The Added Value Created by Open Access Resources for Interlibrary Loan Services: Required Skills and Proficiencies

Dr. Burcu BULUT Director of Library Services

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What I have for you? A quick look to Ipek University

Sayings of the scholars

Expectations, expectations and expectations

Call for duty

A unique example of the thematic university model in Turkey and is committed to contributing to the education and development of highly-skilled graduates in the fields of Art and the Social Sciences with six degree-granting faculties:

– Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences – Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences – Faculty of Art and Design – Faculty of Cinematic Arts – Faculty of Political Sciences – Graduate School

Founded in 2011

First students admitted in the 2013-2014 Academic Year

Ipek University

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Library services started at the Preparatory School Library in 2013

Going to move to the main library building at the end of 2015

Aims to provide high quality library materials in existing and emerging future formats to deliver excellent services

We do not have to have all the materials, because we have the ability&flexibility to find and serve all required materials

We believe in sharing resources

Ipek University Library

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Two current systems

ANKOS Interlibrary Loan System “KITS” Total number of circulated materials between August 2013 – September 2015:

322

Turkish Document Delivery System “TUBESS”

Total number of circulated materials between November 2013 – September 2015: 41

Ipek University Library - ILL

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A quick look to Ipek University

Sayings of the scholars

Expectations, expectations and expectations

Call for duty

As in many fields, the OA is also studied with its many

different aspects within the library and information science The OA is now discussed by librarians in scope of ILL services,

that provides one of the most customized services

OA & ILL

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OA resources offer an access via numerous media without financial, legal or technical restrictions

Even all OA material were accessible free of charge on the

Internet, the researchers still request the OA resources to be provided by the librarians via ILL

ILL-Literate Librarians Wanted!

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Information became accessible, supported by legal and technical

features that enabled its presentation within some standards; however, researchers still need more information and more

professionally given library services to add value to their studies.

We add value to research

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Although there are many developments concerning studies, content, policy, strategy, regulations, infrastructure and services of

the OA, it is still too early to claim that the presentation of open publication and data are presented on required standards within

determined regulations and infrastructure; there is still not a complete system that would enable connections between

countries and institutions.

There is still a way to go…

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Researches on information seeking behaviors of users show that researchers prefer conducting their researches by using search engines such as Google or Google Scholar at first, in order to

access most reliable information resources, including in libraries.

Users love search engines

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Because the institutional repositories, where OA materials are indexed and offered for service, do not follow the same meta data standards as the Google Scholar, users will still not have

unlimited access to the data they required even if it is OA

Same meta data standards?

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The only open access presentation of the resource would not be sufficient to provide a reliable information retrieval.

So, it means that…

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In this process four main components needed:

• An information seeker who is aware of their information needs and able to express their needs correctly

• A well-stored, classified and registered information • Information technologies that enables access to the registered

content • Presence of an information manager/librarian to be

consulted

Information Retrieval Process

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The existence of OA resources increases the need for the

expertise of librarians during the whole process of researching, and beyond that, sets an environment for

librarians to utilize their expertise, knowledge and abilities more effectively.

In Other Words…

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Librarians are the guarantee of the existence, durability and progression of the scholarly ecosystem in which they stand by

ensuring reliable knowledge environments for their users.

We are heroes!

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A quick look to Ipek University

Sayings of the scholars

Expectations, expectations and expectations

Call for duty

Beyond designing, planning and presenting information services, we are required to possess abilities to quickly adapt to new changes, obtain new abilities and acquire the required

expertise.

What are the expectations?

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The librarians are expected to promote and freshen their

relations with academic and administrative managers, academicians, IT departments, and the departments of library

and information science. At this point, the most prominent issue is communication.

Ok! But How ?

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We should learn how to speak the language of users !

Relations with all departments are the strengths of the librarians.

We need to maintain warm relationships with all stakeholders of the scholarly communication (academicians, publishers, fund

providers, IT staff, etc.).

Communicate with all

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Expectations never end!

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A quick look to Ipek University

Sayings of the scholars

Expectations, expectations and expectations

Call for duty

Be informed about OA resources

Keep updated about information and technology trends

Give primacy to managing OA collections

Develop exploration and distribution tools to create an added

value

Call For Duty

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Carry out studies concerning the interoperability of actual

library systems with OA material including systems

Improve exploration and research abilities

Organize OA trainings for colleagues and users

Call For Duty

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Improve information services by making OA materials

profitable for users Get trained to acquire knowledge and practice of how to

explore and evaluate OA resources

Detect the missing resources, find & add new resources into the collection

Call For Duty

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If we remind ourselves every so often that, the more our expertise will grow, the more the OA age we are in will

advance, and the better we will be able satisfy the expectations from us, the librarians.

Last word

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Dr. Burcu BULUT Ipek University

Director of Library Services

Turan Güneş Bulvarı 648.Cadde 06550 Oran

Çankaya, Ankara • Türkiye T: + 90 312 470 48 10 F: + 90 312 470 00 07 bbulut@ipek.edu.tr

tr.linkedin.com/in/burcubulut/ www.ipek.edu.tr

Thank you for your attention

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