Flipping your library

The Strategic Plan

Objective D: Transform the library into an advanced learning commons.

Strategy # 1

Develop a plan to renovate and expand the Library into a full learning commons that provides students with a seamless integration of resources and support including enhanced access to library services Year 1: VPAA, Director of the Library

Strategic Plan Strategy #2

• Strategy 2: Continue expansion of virtual services as indicated by surveys and other data, such as research applications for mobile devices, social media, an institutional depository and an integrated discovery service for all library resources. Years 2: VPAA VPIT, Director of the Library.

Strategy #3

• Develop and implement an information literacy plan as part of the Doane Plan that is also integrated with academic majors. Year 3: Director of the Library, Doane Plan Committee

NICLC

• 9 consortium members

• Formed in January 1991

• Shared ILS/server/system administrator

• Contract renewal date for ILS June 30 2012

adfsd•Two consortium libraries decided to stay with current vendor while seven decided to move to OCLC WMS

•College presidents had to vote to approve changes to the bylaws and the contract for OCLC WMS.

• Last day to use old ILS July 7, 2012

• Data migration October 25, 2012

• Because of this gap in service, OCLC gave us access to a WMS circulation shell

The college presidents and CFOs felt that because we no longer shared a server we no longer needed a shared system administrator.

They asked OCLC to bill each college individually rather than bill the consortium.

The college presidents voted to dissolve the consortium in May 2013.

•Our students love WorldCat Local and how easy it is to use.•Sparked faculty interest:

Increased requests for information literacy instruction:

2011-2012 45 faculty requests 734 students taught

2012-2013 72 faculty requests 1,241 students taught

2013-2014 80 faculty requests so far 1268 students taught

Biggest change

“There was an abundance of training, all extremely well done. I never felt that "This is over my head" nor was it boring.”

ILL: With WorldCat Local our ILL went up 47% the first year and is up an additional 50% so far this year.

“We had to learn a new system, but it’s so easy to use!”

Serials assistant now helping with ILL.

We added summary holdings of our periodicals to OCLC.

“With our old ILS the catalogers from each institution had to meet frequently to figure out how to handle problems and there were a lot of problems caused by sharing the system. We don’t have those problems now. It’s a startling difference.”

“Cataloging is just so much easier in OCLC WMS.”

Acquisitions:

Cataloging items as we receive them.

Best of all:

All acquisitions records in one place.

Our acquisitions assistant has time to spend on organizing and cataloging our archives and special collections and overseeing the yearbook.

This summer: adding digitized primary resources to Nebraska Memories

Accessibility?

Weeded 91,000 Federal DocumentsOur student employees listed them for weeding. A long and arduous task. We are now digital and OCLC WMS Knowledgebase automates adding our digital holdings to our catalog.

Last items moved!

Current Circulation Desk

Genius Bar

Old Information Commons

24/7 Learning Commons

New Learning Commons

Thank you!

Julie Pinnell julie.pinnell@doane.edu