1. From the concept to results
From the concept to results... Opening Day Collection at Qatar National Library
From the concept to results: a case study on the collection development for the ODC – Opening Day Collection at Qatar National Library
Presentation for 2016 Charleston Annual Conference prepared by:
Henry Owino, Head of Library Acquisitions and
Katarzyna Dudek, Acquisitions Librarian in Qatar National Library.
H. Owino, K. Dudek, Acquisition Department, QNL

2. TABLE OF CONTENT 01 02 03 04 05 INTRODUCTION
Qatar: Society, Education and Libraries 02
QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
Project, Mission & Structure, Strategic plan 03
ACQUISITION IN QNL
Materials & Vendors, Implementation, Data 04
CONCLUSION 05
CONTACT US 02
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INTRODUCTION
Qatar: an overview 03
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4. A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE STATE OF QATAR…
LAND AREA: 11,627 km2 (4,489 mi2)
POPULATION: habitants (July 2016)
LANGUAGE: Arabic (but English widely spoken)
INDEPENDENCE YEAR: 1971
CAPITAL: Doha (Baladiyat ad Dawhah)
POLITICAL SYSTEM: Unitary constitutional or
an absolute monarchy (country is ruled by
the Al Thani family since 1825)
Qatar is a founding member of the Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC), a member of
the Arab League, United Nations and many
other international and regional organizations. 04
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5. POPULATION GROWTH IN QATAR
1. QATAR POPULATION COVERAGE BY GENDER
2. QATAR POPULATION COVERAGE BY NATIONALITY 05
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6. Sample postcards from Qatar…06
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7. SOCIETY AND EDUCATION IN QATAR: QNV 2030
Qatar National Vision (QNV) 2030 is a development plan launched in October 2008 by the General Secretariat for Development Planning in the State of Qatar. The aim of QNV 2030 is to "transform Qatar into an advanced society capable of achieving sustainable development" by 2030.
Four pillars of Qatar National Vision 2030 (first published 2008) are: 1. Human development 2. Social development 3. Economic development 4. Environmental development 07
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8. SOCIETY AND EDUCATION IN QATAR: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
One of the pillars of the QNV 2030 is to support education. To meet this goal, the government of Qatar established a program of increasing the number of educational facilities such as: nurseries, schools, colleges and universities.
A few facts:
formal education in the state of Qatar begun in 1956
primary education is obligatory for every child and free in public schools
there are approx. 338 international schools (public and private)
there are 8 colleges
there are 11 universities (the oldest one is the Qatar University founded as a teachers' college in 1973; the other are satellite campuses of foreign universities – American, Canadian, British, French and Dutch) 08
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9. LIBRARIES IN QATAR (by type)
16 academic libraries (inside and outside Qatar Foundation)
134 school libraries*
12 governmental libraries (established by the Ministries and some Foreign Embassies)
10 special libraries (museums, hospitals, private collections)
10 public libraries (in all the major cities)
National Library
*source: The Directory of Libraries in Qatar 09
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10. QATAR FOUNDATION : UNLOCKING HUMAN POTENTIAL
A semi-private non-profit and one of the most advanced organizations in the region
Founded in 1995 by HH Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Father Emir, and HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser
The parent of Qatar National Library 10
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11. QATAR FOUNDATION : THE THREE CORE MISSIONS
Expectation: higher education and research need access to an international information and to develop of a national knowledge base.
Foundation: the new Qatar National Library will provide access to knowledge.
1. EDUCATION
2. SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
These cores are developing through:
improving the education system
establishing new schools
supporting graduates programs at colleges and universities
building a workforce with high qualifications on international level
running a large research department and a science park
creating a national knowledge base 11
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12. QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
Project 12
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13. QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
Qatar National Library (QNL) is a non-profit organization under the umbrella of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community development.
The official Qatar National Library announcement ceremony took place on 19 November 2012.
Qatar National Library’s 3 functions: National Library, University and Research Library and Metropolitan Public Library.
*Project of the building designed by Rem Koolhaas 13
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14. QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
Some features of the new building:
An area of m² ( ft²)
Is constructed as one big room with three main terraces
Will provide unprecedented immediate access to all books
Its 120 meters long bridge will lead library users to the conference hall, the multimedia room and study carrels
Will have a book transport system, compact shelves in the basement and self-service for check-in and check-out 14
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15. QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
Strategic plan 15
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16. QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
GOALS TO ACHIEVE:
To establish a new Library which integrates research, national and public library functions from a scratch
To build knowledge capacity for a society in a rapidly changing environment where information technology is developing with high speed and different formats to fulfill the Qatar National Vision 2030
To get to know special and general interests of male and female Qataris as well as expatriates from different language communities and cultures
To provide library services to research and education institutions in the country through the purchase of national license of databases needed, as well as keep up-to-date about new digital resources from around the world in all fields and monitor already purchased database usage
To build a highly qualified, specialized and subject-oriented collection staff to raise awareness about the role of library and its programs as well as to understand and preserve the nation’s heritage.
To get to know all needs, librarians have to communicate with the society by promoting the knowledge about the Qatar National Library, developing the network of libraries in the country, and collecting all legal deposits of Qatar and research output of Qatari researchers from all over the world.
QNL strategic plan : “Qatar’s population needs to become fully information literate, easily find the information it needs and have unrestricted access to knowledge and world literature.” 16
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17. QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
Mission
Qatar National Library mission is to spread knowledge, nurture imagination, cultivate creativity and preserve the nation’s heritage for the future. 17
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18. QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
Collections and services: part 1
Heritage collection
Main collection
Arab Law collection
Children’s collection
Teen’s collection
Although the new building is not yet opened for public, QNL is already open - digitally!
It provides free access to its online resources for everyone who lives in the State of Qatar.
20,911 QNL registered users (September 2016)
All users who join the Qatar National Library may access numerous databases, e-books, standards and e-journals with one access code.
Current number of
e-resources (August 2016)
Databases : 178
E-books : 318,086 18
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19. QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
Collections and services: part 2 19
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20. QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
Acquisitions 20
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21. Opening Day Collection (ODC)
From the start it was considered as a priority and a significant requirement to have a large collection for the Opening Day Collection for QNL.
How to get there:
Vendor selection - due process & duration, awards;
Set Ups - mobilization, trainings;
Profiles - approval plans, firm orders;
Restricted and sensitive titles?
Actual process:
Matching profiles
Adding & checking titles against holdings
Funds and placing orders; receipts & invoicing; MARC records, etc.
Sample of a day’s workload (visualization next slide) 21
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22. Sample of a day’s workload
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Sample of a day’s workload
5,018 titles were ordered in a day and this was common 22
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ODC - Continued
No challenges – Only Solutions!
Pricing made easy – one figure for the unit (cost, handling, shelf ready)
Shipping costed later (CFI) separately
Storage in USA (plus insurance)
Are our books really there?
Documentation; interpretation – what do you mean by that code?
Technical Specification – Fine tuning only- let the supply roll in…Not so fast … show me the money!
Language of the collection?
English – the easiest to build up; Arabic - slow commencement; but all other languages following on…
Expectations met? Absolutely exceeded in all categories… 23
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24. QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
*item records created from September 2011 onwards only 24
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25. QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
MOVIE : ( 25
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QUESTIONS??? 26
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27. QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
THANK YOU
QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
Website:
Phone: l PO Box:5825, Doha – Qatar
Henry Owino
Katarzyna Dudek 27
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