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Adoption of New Technology by
Mexican State University Libraries
Technology and Academic Libraries in Developing NationsACRL / ALA Annual Conference
Washington, DC, USAJune 26, 2010 - Saturday 10:30 – 12:00
Jesús Lau Javier Tarango
[email protected] / [email protected]
Director, USBI VER Library / Coordinator, Virtual UV LibraryUniversidad Veracruzana / DGB
Veracruz, México
• University libraries overview
• State university libraries
• Technology adoption
• Opportunities to use technology
Topics
Demographics - Mexico
• 14th in geographical size• 7th in exports• 3rd trade partner of the US• Largest Spanish-speaking country• 2nd economy in Latin America / 14th in
the world
• A middle income country• Literacy 90%• Ranks with some of the best libraries
in Latin America
Higher Education Institutions
• Total = 2,895• Private = 1,786 (33% student
population)
• Public = 1,109 (67% student population)
– State universities– Technological institutes– Technological universities– Polytechnic universities– Teaching institutions
Library Statistics
Type Centers Volumes
School 4,689 17,162,907
Academic *3,000 16,422,598
Special *500 2,576,889
Public 7,211 27,067,572
National 1 1,250,000
Others 5 449,160
Total 15,406 64,179,126
Library Education
• Nine library and information science schools
• 7 Undergraduate • 4 Master’s programs • 1 Ph.D
• Two distance programs (One is web-based)
• Two Archive study programs• About 4,000 library graduates
State Universities by Enrollment Size
Average student population by university size
• 36 cases• State University Libraries / excluded Mexico
City• The largest and best equiped• Attend the largest number of students
• Survey: 11 questions• Four technology components:
– Management software– Virtual information services– Computers for users– Social network tools
Survey
Library Management Systems
Survey – FIRST Component
Library Management Systems
Computer for Users / Computer Staff
Survey – SECOND Component
Computers for Library Users
University Size
Average Computer
number for library users
Average student
population*
Average students per
computer
Small 166 8,338 50.22
Medium 105 23,481 223.62
Large 591 55,948 94.44
*Numbers provided by ANUIES (2002), ANUIES (2008)
Computer and Technology Staff
University Size
Average student
population*
Average number of personnel appointed to
serve computer and technology
needs
Average student
population by computer
and technology
staff
Small 8,338 4,07 2,048
Medium 23,481 3,33 7,044
Large 55,948 6,66 5,391
*Numbers provided by ANUIES (2002), ANUIES (2008)
Virtual Library Software
Survey – THIRD Component
Virtual Reference Software
Virtual Reference Software
Use of Search Engines
Search Engines
Search Engine Software
Use of Library Management Software
Use of digital document repositories
Digital Document Repositories
Social Network Tools
Survey – FOURTH Component
Social Networks Tools
Social Networks Tools Use by University size
Social Network Tool %University
SizeSmall Medium Large
Listservs 0.00 33.00 8.00
Twitter 0.00 13.33 8.00
Blog 40.00 13.33 27.00
Facebook 20.00 27.00 16.00
Youtube 0.00 0.00 8.00
Flickr 0.00 0.00 8.00
Wiki 27.00 0.00 16.00
Discussion Forums
27.00 13.33 8.00
• State university libraries are slow in adopting technology
• There is a great opportunity for technology training
• Budget can be a problem• Challenges:
– Hire professional librarians– increase directors retention rate– reduce staff union decision power
Conclusions
References
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Consejo Nacional para Asuntos Bibliotecarios de las Instituciones de Educación Superior, CONPAB-IES (2005). Normas para bibliotecas de instituciones de educación superior e investigación. Guadalajara, México: CONPAB-IES.
Lau, J. (2009). Mexican libraries, archives and museums: a snapshot. In: Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, New York: Marcel Dekker.
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