Outsell’s Information Management Survey: An Update Jim Hydock VP & Practice Leader Outsell, Inc. 1 London Info International 25 November 2014
Industry Update Key IM Benchmarks and the State of IM Next Steps Agenda 2
About Outsell
The Information Industry
5 A Story
$738 Billion Information Industry Ecosystems 6
Vendors – Key Issues 7
Libraries – Key Issues 8
Information Management: 2014 Trends that Matter 9 THE GLOBAL LIBRARY MARKET $24.8B Content budgets are split 66/34 between digital and print, and this is growing in favor of digital. INFO MANAGERS’ TOP AREAS OF INVESTMENT Managing the Migration to Digital 1. Moving Beyond Usage Statistics 2. Moving Toward a DIY Model 3.
Library Budgets 10
Outsell’s Information Management Survey: An Update
Outsell’s Annual IM Benchmarking Survey Focus on budgets, staffing, content, and vendors Listservs, SLA, FedLink, Charleston Group, etc. In progress through November 14, 2014 ~225 responses so far Currently directional in nature Confidence level of 95% +/- 5% at the total level. Library types with lower numbers of respondents have confidence levels of +/-7% Fact-based perspectives and opinions 12
13 Survey Respondents by Library Type
Budgets and Investments
2015 Budgets by Library Type
16 Budget Categories
17 Top 5 Areas for Investment in FY15
18 How Would You Allocate 10% of Extra Budget?
Staffing
20 Percent of Time Spent on Activities
21 Technologies Used
22 Top 5 Skill Gaps
Content
24 Digital by Library Type
25 % of Budget to Content Areas
Preferred Licensing Options Source: Outsell's 2014 Information Management Benchmark & Trends 26
Source: Outsell's 2014 Information Management Benchmark & Trends 27 E-book Usage Rights in Place
Vendors
29 Librarians’ Views about Vendors
Source: Outsell's 2014 Information Management Benchmark & Trends 30 Most Important Usage Statistics
Next Steps
Imperatives Information managers Strengthen the relationships with vendors. Measure and deliver value beyond usage statistics. Embrace a DIY model. 32
Essential Actions Vendors Strengthen the relationship with IM managers. Help IM deliver value. Embrace flexibility. 33
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36 Shift Happens!
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38 Questions & Discussion
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