Karen WilliamsCIC CLI Conference

May 2009

Twin Cities Deans CouncilFebruary 2008

Selector RolesLiaison Roles

A System View

• Campus priorities; constituent behaviors• Library vision / mission / goals• Position descriptions / realistic jobs• Individual goals• Knowledge, skills, abilities• Staff education• Resources• Performance evaluation / rewards

Shifts Collection-centric

o Expertise Publication-focused

o Process Access = control

o Sense-making Service = mediation

o Enabling Local

o Global

Position Description Framework• Campus engagement (was called Liaison)• Scholarly Communication• E-scholarship (was called E-science)• Teaching and Learning• Collection Development & Management

(Connections to Content)• Reference Services (Help services)• Leadership• Outreach• Fund Raising• Exhibit and Event Planning

Selection to Access Process Improvement (English language monographs)• Acquire as many new monographs as possible

through a streamlined process, not requiring local cataloging or local physical processing.

• Expand the use of approval plans to free time for liaisons to identify and select less mainstream titles, and to consolidate English-language ordering with a single vendor

• Creation or revision of approval plans increased coverage of English language materials contributed to the elimination of subject coverage gaps.

Selection to Access Process Improvement (English language monographs)• In-house review of approval plan books

eliminated; books sent directly to public new bookshelves

• Catalog records are loaded into the catalog closer to the time books are received.

• Maximize the unique content obtainable for the Libraries’ budget dollars: paperback set as the default edition choice; binding only when condition/use warrants rather than on receipt; duplicate copies largely disallowed

Selection to Access Process Improvement (serials and electronic resources)• E-resources workflow simplified, reducing

confusion and frustration for liaisons and TS staff. One online ordering form for all types of e-resources.

• Licensing review consolidated with fewer responsibilities assigned to liaisons.

• Libraries-wide policies and default procedures created to bring consistency across the Libraries and to reduce time in making title-by-title decisions.

Scholarly Communication Collaborative

• Libraries-wide group: “collaborative”• Educate staff, create tools• Policy focus:

– Authors’ rights – Copyright– Legislation

• Campus profile• Services

– Education/Consulting– Digital Conservancy

Campus Profile

• Identify & engage advocates

• Identify journal editors

• Analyze P&T documents

• Education efforts

"It's important for authors to be able

to self-archive our works... As a land-grant university, it is part of our mission to provide broad access to higher education, and its fruits, to all of society. We can also work with our professional associations to ensure that scholars retain the rights they need.”

Prof. Gary Balas,Chair Aerospace Engineering

Case Studies in Publishing -- Your Choices in Journal Contracts

In this workshop, participants will work through two common decision points raised by journal article contracts. Relevant context will be provided on academic publishing issues such as copyright and authors rights, cultural and economic norms, and promotion and tenure implications. Practical strategies and helpful tools will be discussed.

This event has been designated by the Office of the Vice President for Research to satisfy the Awareness/Discussion component of the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) continuing education requirement.

Model Program Resourceshttp://www.arl.org/sc/institute/fair/scprog/index.shtml

In setting priorities it is important to reflect the changing needs of our clientele. We'll always face the challenges of balancing core work with strategic efforts but it's important to note that these definitions will continue to evolve. The work identified as strategic today could easily form the core work of the future.

kaw@umn.edu