1. 1 The 2000s The Digital Revolution in Research Libraries Report to Senate Mark Haslett University Librarian January 18, 2010

2. 2 Outline Provide a high level overview of transformations in the 21 st century library Highlights: – Our 6 th Decade Plan focus – Radical transformation from print to e-journals – Emerging eBooks environment – The physical library has never been busier – The power of partnerships & collaboration

3. 3 The 6 th Decade Plan A strong and vibrant library is a vital component of an excellent teaching and research intensive university. The UW Library will continue to foster and be a model of collaboration, connectedness and partnerships.

4. 4 The Library’s 6 th Decade Focus The UW Library will focus on: quality and strength of information resources to support research, learning and teaching impact of the Library’s educational programmes high faculty, staff and student satisfaction with information resources, services and facilities innovative and effective use of technology to support delivery of services and information resources

5. 5 The 21 st Century Research Library Digital and print scholarly information resources both continue to grow Increasing numbers of digital (e)resources Integrated access to scholarly information The physical library & the digital library are both heavily used

7. 7 Effects of shift to electronic resources As the graph shows, we were able to increase journal holdings in the early 2000s Managed with relatively small increases in the Library acquisitions budget Increased and enhanced access from your desktop on and off campus: access anytime, from anywhere

8. 8 In 2004, I noted the... Shift to electronic access Virtually all subject areas are covered by electronic indexes to the literature At UW, we now have access to more than 7500 electronic journals CARL quote: – The University of Waterloo led the charge, for the first time spending more on electronic journals than print ones

10. 10 The Power of Collaboration The shift has been accomplished in part through participation in regional and national partnerships Consortia: OCUL and CRKN The majority of purchases of e-resources are made through consortial arrangements with other libraries Libraries collaborate often & we collaborate well

11. 11 CRKN (Canadian Research Knowledge Network) http://researchknowledge.ca/en/ http://researchknowledge.ca/en/ A collaborative initiative of 73 universities Goal: Increase quantity, breadth & depth of scholarly information A world "success story" One of the largest CFI awards for a national project

14. 14 Connecting, Enhancing, Integrating The UW Library has a significant and proud past of involvement in IT initiatives We are able and innovative users of IT We know our “business”; and we know where to use the technology

15. 15 My vision of an excellent library is one that... Keeps its eye on its core business: facilitating effective access to scholarly information Embraces evolving trends in scholarly communications and technology Seeds new initiatives & promotes partnerships Is at its best when working together with others Inspires bright minds