Jason Keinsley (pronounced "kins-lee") will join the UK Libraries faculty on June 1 as Director of Library Desktop Support. Jason is currently Coordinator of Library Systems and Technology as well as Coordinator of Public Services at Norwich University, Northfield, VT, where he supports public and staff computers for both his library and the local public library. He has a Masters of Information Science from Indiana University and a Masters of Science in Information Assurance from Norwich University.
As Director of Library Desktop Support, Library Information Technology Division, Jason will be responsible for overseeing the allocation and maintenance of over 700 desktop computers for library staff and the public, the distribution and proper function of networked printers and other computer peripherals, and for planning and managing computer leases and equipment deployment and installation.
Showing posts with label Update 3-13-09. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Update 3-13-09. Show all posts
Thursday, March 12, 2009
UK Libraries and the Strategic Plan
A draft version of the university’s next strategic plan is available on the Provost’s website for review and comment http://www.uky.edu/Provost/strategic_planning/. I am extremely pleased to see three mentions of the UK Libraries specifically in the plan and its metrics:
- Goal 3 – Strategy 3.6.1 – Add library faculty and staff to support student success through activities such as training in information literacy, extension of library hours of services, and engagement with faculty in incorporating library resources in classroom experiences
- Goal 3 – Strategy 3.7.3 – lists the library auxiliary storage facility as a top construction priority for the University
- Strategic Plan Metrics – Goal 3 – improve ARL ranking to 32
When the economy improves, this 5 year plan will drive many of the University’s decisions about where to invest new funding. This plan is still a draft so please review and provide your comments on the form on the website.
State of the Libraries Report to the Senate
Beginning in 2007, the University Senate voted to invite the Dean of Libraries to make a presentation each year. Every other year, my report is a brief one but this year was the year for the longer version. That presentation occurred on Monday afternoon, March 9, 2009. It is a great opportunity for the Libraries to be highlighted to a core group of our faculty colleagues. I have posted that presentation on the Office of the Dean SharePoint site – https://libstaffsrv.uky.edu/OD/default.aspx -- under Dean’s Presentations.
Sabbaticals Approved
At its February 23rd meeting, the Executive Committee reviewed sabbatical requests and approved the following:
Kate Black – August 16, 2009 to August 15, 2010
Nancy Lewis –July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009
Eric Weig – January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010
These have also been approved by the Provost’s Office and the Board of Trustees. The proposals are all excellent ones and we look forward to hearing more about them when they return.
March Madness at the Hub
On the occasion of UK’s first win today in the SEC tournament, make a visit to the Hub to see the exhibit on March Madness, a partnership of the Hub and University Archives. “In addition to the vast number of images featured in this exhibit of photographs and footage, other screens in The Hub will be showing historic games of UK Men's Basketball, including the entire 1978 NCAA Championship game against Duke. The exhibit is being presented on The Hub’s video windows.” See the University’s full press release at http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?artid=4470
Message to Deans re Serials Cancellation Planning
This morning I sent a message to the Deans about our serials cancellation planning. This was intended to alert them that the academic liaisons would be working with their faculty and why. The bulk of the message minus the chart on the schedule (which can also be found in my presentation to the Senate) follows:
The University has been committed to providing financial resources to the Libraries to avoid loss of content in new books, journals, and electronic resources. Last year, they closed the gap in our funding with one time dollars and we avoided any major loss of content. Of course as each year proceeds the costs for these materials increase about 8% annually widening the gap between our base budget and the needed dollars to avoid cancelling titles. We continue to do all we can to control costs. We are continuing a rapid migration from a print plus electronic subscription model to an electronic only subscription model. Whenever possible, we are eliminating subscriptions to the print journals and retaining only electronic access; this provides some small savings. As an added factor, we also purchase many of these titles on the Young Endowment. As that principal declines, we anticipate that at some stage we will see decreased revenue from that source.
As the University continues to work its way through the budget allocation process for next year, we must plan for possible cancellations. The time frame for initiating cancellations, particularly for journal subscriptions, is long. Faculty consultation must occur in the next 6-7 weeks while the faculty are still on campus. Then the work to renew or cancel begins in early summer for subscriptions which are effective in January 2010.
To prepare for a number of possible scenarios, the librarians who work with your colleges and departments have been told to prepare cancellation plans for up to 15%. We certainly hope that cuts will not reach that level but we must be prepared to act quickly if needed. Once titles are renewed this summer for January 2010, we cannot achieve any savings on those titles until January 2011.
The following chart shows the timeline for our plans. Please share this message with appropriate leaders in your college.
The University has been committed to providing financial resources to the Libraries to avoid loss of content in new books, journals, and electronic resources. Last year, they closed the gap in our funding with one time dollars and we avoided any major loss of content. Of course as each year proceeds the costs for these materials increase about 8% annually widening the gap between our base budget and the needed dollars to avoid cancelling titles. We continue to do all we can to control costs. We are continuing a rapid migration from a print plus electronic subscription model to an electronic only subscription model. Whenever possible, we are eliminating subscriptions to the print journals and retaining only electronic access; this provides some small savings. As an added factor, we also purchase many of these titles on the Young Endowment. As that principal declines, we anticipate that at some stage we will see decreased revenue from that source.
As the University continues to work its way through the budget allocation process for next year, we must plan for possible cancellations. The time frame for initiating cancellations, particularly for journal subscriptions, is long. Faculty consultation must occur in the next 6-7 weeks while the faculty are still on campus. Then the work to renew or cancel begins in early summer for subscriptions which are effective in January 2010.
To prepare for a number of possible scenarios, the librarians who work with your colleges and departments have been told to prepare cancellation plans for up to 15%. We certainly hope that cuts will not reach that level but we must be prepared to act quickly if needed. Once titles are renewed this summer for January 2010, we cannot achieve any savings on those titles until January 2011.
The following chart shows the timeline for our plans. Please share this message with appropriate leaders in your college.
Flash-mob Catalogers at the Audubon Society
From American Libraries Direct
Flash-mob catalogers at the Audubon Society
Eighteen flash-mob catalogers descended upon the Audubon Society of Rhode Island in Smithfield February 21 and left having cataloged a wonderful 2,500-book collection for LibraryThing. Tim Spalding writes: “The Audubon people were grateful, if a little stunned. Katya, who drove five hours to get there, floored them.” (She did all the hard cataloging, including two books not in WorldCat.)...LibraryThing blog, Feb. 23
Flash-mob catalogers at the Audubon Society
Eighteen flash-mob catalogers descended upon the Audubon Society of Rhode Island in Smithfield February 21 and left having cataloged a wonderful 2,500-book collection for LibraryThing. Tim Spalding writes: “The Audubon people were grateful, if a little stunned. Katya, who drove five hours to get there, floored them.” (She did all the hard cataloging, including two books not in WorldCat.)...LibraryThing blog, Feb. 23
The Scan on Demand Movement
From American Libraries Direct
The scan-on-demand movement
Barbara Fister writes: “Penn is the latest university to offer scan-on-demand with quality print output. Emory uses the same Kirtas machine to offer a curated collection of books. Michigan has an Espresso machine standing by to instantly print copies. Cornell sells thousands of scanned books printed on demand through Amazon’s POD company. Basically, this effort is an interlibrary loan of nonreturnables that happen to be book-sized and often go direct to the patron. It’s a terrific development. But . . . you knew there’d be a but, didn’t you?”...ACRLog, Feb. 25; Library Journal, Feb. 25
The scan-on-demand movement
Barbara Fister writes: “Penn is the latest university to offer scan-on-demand with quality print output. Emory uses the same Kirtas machine to offer a curated collection of books. Michigan has an Espresso machine standing by to instantly print copies. Cornell sells thousands of scanned books printed on demand through Amazon’s POD company. Basically, this effort is an interlibrary loan of nonreturnables that happen to be book-sized and often go direct to the patron. It’s a terrific development. But . . . you knew there’d be a but, didn’t you?”...ACRLog, Feb. 25; Library Journal, Feb. 25
OCLC Expert Community Experiment
From American Libraries Direct
OCLC Expert Community Experiment
In response to requests from the cataloging community, OCLC has introduced the Expert Community Experiment, which enables OCLC members to make more changes to WorldCat records. During the experiment, OCLC libraries with full-level cataloging authorizations will have the ability to improve and upgrade WorldCat master bibliographic records. The additional capabilities provided by the experiment are an expansion of those that have been available through various database enrichment programs since 1991....OCLC, Feb. 26
OCLC Expert Community Experiment
In response to requests from the cataloging community, OCLC has introduced the Expert Community Experiment, which enables OCLC members to make more changes to WorldCat records. During the experiment, OCLC libraries with full-level cataloging authorizations will have the ability to improve and upgrade WorldCat master bibliographic records. The additional capabilities provided by the experiment are an expansion of those that have been available through various database enrichment programs since 1991....OCLC, Feb. 26
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
