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Academic Libraries in 2015 Susan Ashworth, University of Glasgow Library.

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1 Academic Libraries in 2015 Susan Ashworth, University of Glasgow Library

2 Acquisition of Content Collections Library Space Anywhere, anytime service delivery New activities Topics I will cover

3 Acquisition of Content Massive shift from print to electronic content Move from ownership to licensing of content Big deals Difficult for publishers and librarians to agree models for ebooks, in particular textbooks

4 Unique and Distinct Collections – Facilitating discoverability Museum of the Book Collective approaches to retention/discard – UK Research Reserve Collections

5 Huge pressures on space Requirements for flexible environments –Silent study –Group study –Eating and drinking Rise of mobile devices Dedicated space – PG students – Researchers Space

6 Dedicated Postgraduate study space

7 Library Café – before and after

8 University of Manchester - sleeping pod

9 Anywhere, Anytime Service delivery Expectation that content and services can be accessed at the point of need Internationalisation Moocs/Blended and online learning Social Media

10 Management of institutional outputs Metrics Open Access Research Data Management Understanding users – ethnography LibraryTree – using gaming to engage users New Activities


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