Understanding and Strengthening Library Connections to the Research Enterprise: From Assessment to Action Steve Hiller Neil Rambo Betsy Wilson University.

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Understanding and Strengthening Library Connections to the Research Enterprise: From Assessment to Action Steve Hiller Neil Rambo Betsy Wilson University of Washington Libraries Seattle USA 7 th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services

The Academic Research Enterprise Research sponsored/funded externally by government, foundations, commercial sector (“new money”) Primarily in science, technology and medicine (costly areas to do research) Research seen as key to economic and social development Research awards bring prestige... and more funding Top research universities attract the best faculty & students Academic research and study is now globally competitive

Traditional Academic Library Connection to Research: Content-Centered Acquire Organize House and preserve Provide access to Assist in information discovery and management

Academic Research in the 21 st Century: Collaborative and Computational U.S. academic research publication trends Interdisciplinary –Single institution multiple department articles +13%. –Single department articles -8%. Interinstitutional –Articles with authors from more than one U.S. institution +40%. International –Articles with at least one international co-author went from 11% to 25% Source: National Science Foundation (July 2007), “The Changing Research and Publication Environment in American Universities; “Changing U.S. Output of Scientific Articles: ” “All research is becoming computationally intense” Source: Braman, Sarah, “Transformations of the Research Enterprise,” EDUCAUSE review, July/August 2006

U.S. Government Sponsored University Research by Field ($22 Billion in 2006)

University of Washington Located in beautiful Seattle USA metro population 3.2 million Comprehensive public research university –27,000 undergraduate students –11,000 graduate and professional students (80 doctoral programs) – 4,000 research and teaching faculty $800 million annually in federal research funds (2 nd in U.S.) Large research library system –$40 million annual budget –150 librarians –Active assessment program since 1992 using multiple methods

The Importance of the Research Enterprise University of Washington Operating Revenues $2.4 Billion in Research Grants $1 Billion Health and Human Services $510 million National Science Foundation $95 million Other federal agencies $190 million Industry/Foundations $100 million Other non-federal $110 million

UW Economic and Intellectual Impact Federal grants support 7,600 FTE UW employees UW research generates 34,000 jobs state-wide 200 new companies launched in last 10 years $25 million in tech license income annually 3,500 grad students work on federally funded research 4,000 undergrads participate in deep research experiences "I can't think of a single factor more important to economic vitality than the research university." -Dr. Robert Parry, President, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Research University Rankings: University of Washington InternationalUSA Academic Rankings of World Universities (2007) Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) 16 4 in Life Sciences 3 in Clinical Medicine 14 Webometrics Rankings of World Universities (2007) Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC (Spain) 10 8 Productivity 6 Visibility 17 Impact 10 The Top American Research Universities (2006) The Center for Measuring University Performance (USA) 11(t) 6 Research funding 11 National Academy members 4 Post-Doctoral appointments

Some Recent Efforts to Assess Library Connections to the Research Enterprise SCONUL VAMP (UK) MINES for Libraries™ (North America) Contingent valuation (UK, North America) Information needs of researchers and their library use; –3 studies in the U.S.; 1 in UK (all used qualitative methods)

Library Connection: SCONUL Value and Impact Measurement Programme (VAMP) Goals and Benefits (per Stephen Town) Attainment & retention of library institutional income Proof of value and impact on education and research Evidence of comparability with peer institutions Justify continuing role for libraries and their staff Meet national costing requirements for separating teaching and research spending Value and Impact Guidelines Institutional Value Impact on Teaching & Learning Impact on Research

A web-based transactional survey that collects data on users’ demographics and their purpose of use. Traditionally used to document library use for sponsored research. Administered at 40 North American universities in the last four years. Offered by Association of Research Libraries. Library Connection to Research: MINES for Libraries™ (OCUL)

Measuring Economic Value: Library Valuation Studies Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) (UK) Value for Money –18:1 return on investment by using e-resources rather than paper-based information (UK 156 million – 1.4 million person days King and Aerni: Contingent Valuation of Univ. of Pittsburgh journal collection –4:38 return on investment in time saved or net benefit of US million

Strengthening the Library Connection: Understanding Researchers & Research What are their research interests? How are they funded? How do they work? What’s important to them? How do they communicate with each other? How do they find information needed for their work? How do they currently use library/information services? How would they prefer to do so? How do they differ from each other in library use/needs? How does the library add value to their work?

Understanding How Researchers Work: Four Recent Studies/Key Findings University of Minnesota (Humanities/Social Sciences) –Researchers “extremely” comfortable with electronic sources –Inadequate methods for organizing their research materials New York University (All fields) –Researchers (all disciplines) no longer tied to physical library –Expectations for info shaped by Web and commercial sector Research Information Network (UK) –Researchers discover information differently than librarians –Library seen as content not service provider University of Washington (Biosciences) –Start info search outside library space (virtual and physical) –Could not come up with “new library services” unprompted

Reasons for UW Libraries Biosciences Review Better understand how bioscientists work Understand significance and value of bioscience and research enterprise to University Gauge extent and impact of interdisciplinary research Understand implications of changes in library use patterns Review viability of Libraries organizational structure/footprint Strengthen library connection to support of bioscience programs and the research enterprise

Biosciences Review Process (2006) Define scope (e.g. what is “bioscience”?) Identify and mine existing data sources –Extensive library assessment data –Institutional and external data Acquire new information through a customer- centered qualitative approach –Environmental scan –Interviews (12 faculty) –Focus groups (6 total – 3 faculty & 3 students) –Peer library surveys –NO NEW USER SURVEYS Review, analyze and understand information Final report and recommendations

Biosciences Focus Group/Interview Themes Discovery begins outside of library space with Google and Pub Med; lesser use of library bibliographic data bases Faculty identify library with ejournals; want more titles & backfiles Faculty/many grads go to physical library as last resort If not online want digital delivery/too many libraries Lack understanding of many library services, resources Increasing overlap between “bio” and other science research

In Short, They Told Us Content is still the link with the library Print is dead, really dead Provide library-related services and resources in our space not yours We really don’t understand these new services you’re promoting (data curation, institutional repository)

Biosciences Task Force Recommendations Integrate search/discovery tools into users workflow Expand/improve information/service delivery options Make physical libraries more inviting/easier to use –Consolidate libraries, collections and service points –Reduce print holdings; focus on services Use an integrated approach to collection allocations Get librarians to work outside library space Lead/partner in scholarly communications and E-science Provide more targeted communication and marketing

Biosciences Review Follow-up : 2007 Actions Appointed a Director, Cyberinfrastructure Initiatives & Special Asst to the University Librarian for Biosciences & E-Science –He is making connections to key players in University research community Libraries Strategic Plan priorities for 2007 include: –Improve discovery to delivery (WorldCat Local etc.) –Reshape our physical facilities as discovery and learning centers –Strengthen existing delivery services, both physical and digital, while developing new, more rapid delivery services –Enhance and strengthen the Libraries support for UW’s scientific research infrastructure –Do market research before developing & promoting services Informed development of Libraries 2007 Triennial Survey

2007 Triennial Library Survey UW Libraries has conducted large-scale surveys of faculty and students since In 2007, 1455 faculty responded (36%) Biosciences Follow-Up – New Questions for 2007 Sources consulted for information on research topics Reasons Library Web sites are used Factors in decision where to publish journal articles UW Libraries contribution to your work Assessment of student information literacy abilities Usefulness of new or expanded services

Libraries Contribution to: (Scale of 1 “Minor” to 5 “Major”)

Libraries Contribution to Your Being a More Productive Researcher (Scale of 1 “Minor” to 5 “Major”)

Usefulness of New/Expanded Services Faculty and Grad (% responding yes for each service)

Triennial Survey Follow-Up Initial Actions Probe deeper on specific library contributions to research and student academic success using qualitative methods –Interviews/focus groups beginning October 2007 Develop plan to deliver “print” content to faculty & grad students in their format of choice and in their space –Pilot test “scan on demand” to begin October 2007 Strengthen our librarian liaison efforts to better understand and support research in their areas –Developing standarized toolkit for assessing library connection to research enterprise

Our Challenge: Maintaining High Value, High Satisfaction UW Faculty Library Satisfaction