Panel Presenters Rajia Tobia, Executive Director of Libraries,
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joan
Heath, Associate Vice President and University Librarian, Texas
State University Diane Graves, Assistant Vice President for
Information Resources, University Librarian, Trinity
University
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Objectives 1.To learn the basics of what academic and medical
librarians do and what goes on in todays academic and medical
libraries. 2.To learn about the challenges facing academic and
medical librarians and what they are doing to overcome them. 3.To
learn about the changes in the roles of academic and medical
libraries, and the new roles they are taking on (publishing, big
data management, advocacy for improving access to research
results).
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History Presentation is an outgrowth of the Chicago
Collaborative The Chicago Collaborative is a working group
established in 2008 to promote open communication and education
among the primary stakeholders in scholarly scientific
communications. Council of Science Editors is a member of the
Collaborative. Includes representatives from a number of other
publishing and editing organizations and representatives from the
Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL), which
provides administrative support for the Collaborative.
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Game Plan Panel presenters will discuss their institution and
how the library contributes to the institutional mission
Traditional and new roles, how libraries are changing Perspectives
on the future of libraries Time for questions and discussion
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Libraries 101 All libraries and librarians have commonalities
and differences Academic libraries come in a variety of sizes and
flavors Reporting structures, sources of funding, student bodies,
faculties, and research emphasis ALL VARY Libraries are changing
rapidly as various positive and negative forces come into play
Budgets Shift from print to electronic Pressures for campus space
Reduced circulation and interlibrary lending Rise of the millennial
generation
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Our Institutional Homes Panelists hail from 3 different
academic milieus Texas State University - PhD granting state
university Trinity University - private liberal arts UT Health
Science Center - academic health sciences All have strong science
programs
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Texas State University Emerging Research University Over 35,000
students 96 bachelors, 86 masters degrees 12 doctoral programs
Geography (environmental geography, geographic education, GIS)
Education (school improvement; adult, professional, and community
education; mathematics education; developmental education) Aquatic
Resources Criminal Justice Materials Science, Engineering and
Commercialization HSI status (Hispanic Serving Institution)
Forty-two percent of students are ethnic minorities. Among top 20
universities for number of bachelor degrees awarded to Hispanic
students
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University Library Mission To advance the teaching and research
mission of the University, providing: user-centered services
comprehensive and diverse collections individual and collaborative
learning environments opportunities to learn, create and
discover
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Organizational Structure Part of Information Technology
Division Instructional Technologies Support Technology Resources
University Library
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Library Organization Collections & Digital Services
Research & Learning Services University Archives Wittliff
Collections Round Rock Campus Administration & Administrative
Services Round Rock Staff Subject Librarians
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Collections & Digital Services 2.4 million titles 8,000
linear feet of archives New acquisitions - 80% electronic resources
Patron driven acquisitions Streaming content video/audio Hybrid
content (tools/platforms) Archives Digital collections
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Research & Learning Services Learning Commons - reflects
the shift in conception of the library from provider of information
to a facilitator of learning: meshing traditional reference and
research services while supporting new technologies in an
integrated environment New Reference & Information Desk Service
Model - service desk triage Research, Instruction, Outreach
Librarians rich engagement with subject disciplines Copyright
Office advice and instruction Learning Commons
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Collaboration Zone
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Group Discussion
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Collaborative Technology Room
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Collaboration Zone
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Learning Commons
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Learning Commons & Instant Theater
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Major Initiatives Collections Repository Offsite, high-density,
storage Alkek Library Renovation Repurposing space, services, staff
Digital Initiatives Digital collections platform, institutional
repository, research data management, digital publishing, digital
preservation Association of Research Libraries membership
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University Mission: We Make Lives Better OR The mission of The
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is to make
lives better through excellence in education, research, health care
and community engagement. UT Health Science Center
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Librarys new mission is short but sweet: To promote learning,
inspire discovery, and connect with our communities. Old mission:
To advance the educational, research, clinical care, and community
service programs of the UT Health Science Center by critically
appraising, selecting, and organizing health sciences information
and by facilitating and maintaining access to these resources for
the faculty, staff and students of the UT Health Science Center and
for the South Texas community.
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UT Health Science Center Library Organization Library reports
to Vice President for Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs who
reports to the University President The UT System Board of Regents
is our governing body One of 15 UT System campuses, including 6
health institutions Executive Director of Libraries manages Briscoe
Library (main library in San Antonio) and branch libraries
Traditional divisions of public services and outreach, collection
resources, special collections, and IT (shared with campus IT)
Branch libraries in Harlingen and Laredo along the Texas-Mexico
border Planning for new medical school located in Rio Grande Valley
region of Texas
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UT Health Science Center Physical Facilities Four story library
building Library space being repurposed as print declines One floor
renovated for state- of- the-art classroom space One stacks floor
converted to study space and Undergraduate Medical Education Office
Print collection consolidated on one floor of library building
Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics relocated to library
Weeding of print collection continues - reduce little used
materials or those with e-access.
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UT Health Science Center Old New
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UT Health Science Center Staff Affected by changing use
patterns and budget reductions Staff has decreased from 60 to 36 in
less than 10 years 12 librarians down from 22 Most reductions
accomplished through attrition Combination of old school and
millennial librarians We are a small but mighty tribe!
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UT Health Science Center Library Collections 63,000 print
journal volumes, down from approx. 100,000 Virtually all journal
subscriptions are electronic 87 print only journal titles 6,800
e-journal subscriptions, with access to over 30,000 through
consortia 120,000 print books Print collection actively weeded for
low use, outdated materials TAMU and UT System libraries
cooperatively storing print journals and books, using resource in
common principle, reduction in duplication among libraries
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UT Health Science Center Shared Resources Sharing resources is
extremely important to the UT System and its Board of Regents UT
System Digital Library TexShare SCAMeL (Arkansas, Louisiana, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) National Network/Libraries of Medicine and
National Library of Medicine Joint Library Facility high density
off-site storage facility for Texas A&M and UT Systems Joint
Library Facility, TAMU & UT System Storage
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UT Health Science Center The case of the health sciences
library with no books In 2013, UT Southwestern medical school
library mandated to remove print books and journals from building
Move toward all electronic library Legacy collection moved to Joint
Library Facility
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UT Health Science Center Budget State funding allocated by the
Texas legislature over a biennium State funding is often reduced,
2.5%, 5%, etc Student library fee, increasingly used by state
funded libraries as state dollars diminish Some income from
copying, printing, interlibrary lending, small endowment
Institutional financial pressures reduced federal grant funding,
changes in health care reimbursements, decline in state funding for
higher education
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UT Health Science Center Online Presence Website Conduct
periodic usability testing Link resolver and A-Z list No discovery
layer, faculty and students not interested in this feature
Redesigning Database access page Reviewing options for open source
Integrated Library System (ILS).
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UT Health Science Center New Roles for Academic Health Sciences
Librarians Curriculum-integrated health information literacy,
evidence- based practice Compliance with NIH Manuscript Submission
System Research productivity tracking Data management, sharing and
curation, mandates from funding bodies E-Science Advocacy for
change in scholarly communications Outreach to communities Planning
new medical schools
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Trinity University Small, private liberal arts
institution.
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Coates Librarys strengths 34
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The Oberlin Group www.oberlingroup.org 35
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Ithaka S+R Study Ithaka S+R 2013 Study of 499 Library Directors
Findings: Shifting priorities from research assistance to
information literacy for students Most library directors feel
constrained by their budgets Drop in spending on print resources
mirrored by an increase in spending on e-journals and databases
Adoption of new services constrained by budgets
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38 Hocksenar, Paul. Future Or Bust! Stuck in the present and
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39 Buchanan, Macie. Working Together: With virtual learning,
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