Impact of Cyberinfrastructure on Large Research Libraries Grace Baysinger Stanford University 2006 ACS National Fall Meeting

How Library Collections are Changing Migrating from print to digital Moving print copies to storage Buying digital versions of new and old materials Linking to open access resources digitized by others Digitizing public domain and special collections materials

Digital Stanford CA Legislative Journal Appendixes Corporation of Foreign Bondholders Douglas Menuez Photography Collection GATT Digital Library Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Medieval and Modern Thought Through Text Digitization Project R. Buckminster Fuller Collection Stanford Geological Survey Collection Stanford Historical Photograph Collection Stanford University Publications SULAIR Books in the Public Domain Survey of Race Relations

Collections in Major Research Libraries Both/AND – Both Print AND Digital Subjects and languages: broad range to support programmatic needs Document Types: text, images, data, maps, scores, geospatial, multimedia, databases, etc. Content Providers: all countries, full range of content providers, including locally produced resources

Collections in Major Research Libraries Quality: highly-curated, peer-reviewed, compiled, predicted Access: desktop, onsite, storage, restricted, single-/multi- institution, open access Importance: unique, core, important, useful, on-demand Preservation: high, medium, low

Collection Development/Management During Transition Period Primary functions of library: acquire, organize, make accessible, preserve Print: acquire/pay, catalog, access control, shelve, provide long-term access, usage data from circulation statistics Digital: acquire/pay, catalog, level of access, conditions of use and IP rights, ingest/link, and store, preserve and/or refresh, usage data from many sources

Collection Development/Management During Transition Period Paving the road as we drive on it…

Digital Infrastructure Needed Digital Repository Content Management System Digital Preservation Program Discovery and Analysis Tools Personalization and social software tools

Users

User Behavior & Needs Shifting Broad spectrum of user skills but increasingly savvy Increased competition for time Learn at point of need E-only – anytime, anywhere Interdisciplinary research Collaboration Grid computing

Resources and Tools Social software Portals or Channels Personalization KM Tools

Staff Wiki via Confluence

Bioresearch Med Lib

NYAS Science Alliance

NYAS Channels

Resource Discovery Quick and easy vs. comprehensive Interfaces “smart” and adaptive Federated searching vs. easy transfer of query from one engine to another Locally stored vs. remote access Visualization/data-mining of results

Columbia University eResources

NCSU Library Catalog via Endeca

Databases – Integrated Search Graphical Interfaces Integrated Searches Federated Searches

CAS’ SciFinder Scholar

Search Plus via LANL

Search Plus – Active Graph

MDL DiscoveryGate

The Library as Place “The library should be a gathering place that fosters a sense of community, fosters collaboration among students and faculty, and support discovery and retrieval of information resources, both print and digital. It should also allow instruction and discussion opportunities, provide quiet, comfortable individual and group study space and areas where users can socialize.” Michael Keller, SULAIR Library Director

Library Collections & Services Acquire materials to support educational and research needs Archive Materials in Institutional Repository Offer circulation, course reserves, and document delivery services Provide training and assistance in using resources Develop subject portals and other finding aids Provide access to computers, printers, scanners, etc. Support remote users

Skills Needed by Professional Library Staff Subject expertise (degree and knowledge of the literature). Masters in Library Science degree or equivalent experience. Ability to successfully integrate digital information resources, technologies, and services in research library programs. Ability to contribute to the planning and implementation of new and improved services and resources.

Skills Needed by Library Staff Demonstrated supervisory and management expertise. Project planning and implementation skills. Strong communication skills, both oral and written.

Key Goals Collaborate with and understand the academic enterprise Develop digital library collections and services and assemble and implement support systems for them Redefine staff roles to operate effectively in the “both/AND” world of academic information resources