back to the future - state of butler libraries staff retreat 2013

Butler University LibrariesStaff RetreatAugust 13, 2013

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3,500,000.00

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

Butler Libraries Operational ExpendituresFY09-FY13

Computers & Equipment

Operations

Professional Dev & Travel

Building & Furnishings

Wages PT Staff/Temp/StudentCollections

Salaries/Benefits

Building Improvement Funds

Source Project Amount

Capital Budget Process

Irwin Front Steps $50,000

Capital Budget Process

Science Lib Study Space

$11,200

End-of-Year Funds Irwin Painting $10,000

End-of-Year Funds Science Lib Skylight UV

$10,000

Total $81,200

People & Events

Planning Retreat

Phi Beta Kappa Michele Woods Founder’s Day Celebration of Scholarship

Susan D. GubarWelcome Week

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30000 Irwin Main Entry Traffic

2011-2012

2012-2013

11-12 Total: 158,25912-13 Total: 164,772

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Power to the Core! We provided instruction for 51 out of 66

FYS classes, reaching 77% of the sections, our best yet!

We conducted a total

of 194 sessions for

‘12-’13

35 Repeat Visits!

Who are we reaching? (Descending order)

LASCoreCOBJCA

CCOMCOE

COPHS

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2013 Circulation

Irwin

15,845

Science

1,733

Physical Items Being Checked out by: Butler students, faculty, & staff

above numbers do not include ALI, PALNI, IUPUI, Special Borrower, or ILL transactions

Irwin heavy hitters: CRC, Scores, CDs Science heavy hitters:

Reserves, Reserves, AV

IRWIN

Reserve loan % of whole

23%SCIENCE

Reserve loan % of whole

76%

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C.

TOTAL REQUESTS

PROCESSED C.

TOTAL REQUESTS

PROCESSED

Borrowing 2738 35% Borrowing 1195 45%

Lending 5056 65% Lending 1467 55%

D.

GRAND

TOTAL 7794 100% D.

GRAND

TOTAL 2662 100%Most Requested Journals: Science

Methods in enzymology (12)Analytical biochemistry

International Journal of Health Services

International journal of pharmaceutics

Most requested Journals: Irwin

Journal of World Business (7)Thirteenth Century England

Topics in Language DisordersEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Turnaround TimeIrwin Articles – 24 hours

Books - 1.15 daysScience Articles – 1.79 days

Books – 1.96 days

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Catalog Help9%

Computer3%

Computer Programs

2%

Directions & Gen. Lib.

8%

General Butler2%

General Primo

1%Log-in17%

Office Supplies6%

Other Equipment14%

Printer/Printing29%

Research Help9%

Training0%

Information Commons, Type of Question, 2012-2013

Catalog Help

Computer

Computer Programs

Directions & Gen. Lib.

General Butler

General Primo

Log-in

Office Supplies

Other Equipment

Printer/Printing

Research Help

Training

2011-2012 2012-2013 Percentage Change

Circulation 7531 9296 23%InfoCommons 3223 2811 -13%

24%Public/Alumni

Research Questions decreased

from 26% (‘11-’12) to18%

Special Collections is Now

Exhibits Central! Founder’s Day

Irwin Library 50th Anniversary

Clowes Hall 50th Anniversary

Collection

Development, Digitization, an

d Processing Collection Development

Received the last of the Four Freshmen collection

Digitization

Digitized images of Irwin Library and Clowes Hall

Goal: add to digital assets; beginnings of online university history

Processing

Experimenting with MPLP (More Product, Less Process) to get more materials ready for use sooner

Classroom Outreach

Classes used the Charters Collection as course texts

Civil War class using the university archives to research Butler students, faculty, and staff who served during the war; did biographies and submitted them to the archives

Did “How to do Archival Research 101” with classes above, plus graduate and undergraduate music classes, an honors class, and a journalism class

We Love Reference!

Circulation, Interlibrary loan, Reserves,Instruction, & Research assistance

remain relatively consistent.

My Prof sent me in My Prof sent me in

to get the tall blue book

for him. He said the

librarian would know

which one it is.

Patron counts continue to