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State of the Library ULAC Meeting September 27, 2013

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Traditional Library Services Collections Facility Technology

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Journals Databases Various Special Collections Book Collections Collections $100,000 funding increase for FY 2014

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Steely Library the atypical library Near-research library model TM Emphasis is on meeting user information needs regardless of physical holdings ILL and document delivery are freely available at no direct cost to the user Collections are developed through techniques that more accurately reflect user needs Flexibility that allows application of special skills and perspectives to traditional and non-traditional initiatives

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Collections Near Research-Library Experience 2001 circa 1,500 journal subscriptions + limited full-text 2013 47,956 current journal titles (subscriptions + full-text) Unfettered access is critical Reduction in ILL requests indicates that users are finding more of the information that they need within our collections.

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21 st Century Collection Development Limited resources = need for most effective collection development methods Increased emphasis on purchase pools Materials purchased in this manner see higher circulation Use of electronic books to re-introduce serendipity?

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Special Collections and Archives Accomplishments Two NEH grants, funding a major project to upgrade environmental and security systems Significant new collections, including the papers of Northern Kentucky artist Charles McLaughlin, the Theodore Harris Local History Research Papers, additional papers from Della Lewis Jones, an African-American Teacher/Librarian who worked in Northern Kentucky

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Even as electronic access grows, we see increased usage of the building Aged furniture and changes in student study habits indicate a need for renovation and update Demonstration Projects $60,000 has been allocated by the University for a renovation project Additional funds have been provided to extend hours Facility

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Bringing Art Into the Building Paul Sawyier Exhibition $4.5 million of artworks from a variety of collectors Sponsored by CVG Regional exposure Special Thanks to Regent Nathan Smith

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Bringing Art Into the Building Donated Artworks Paintings donated by regional artists McLaughlin paintings on loan from the Ran Gallery Three new sculptures by Cincinnati artist Steve Geddes Special Thanks to Mary Ran

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Technology EBSCOhost Discovery Website Redesign

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Serving the Community Intellectual Property Awareness Center (IPAC) Next 6 slides courtesy John Schlipp.

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http://ipac.nku.edu/

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Intellectual Property Awareness Center IP knowledge to cultivate our customers research, creativity, and innovation. IP information resources, workshops, conferences, classes. 729 IPAC constituents were supported by attending one of our 26 presentations or participating in face-to-face consulting. 61 avg. IPAC customer interactions per month!

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IPAC Community Partnerships Better Business Bureau NKU Entrepreneur Institute NKU Chase Small Business Law Clinic NKU Chase Law + Informatics Institute Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Inventors Council of Cincinnati KYVL (KY Virtual Library) U of L Ekstrom Library And other regional partners Source: http://cops.usdoj.gov/

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IPAC Supports K-12 NKU BookFest students PLCH Childrens Programs Kentucky SummerSummit NEW: iMAGiNExpo 2014 @ KCPL Covington Partnering with local high school librarians and teachers to craft information literacy lessons which foster inspired learning and research skills (play, passion, and purpose) tied to the new Common Core State Standards. Selected student representatives and their research posters from each participating high school will be displayed at the Kenton County Public Library in Spring 2014.

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Fair Use with Student Research & Writing Graduate student theses. Inserting properly cited supportive excerpts which qualify as Fair Use. Avoiding infringement may require permission. We tutor students about Fair Use; including how to write letters for permission. Source: www.law.uiowa.edu/

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How does this apply to faculty? Source: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

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Steely Librarys Instructional Offerings Information Literacy Program Bridging the Gap Bachelor of Science in Library Informatics Continuing Education Program

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BS in Library Informatics

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2011 Bachelor of Library Informatics 20122013

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Library Informatics Program Continues to Grow We had a marketing presence at the ALA Annual Conference for the first time LIN 175 (Information Literacy) has completed two of the three pilot semesters necessary to be qualified as a University General Education course

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Student Feedback getting my new job at Microsoft was heavily dependent on my degree in library and information science from NKU. - Frank Branch, Recent Library Informatics Graduate I am a non-traditional student. If it were not for NKU, the Library Informatics [program], and the entire department, I would not be getting my Bachelors. - Heather Ellis, Current Library Informatics Student

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Library Informatics Courses, Spring 2014 LIN 301Meta Information LIN 302Digital Searching Interfaces LIN 400Current Trends in Information Technology LIN 414Advanced Information Literacy LIN 175Information Literacy LIN 496Senior Capstone LIN 420Management for Libraries & Information Centers

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In the current year Enrollment increased by 19%, after a 65% increase in 2012 Offerings have increased with multiple sessions now being taught Surveys of participants indicate that 100% of our enrollees would recommend our classes to colleagues In the current year Enrollment increased by 19%, after a 65% increase in 2012 Offerings have increased with multiple sessions now being taught Surveys of participants indicate that 100% of our enrollees would recommend our classes to colleagues

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Continuing Education (ALA) International enrollees from: Canada Canada Italy Italy United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

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Courses and Faculty Fall 2013 CourseInstructor Foundations of Library ServicesLeslie Hammann Communication and Teamwork (2 Sections)Laura Sullivan Access ServicesTammy Brooks, Craig Person Collection ManagementLois Schultz Reference & Information ServicesNancy Campbell, Threasa Wesley Cataloging & ClassificationDonna Smith Library TechnologyPerry Bratcher Courses and Faculty Fall 2013 CourseInstructor Foundations of Library ServicesLeslie Hammann Communication and Teamwork (2 Sections)Laura Sullivan Access ServicesTammy Brooks, Craig Person Collection ManagementLois Schultz Reference & Information ServicesNancy Campbell, Threasa Wesley Cataloging & ClassificationDonna Smith Library TechnologyPerry Bratcher

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library.nku.edu

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