The W. Frank Steely Library 2012 – ULAC State of the Library Presentation Arne J. Almquist, PhD Associate Provost for Library Services

State of the Library I.Budget II.Collections (COE) III. Enhancements a. RFID b. Discovery System c. Loggia Renovation IV.Instructional Programs V.Cultural Programming

Our Budget has been relatively stable … But serials inflation continues to rage … 2012/13 Serials Expenditures: $1,072,594 Increase at 6% Inflation:$ 64,356 Total needed in 2013/14 to maintain buying power$1,136,950

Serials-only collection development … Serials: $1,072,594 Other: $ 86,000 Total: $1,158,594

Effects … Under the old standard “just-in-case” collection development environment, devastating Under our new “on-demand” collection development environment, we are much better able to cope in the short to mid-term In the long term, however, damage will cascade throughout the collections

Journals Databases Various “Special” Collections Book Collections

Serials are crowding out books … Average %age devoted to serials, : 75.4% Percentage devoted to serials, 2013: 92.6%

Library Expenditures as a Percentage of University Expenditures –

Steely Library has been Proactive… SourceFinder service is strong and successful New Extended Collections Services Librarian Very fast, reliable – has built an environment of trust Completed the major portion of our move to electronic journals Have experimented with and are now moving forward with an increased emphasis on pooled funding. Faculty now have multiple avenues to select materials: For 2013, across-the-board departmental allocations -- $1,500 Pooled fund for teaching faculty only Small pooled fund for Steely Liaison Librarians SourceFinder Continuing to pursue funding from non-traditional sources

The Next Step Collections Transition Serials to 100% online Reconfigure Third Floor Reconfigure Third Floor Repurpose Current Periodicals Area Repurpose Current Periodicals Area Serials Circ Data 2011 ULAC State of the Library

Collections – Arguably, the best journal collection outside of Kentucky’s research libraries (UK, U of L) – Progressed from 0% online in 2001 to 98+% online in 2013 – Increased subscriptions by 161% to 4,124 from 1, Library Convocation

Current Periodicals Area, 2012

The Next Step Collections Apply our successful serials collection techniques to book collection Purchase more e-books and e-book collections Purchase more e-books and e-book collections Transition more $$$ to pooled and PDA funds Transition more $$$ to pooled and PDA funds (Observation indicates that better purchases are made, on average) Transition more of reference resources to electronic format Transition more of reference resources to electronic format 2011 ULAC State of the Library

Government Documents Steely Library’s Government Documents Unit Participates in ASERL Collections of Excellence Program! First collaboration in an ASERL project Two COE libraries in Kentucky: UK and NKU NKU is collecting publications in two areas: - Folklife (Smithsonian) - Copyright Office

RFID Project is now nearly complete – Sufficient tags in hand to complete the job – Security gates are now RFID technology – Self checkout is now available

EbscoHost Discovery Service Logical next step from EbscoHost Integrated Search Service No speed limitations Can include virtually all of the library’s electronic resources Additional module will provide us with much better usage data

Loggia Renovation Steely Library’s Loggia remains one of the most popular gathering spaces on campus. New restaurant concept New restaurant concept New flooring New flooring New furnishings New furnishings

NKU’s Library Informatics Program

Bachelor of Library Informatics

The Bridging the Gap “Series” Bridging the Gap I (KY): $1.3 million project – 50 counties (Appalachian, far Western, bordering) – 50 full package participants, 17 tuition only – Partners: NKU, Bluegrass, KDLA Bridging the Gap II (WV): $1.2 million project – Concentrating on isolated, at-risk counties – 40 participants planned – Partners: NKU, Mountwest, WV Library Commission Completed 6/30/2012

Bridging the Gap II

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