Beyond LibQual+: Understanding our eResource Users

Texas A&M University Libraries Participation in the Ithaka S+R U.S. Faculty Survey ®

Texas A&M University & Texas A&M Health Science Center

TAMU 2012 Enrollment

Undergrads 40,100

Graduates 9,600

Professional 527

Faculty 3,810

TAMU HSC 2012 Enrollment

Undergrads 206

Graduates 959

Professional 1,121

Faculty 528

Five percent increase since 2008. Thirty-five percent increase since 2008.

About the Texas A&M University LibrariesUniversity Libraries

2012 Visits to the LibrariesPhysical Visits to the Libraries: 3.3 MillionVisits to the Libraries Websites: 4.0 Million

University Libraries Faculty & StaffFaculty: 78Staff: 183

Sterling C. Evans Library Annex Cushing Memorial Map & GIS

Policy Sciences & Economics West Campus Library (Business) Joint Library Facility (Off Site Storage) TAMU at Qatar

Medical Sciences Library (West Campus) MSL Bryan MSL Round Rock MSL Kingsville

Materials Expenditures

eJournalsand

databases75%

Printmonographs 13%

eBooks5%

Printjournals

7%

COSTS BY FORMAT

eResources: Usage

MAJOR eJOURNAL PLATFORMS  

eJournals

Article Downloa

ded

% of Total

Full-Text Downloa

ds

EBSCOhost2,167,82

9 38%

Elsevier1,099,66

3 19%JSTOR 295,631 5%John Willey 294,126 5%ProQuest 250,765 4%Others (33 Platforms)

1,656,810 29%

TOTAL ARTICLES

5,764,824 100%

What LibQUAL+® is telling usIC-4 “The electronic information resources I need”

HUM/SS/BUSN PerceivedSCI/ENGR PerceivedARL Perceived

Desired

Minimum

Perceived

Attention Switch:

Resources were scarceandAttention was abundant

THEN

NOW

Attention is scarce and

Resources are abundant

Workflow Switch:

Researchers/learners would build their workflow around the library

THEN

NOW

The library must build its workflow around the user workflow.

Lorcan Dempsey, OCLChttp://www.slideshare.net/lisld/hobart-19178013?utm_source=slideshow&utm_medium=ssemail&utm_campaign=upload_digest

Ithaka Survey: What We Hope to Gain

eResources: most heavily used resource most expensive

New University funding model

OUR WORLD

WHAT THE ITHAKA SURVEY COVERS

Ways scholars discover and access needed materials in teaching and research;

Evolving role of the library and library collections; Research and teaching practices,

emphasis on opportunities created by new technology;

Ways scholars communicate research findings

Faculty Invites Texas A&M University 3,810 Texas A&M HSC 528

15 Colleges included TAMU HSC

A&M Baylor College of Dentistry College of Medicine College of Nursing Rangel College of Pharmacy School of Graduate Studies

TAMU Bush School of Government & Public Policy College of Agriculture & Life Sciences College of Architecture College of Education & Human Development College of Geosciences College of Liberal Arts College of Science College of Veterinary Med & Biomedical Sci Mays Business School

Response Rate (to date) 7%

Ithaka Survey: Survey Administration

Ithaka Survey: Preliminary ResultsFACULTY USE OF SCHOLARLY MATERIALS IN RESEARCH

Peer-reviewed journals/articles

Scholarly monographs

Trade books

Non peer-reviewed journal/magazines

Non-textual media

Non peer-reviewed gray literature

Reference works

Published conference proceedings

Blogs or social media

Pre-print versions of peer-reviewed articles

DATA REPRESENTS FACULTY THAT RATED EACH RESOURCE AS IMORTANT TO MOST IMPORTANT

Ithaka Survey: Preliminary ResultsIMPORTANCE OF LIBRARIES IN FACULTY RESEARCH

Faculty dependence on library for research

Faculty’s starting point for research in academic literature

Very Dependent 63%Somewhat Dependent 26%Not Dependent 11%

Specific eResource or Database 41%General Purpose Internet Search Engine 34%Library Online Catalog 25%

Ithaka Survey: Preliminary ResultsFACULTY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE LIBRARIES

RESEARCH EXPECTATIONSThe library serves as a starting point or "gateway" for locating information for my research

78%

The library serves as a repository of resources - in other words, it archives, preserves, and keeps track of resources

76%

The library provides active support that helps to increase the productivity of my research and scholarship

65%

TEACHING EXPECTATIONSThe library supports and facilitates my teaching activities 53%

The library helps undergraduates develop research critical analysis, and information literacy skills

58%

FUNDING EXPECTATIONSThe library pays for resources I need, from academic journals to books to electronic databases

90%

DATA REPRESENTS FACULTY THAT RATED EACH ITEM IMPORTANT TO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

Ithaka Survey: Preliminary ResultsLIBRARIES’ HOLDINGS DEPTH AND ACCESSIBILITY

Method used when library does not have material

Source for materials in research & teaching?

DATA REPRESENTS FACULTY THAT RATED EACH ITEM IMPORTANT TO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

Ithaka Survey: Preliminary ResultsROLE OF LIBRARIES’ INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES?

Librarians contribute significantly to student learning by helping them to:

Developing the research skills of my undergraduate students related to locating and evaluating scholarly information is principally:

DATA REPRESENTS FACULTY THAT RATED EACH ITEM IMPORTANT TO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

Ithaka Survey: Preliminary ResultsFACULTY USAGE OF LIBRARIES’ REPOSITORY

Preservation of Data at the conclusion of a research project:

Preserve materials

on my own62%

InstitutionalRepositorypreservesmaterials

16%Library preservesmaterials

5%Publisher

preservesmaterials

6%

Materialsare notpreserved10%

Comments?

Questions?

David H. CarlsonDean of University Libraries

Holder of the Sterling C. Evans Chair

Texas A&M University