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LLNL Library OverviewPresentation

Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryFebruary 11, 2005

Isom Harrison

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Agenda

• Library Facts

• FY05 Budget

• Partnerships

• Library Advisory Committee (LAC)

• New Initiatives

• Exploring new services

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Library Facts

• 974 active print journal titles

• 8,631 active electronic journal titles

• Access 6,208 Electronic journals

• 898 print journals are used monthly

• 6,000 electronic book titles

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FY05 Budget

• FY04 - $4,601,000- Operations $2,298,000- Books & Journals $2,303,000

• FY 04 Incremental requests- $100K for MPC – didn’t receive - $216K received at year-end

- Additional $50K from AHRD• Total FY04 $4,867,000

• FY05 - $4,302,259

- Operations $2,179,568- Books & Journals $2,122,691

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Partnerships

• California Digital Library (CDL)– Elsevier– Kluwer– Springer– ACM– Nature– SPIE– IEL (IEEE Xplore)– INSPEC

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Partnerships

• Department of Energy (DOE-LOWG)– Wiley

• Director’s Office• Laboratory Programs

– Information Handling Service– ISI Science indicators

• Order other journals directly from publishers• EBSCO• Saved over $200,000 through partnerships

Library Division

Isom Harrison

Library Division

Isom Harrison

Collection Management

Mary Allen

Information Access

Dennis Lai

Special Projects Coordinator

Dennis Elchesen

Library Division

Division Secretary

Judy Sheehan

Anderson, Steven (G&A)

Balhorn, Kathy (0.5 G&A, 0.5 rchg)

Black, Stephanie (.9 G&A/.1 rchg)

Bradley, Ellen (G&A)

deVasconcelos, Marie A. (0.5 G&A, 0.5 rchg)

Garcia, Nancy (.62 G&A/.38 rchg)

Gilbert, KayGlass, Kyle Ross-Stokes (G&A 33% Student)

Johnson, Yvonne (G&A)

Lindsey, Alex (G&A 20%)

Medeiros, Carolyn (0.5 G&A, 0.5 rchg)

Townsel, Mary (G&A)

Turpin, Hannah (G&A)

Woelffer, Chris (.65 G&A/.35 rchg)

Vacancy

Espell, K. LaurelFoster, Anita (G&A)

Gong, Ennis (G&A, MTX IN)

Martinez, Gloria (MTX OUT-NIF)

Masamitsu, Pamela (G&A)

Moulik, Amal (G&A)

Stanek, SuzanneSullivan, Alice (G&A) (MTX-OUT Z Div.)

VacancyZhang, Xiaorong (G&A)

Vacancy

Color KeyCareerFlex TermIndeterminateSupplemental Labor

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Library Advisory Committee (LAC)

• One representative from each directorate– Meets quarterly

• Appointed by directorate AD or DAD• Assists the Library with journals

– New subscriptions– Deleting subscriptions

• Partners with the Library to purchase new materials (journals or databases)

• Need to revitalize – Level of committee members lower in organization – not

decision makers– Sparse attendance at meetings

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Image Database

• SIRSI’s Hyperion Software

- Image database• Multiple image sources

- S&TR magazine

- Archives

- 50th Anniversary photos- 1300 images in database

• Additional sources to be added over time- Lab’s Annual Report

• G&A funded

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MetaLib

• Purchased in FY05

• Federated search engine

• Compatibility with CDL

• Better control over search results

• Funded from FY05 funds

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Library of Future

• Hire consultant to assess current operation– How does Library compare to other institutions– What are current trends in the profession– Identify any service gaps– Recommendations on how to get from here to any

identified new levels• Implement new plan/structure• Incremental funding request for $200K in FY05

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Exploring New Services

• Wireless Library network

• Instant Messaging (IM) to reference desk only

• Text messaging

• Offsite to look at where we are, where we are going, and how to get there

• Multipurpose room for customers

– Consult with Librarians

– Meet with colleagues

– Quiet place to study outside their office