UC’s Systemwide Library Planning Some background & current information
Why Systemwide Planning? Too many books. Competition among campuses. 1976…
1977: The “Salmon” Plan
: LPAI
Long-Range Planning: 1998 Launched the California Digital Library. Emphasized importance of Print Collections. Suggested Collaboration with Libraries, Museums, other Universities and Industry. UC should lead the national effort to transform the process of Scholarly and Scientific Communication.
2004: Systemwide Strategic Directions
Long-Range Planning: 2004 Collection Management and Coordination Shared Facilities Shared Services Persistent Access to Digital Information Scholarly Communication Coordinated development of the University’s academic information environment. Copyright issues and strategies
2011: SLASIAC Library Planning Task Force
Long-Range Planning: 2011 SLASIAC Library Planning Task Force Strategies for the Expansion and Management of Shared Services Strategies that Address the Pricing of Academic Publications Strategies to Recover Costs and Enhance and Diversify Revenue Strategies to Improve the Framework for Planning, Consultation and Decision ‐ Making
Systemwide Library Planning Support for CoUL Agenda planning, issue tracking Maintain website Writing, editing Statistics collection & reporting Academic copyright support Staff support for SLASIAC Liaison with UCOP Risk Management Library policies Budget Office
Reshaping Scholarly Communication
UC Copyright Education Website
Current Issues & Activities Statistics: Print to Digital UC Libraries Website update Metrics for Library Planning Task Force Report Follow-Up: Counting de-selection of print items for space savings. Measuring improved efficiency for library processes.
UC Library Statistics:
Systemwide v. Local CDL/ UCOP Davis Berkeley Santa Cruz Santa Barbara Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Riverside Merced Irvine
Aggregate Collections
Next Steps: Statistics 1. Better display of data Statistics should help “tell the story” of the UC libraries and promote UC. UC Libraries website update Data is used in various presentations and reports, including the annual Regents’ Budget. 2. Determine metrics for library efficiencies. 3. Figure out response to ARL statistics changes
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