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Presentation at this year's IFLA WLIC looking at the findings of SAGE's latest research report into the percieved value of academic libraries in the developing world. The presentation looks in depth at: the background to the report; the findings of the report and its implications for practice moving forwards.
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Library Value in the Developing World
Nell McCreadie, SAGEIFLA WLIC, Singapore, August 2013
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Scholarship is changing: we are on the journey together
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Libraries are changing: we are working together for the future
Washington Post, 7 August 2013: ‘The digital age is forcing libraries to change. Here’s what that looks like.’
‘Libraries are really transforming themselves into technology hubs’ Kathryn Zickuhr, Pew Research Centre
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Working together: evolving value for academic libraries
1. Value measurement and perception2. Working together with faculty3. Raising awareness about library products and services
http://libraryvalue.wordpress.com/
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Library Value in the Developing World
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Participant universities
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Librarian perception of value● 67% of librarians perceive their value for both faculty and university
management is measured via the resource collection
‘Through the value the library contributes to teaching and
learning, we fulfil the mission of the university and the whole
business of our university’
‘The library’s value is connected with the library’s popularity in the eyes of faculty and students’
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Faculty perception of value● 75% of faculty perceive value through resource collection accessibility● 20% of faculty do not use of are not aware of the electronic collection● 96% of faculty use the library building● 39% visit the library website at least once a week
‘The thing I would change about my library would be the seating
arrangement and space’‘The best thing about my library is that I am able to access e-journals
anywhere’
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Evaluating and measuring value● 67% of librarians measure the library’s value through resource
collection usage statistics● 40% of librarians are starting to use evaluation methods beyond
collection usage stats (testimonials, questionnaires, monitoring traffic)
‘(Our) evidence of value is measured by visit statistics to the library, visit
statistics to the intranet, and e-Resource usage statistics’
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Evidence and perception of services● The majority of librarians do not offer a cohesive set of services in
beyond the traditional roles of collection development● 35% of faculty said they were not aware of all the services offered by
the library
‘I do not think I appreciate all the services offered by the
library I tend to use mainly the e-resources.’
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Communication and marketing
‘faculty don’t take it upon themselves to communicate what they want from the library. We try to engage them, but they are not
forthcoming’
‘The link connecting flow of information between me and
the library is lacking. The library doesn’t even know I have an
email address’
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So what now?
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Conclusions
● E-mail: nell.mccreadie@sagepub.co.uk● Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nell-mccreadie/2b/806/933
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