THE CHANGING FACE OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP H UMBOLDT S TATE U NIVERSITY 8 M AY 2012 Brian E. C. Schottlaender The Audrey Geisel University Librarian

O VERVIEW What’s the Same? What’s Different? What’s Coming? Skillset Implications The Case of UC San Diego :: BECS ::2HSU

W HAT ’ S THE S AME ? :: BECS ::3HSU

H YBRID. P APER -B ASED I NFORMATION D IGITAL I NFORMATION :: BECS ::4HSU

S TILL. P APER - BASED I NFORMATION D IGITAL I NFORMATION :: BECS ::5HSU

T HE M ORE T HINGS C HANGE, T HE M ORE T HEY S TAY THE S AME Increased information output, generally Increased publishing output, specifically Increased costs for [commercially] published output Increased demand for [some] services Funding pressures Staffing pressures Space pressures :: BECS ::6HSU

W HAT ’ S D IFFERENT ? :: BECS ::7HSU

E VERYTHING. Users Content Services Tools & Systems Space Funding :: BECS ::8HSU

U SERS. Connected Mobile Work together Multi-task Creators Self-confident :: BECS ::9HSU

U SERS. FROMTO :: BECS ::10HSU

C ONTENT. Visible Graphic/Multimedia Linked Collective Mobile Owned /Licensed/ Open :: BECS ::11HSU

C ONTENT. :: BECS ::HSU12 FROM

C ONTENT. :: BECS ::HSU13 TO

S ERVICES. User-focused “Smart Amateur” Mobile Dis-intermediated Informal :: BECS ::14HSU

S ERVICES. :: BECS ::HSU16 FROM

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S ERVICES. :: BECS ::HSU16 FROM

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T OOLS & S YSTEMS. Push Interactive Simple Individualized :: BECS ::19HSU

T OOLS & S YSTEMS. FROMTO :: BECS ::20HSU

S PACE. People-based Group-study Access & Production Relaxed Flexible :: BECS ::21HSU

S PACE. FROMTO :: BECS ::22HSU

F UNDING. 2008/ /10: – 58% of ARL private and 66% of ARL public libraries had reduced or flat budgets. [ARL] 2009/ /11: – 58% of ARL private and 47% of ARL public libraries had reduced or flat budgets. [ARL] 2009/10: – 41% of the States cut public library funding. [ALA] 2009/10: – 9.4% cut to ALL school library budgets in the U.S. [ALA] 2009/10: – 20% cut to HS library budgets in the U.S. [ALA] :: BECS ::23HSU

W HAT ’ S C OMING ? :: BECS ::24HSU

F ORECAST : C LOUDY Mass digitization e-Everything Personalization Space pressures Budget pressures Services LearningTeaching Research Big Science Open access Data CollaborationCompetition AccessIntegration Interoperation InformationCollections Control systems Fundraising Stewardship Community :: BECS ::25HSU

F ORECAST. Still less money Fewer libraries Fewer staff Fewer acquisitions Smaller locally-held, published print collections :: BECS ::26HSU

F ORECAST. Centralized and/or Federated published print collections Emphasis on primary [unpublished] research materials, including primary research data New mandates Emphasis on full life-cycle resource management Collective action: – Collections management – Collections storage Increased interdependence :: BECS ::27HSU

Skillset Implications :: BECS ::28HSU

“T ODAY ’ S LIBRARY STAFF … … must include people who see themselves as active contenders in a race for relevance, regard, and resources. Some of its members must have strong technical skills and an ability to identify specific areas in which technology can advance the institution in fulfilling its academic mission. Library staff must be capable of working effectively in partnership with faculty members to enhance the strength of teaching and research. … Library staffs in general must become more agile, more highly attuned to, and more aggressive in proclaiming just how different the world of knowledge has already become.” — “Changing Roles of Academic and Research Libraries” ACRL Tech Summit (November 2006) :: BECS ::29HSU

T OMORROW ’ S S KILLSETS.1 Technology skills Data management/curation skills Diversity skills Research skills Intellectual Property skills — The ARL 2030 Scenarios: A User’s Guide for Research Libraries (October 2010) :: BECS ::HSU30

T OMORROW ’ S S KILLSETS.2 More domain experts More data proficient More entrepreneurial More embedded More research fluent More culturally diverse More adept at team work and project management — “21 st Century Library Workforce” ARL Transforming Research Libraries Committee (May 2012) :: BECS ::HSU31

The Case of UC San Diego :: BECS ::32HSU

2008 – /09:$29.4M Library State funding 2011/12:$24.4M Library State funding (18%) 2008/09:294 Academic and Staff FTE 2011/12:256 Academic and Staff FTE (13%) 2012/13: 231 Academic and Staff FTE (21%) 2008/09:7 Library locations [432,892 asf] 1.Biomed 2.CLICS 3.Geisel 4.IR/PS 5.Library Annex 6.Medical Center 7.Scripps [3 floors] 2011/12:4 Library locations [363,912 asf] (16%) 1.Biomed 2.Geisel 3.Library Annex 4.Scripps [1 floor]

L IBRARIES O RGANIZATIONAL R ESTRUCTURING 2011–

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A CADEMIC S ERVICES I NFORMATION S ERVICES E NTERPRISE S ERVICES A DMINISTRATIVE S ERVICES

A CADEMIC S ERVICES I NFORMATION S ERVICES E NTERPRISE S ERVICES Academic Assessment & Analysis Academic Liaison Services Archives & Special Collections Digital Library Program Management Fulfillment Services Reference & Research Advisory Services Research Data Curation Business & Finance Facilities & Building Management Learning Services A DMINISTRATIVE S ERVICES Metadata Services & Archive Processing Access Operations Learning Environments Human Resources Information Resources Development & Management Internal Communication Safety & Security Technology Services Communications & Outreach Programming Development Policy & Legal Advice

T HANK Y OU.