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Tailoring Technical Services Data to Fit the Changing Needs of Academic Liaisons

Tailoring Technical Services Data to Fit the Changing Needs of Academic Liaisons. OVGTSL 2011 May 17. Heath Martin & Ashley Tussing University of Kentucky Libraries. “New liaison roles are not emerging de novo, but rather in continuity with established roles.” Karla Hahn

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Tailoring Technical Services Data to Fit the Changing Needs of Academic Liaisons

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  1. Tailoring Technical Services Data to Fit the Changing Needs of Academic Liaisons OVGTSL 2011 May 17 Heath Martin & Ashley Tussing University of Kentucky Libraries

  2. “New liaison roles are not emerging de novo, but rather in continuity with • established roles.” • Karla Hahn • Assistant Executive Director • Research, Teaching, and Learning • Association of Research Libraries Hahn, Karla. “Introduction: Positioning Liaison Librarians for the 21st Century.” Research Library Issues: A Bimonthly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC, no. 265 (August 2009): 1–2. http://www.arl.org/resources/pubs/rli/archive/rli265.shtml.

  3. Liaison responsibility areas wherereporting can help • Selecting resources and tracking funds • Working with emerging formats • Managing print collections • Maintaining approval plans • Reviewing collections

  4. Selecting resources and tracking funds Personalized fund balance reports • Regular tracking of balances, encumbrances, and expenditures • Monthly reminder to busy liaisons • Liaisons appreciate the help • Can lead to better order pacing across the board • Refresher on funds and allocations • Avoid surprises at the end of the year (hopefully!) • Keep the spotlight on lower-profile funds

  5. Personalized liaison fund balance report Insert Liaison Name Here

  6. Working with emerging formats • Ebook collections and usage • Ebook usage statistics compiled as part of collections review • Integrated with process for harvesting e-journal usage statistics • Intended to inform future purchases and continued investments in publisher and subject area collections

  7. Working with emerging formats • Streaming audio and video • Non-COUNTER compliant usage statistics also harvested as part of collection review • Integrated with process for harvesting e-journal and ebook usage statistics

  8. Managing print collections • To address physical space needs, an increasing need to work with liaisons to evaluate orphan and underused print periodical collections • Circulation and technical services data considered together to make withdrawal and storage decisions

  9. Liaison report for print periodicals project

  10. Maintaining approval plans • Continued reallocation of subject monograph funds from firm orders to approval plans • Creation of new approval plans involving liaisons less familiar with profile maintenance • Managing evaluation of undergraduate and interdisciplinary approval plans • Changing curriculum and access needs

  11. Example of facilitating liaison self-service reports

  12. Reviewing collections • Current importance of collections reviews • Budget reductions • Format changes • Shifting curriculum priorities • Communication with faculty • Interdisciplinary programs and collections • Review increasingly focused on electronic resources • Opportunity to add new subscription resources and access fees

  13. Serials title list with cancellation priorities

  14. Usage statistics compiled for collections review

  15. Informed decisions: Usage stats in collections review

  16. Academic liaisonsand scholarly communication • Understanding faculty research & publishing venues • Recruiting institutional repository content • Serving as intermediaries in data curation

  17. Thank You! • Heath Martin hmartin58@uky.edu • Ashley Tussing Ashley.Tussing@gmail.com

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