1. 1 Engineering Faculty Council Library Service Trends Mark Haslett University Librarian University of Waterloo “Day 20”

2. 2 What I’ll cover A high level overview of some major initiatives and trends in academic libraries Provide some context Pointers to sources of further information

3. 3 The Library’s mission/role Enhancing access to information resources The Library trains and develops staff to: identify the information needs of Library users identify resources that meet those needs provide access to those resources facilitate the productive and proficient use of those resources

4. 4 The Library’s Strategic Directions 1: Increase the breadth and scope of information resources 2: Enhance and integrate access to information resources and services 3: Respond to changing approaches to scholarly communications and reinforce the University community’s understanding of the effect of the changes 4: Assess the effectiveness of library services and information resources 5: Support students in the development of information discovery and critical evaluation skills “information literacy”

5. 5 The evolving library environment Digital and paper resources both continue to grow Increasing numbers of e-resources Integrated access to information To both print and digital resources Linking digital to digital

6. 6 The hybrid library environment Digital & print Wired & wireless Physical place & virtual Learning space & social place

7. 7 A random list of UW Library initiatives Public Workstations & Networks Review E-Reserves service Online Reference EZproxy service for remote access Web usability studies Cognos Web Reports Electronic Theses

8. 8 A random list (cont’d) Wireless in all libraries GIS metadata project with FES VDX Inter-library loan project ScholarsPortal for Ontario Open Archives / Institutional Repositories “Information commons” planning

9. 9 The I.T. Context for Libraries Libraries have a significant and proud past of I.T. initiatives and projects We are able and innovative users of I.T. We know our “business”; And we know where to use the technology We collaborate well

10. 10 Fostering partnerships & collaboration Complex systems and environment Leverage limited resources 2 (or 3 …) minds are better than 1 Shared knowledge, experience, & expertise Spirit of generosity

11. 11 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 8,000 electronic journals Increasing online linkages between indexes and full text articles Many purchases made in a consortial arrangement with other libraries

12. 12 Effects of shift to electronic resources Increased journal holdings after years of decline Managed with relatively small increases in the Library acquisitions budget Increased and enhanced access from the desktop on-site and remotely Participation in regional, national and international scholarly communications initiatives.

13. 13 OCUL Ontario Information Infrastructure (OII) An OCUL-sponsored initiative Funded in part by the Ontario government’s Ontario Innovation Trust (OIT) Responsible for coordinating: the introduction of the OCUL Ontario-wide Inter- Library system ("VDX") the introduction of enhanced access to e-journals for all of OCUL (the "scholarsportal" Project). and related initiatives

14. 14 OCUL OII VDX Project The implementation of a province-wide inter-library loan service Fretwell-Downing Carol Stephenson, Project Manager http://www.library.utoronto.ca/scholarsportal/vdx/

15. 15 The OCUL OII ScholarsPortal Initiative Access to scholarly information resources http://www.library.utoronto.ca/scholars portal/about-scholars.html http://www.library.utoronto.ca/scholars portal/about-scholars.html E-journals @ University of Waterloo see http://scholarsportal.info/http://scholarsportal.info/

16. 16 CFI CNSLP The Canadian National Site Licensing Project a collaborative initiative of 64 universities in Canada test the concept of licensing electronic scholarly publications on a national basis funded as a three-year pilot project by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) ($20M), with participating universities and provincial revenue partners contributing matching funds ($30M).

17. 17 CNSLP - Goals Increase quantity, breadth & depth of research literature Maximize use and utility of content for researchers Influence the marketplace 2003-2006 CNSLP/Elsevier agreement

18. 18 Enhance and integrate access to information resources and services “Information access integration” initiatives at UW E-journals Journal indexes E-Texts E-reference shelf Scholarly societies

19. 19 The Davis Information Commons Project Support students in the development of information discovery and critical evaluation skills Enhanced facilities & services Group study rooms Quiet study spaces FLEX2 lab Easier access to digital resources Wireless & wired; lending laptops; NEXUS discussions; etc. Partnerships & collaboration http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/staff/infocommons/index.html

20. 20 Strategy and Serendipity Position ourselves in an increasingly networked world Identify strategies, pilot projects & initiatives, and partnerships so that we stay ahead of the game Create an environment that meets the needs of faculty, students and staff in an evolving hybrid information environment Balance sustainability and innovation Listen for the hype… rhetoric vs. reality Pay attention and listen to needs of our users

21. How can I/we help? Mark Haslett mhaslett@uwaterloo.ca ext. 3568 www.lib.uwaterloo.ca