expertise E-Resource management E-Reference services Usability testing Course object metadata Library management software Digital repository development and management

MIT’s MISSION The Massachusetts Institute of Technology The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century. The Institute is committed to generating, disseminating, and preserving knowledge, and to working with others to bring this knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. MIT is dedicated to providing its students with an education that combines rigorous academic study and the excitement of discovery with the support and intellectual stimulation of a diverse campus community. We seek to develop in each member of the MIT community the ability and passion to work wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment of humankind.

MIT Libraries’ Mission The mission of the MIT libraries is to create and sustain an intuitive, trusted information environment that enables learning and the advancement of knowledge at MIT. We are committed to developing strategies and systems that promote discovery and facilitate worldwide scholarly communication. — October 2003

Collections Grid

Published Content Tangible Resources 2,700,000 volumes 2,500,000 non-print 22,000 current journal subscriptions Ca. 20,000 books purchased per year Digital Resources 300 databases 20,500 e-journals 14,000 e-books many data-sets

Stewardship Tangible Resources Catalog Manage database for consistency, accuracy Bind Repair Shelve/Store Digital Resources Catalog VERA – presentation tool SFX – linking tool Keep on paying

Collections Grid

Special Collections Rare and special books Administrative records Academic records –Faculty papers –Theses –Technical reports What was once ordinary becomes special.

Stewardship Catalog Assess & process collections Finding aids Preservation treatment Store in ideal conditions –Environment –Security Monitor/restrict use

Special Collections Issues “Hidden Collections” Digitization Born Digital

Open Web Content Web-sites Text Archives Digital Repositories Government Publishing Open Access Publishing

Open Access Defines a movement that promotes free, unrestricted Internet access to the primary research literature as a public good Encompasses open access publishing and open access repositories Benefits readers by enabling wider and easier access Benefits authors by providing larger audience and impact Potentially benefits libraries by destabilizing the publishing system

Stewardship Libraries Links from VERA Libraries’ Subject Web-Pages External Google, etc. Google Scholar Scirus Internet Archive NARA Etc.

Institutional Content DSpace –Research Output –Theses OpenCourseWare DSpace is both an extension of our traditional function and a new paradigm.

Stewardship Author initiated metadata Or extracted metadata Technical metadata Back-up Refresh Migrate

Transitions: 20 th Century to the 21st Print to Digital 1 st information source to One of many Single access portal to One of many Institutional solutions to Shared solutions Value of common information resources to Value of unique information resources Distributing world’s research output to MIT to Distributing MIT’s research output to the world