Brockport Thesis Collections Bringing our theses to light Kim Myers ENY/ACRL Spring Conference May 21, 2012
Where it all started Libraries must aggressively realign resources to align with their university’s mission, vision, and strategic goals and priorities. From: Strategic Change and Alignment: ScholarWorks at Boise State University By: Marilyn Moody, Dean of Boise State University Library SUNY Council of Library Directors Spring 2010 Meeting
College Goal To be a nationally recognized comprehensive master’s institution focused on student success
Print Thesis Collection Total Theses in Collection1734 In Existence Since1967 (average is 18 years) Total Circulation (to 10/2010)6,101 Accessible byBrowse, Check out, Interlibrary Loan Find them here:
Digital Thesis Collection Our First CollectionDepartment of Counselor Education Total Full Text Downloads (Feb 1-May 5)5896 Number of Theses in Collection114 Outreach (number of countries)86 See them here:
Print to Digital Thesis Collection Total Theses in Collection13 In Existence SinceApril 2012 (ave 29 days) Total Circulation (Apr-May 2012)198 Accessible byGoogle, Digital Commons See them here:
Where do we go from here? More Content Born digital – Graduate programs Convert more print theses More Contact Outreach Twitter, FB More Stats Continue to watch stats Download reports
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