Director's Chair presentation delivered by John Cox at the 2009 BBSLG Conference hosted by the Irish Management Institute, 1-3 July 2009.

1. Technology, Collaboration and Competition
John Cox
University Librarian, James Hardiman Library, NUI Galway
2 July 2009
James Hardiman Library

2. The (Mixed) Shift to Online Delivery
“Online information makes physical collections less
important”
Undergraduates Undergraduates Researchers Researchers
2003 2009 2003 2008
Yes 25.3% 29.1% 49.1% 67.2%
No 52.6% 47.4% 46.5% 31.2%
NUI Galway Library Research Support Surveys, 2003-2008
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3. Online Delivery May Lower Library Status
Ithaka’s 2006 study of key stakeholders in the digital transformation in higher education
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4. Competition for Online Association 1
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5. Competition for Online Association 2
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6. Competition for Institutional Ranking
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7. Open Access: increased number of citations/discipline
Harnad, S. et al (2008) The Access/Impact Problem and the Green and Gold Roads to
Serials review, 34 (1). pp. 36-40.
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8. Competition for Researchers
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9. Collaboration for Competition:
“IReL has Contributed to Increased Irish Research Competitiveness”
Agree Strongly
53.6% of 4,016
Agree
44.5% of 4,016
Disagree
1.5% of 4,016
Disagree Strongly
0.3% of 4,016
IReL Impact Survey, March-April 2009
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10. Demonstrated Value: why IReL has contributed
to increased Irish research competitiveness
“Having access to all the same information as our competitors means that
we have caught up with and in many cases overtaken them. With the
resources issue gone, it’s just a question of who has the best ideas.”
“When recruiting research staff, IReL is one factor that can really impress.”
“A large number of countries do not offer the level of access that IReL
provides - it gives Ireland a competitive edge”
“IReL is by far the wisest and most important funding decision taken in
Ireland for the third level sector. It truly enables research in Ireland.”
IReL Impact Survey, March-April 2009
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11. Collaboration for Effectiveness
IReL Impact Survey, March-April 2009
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12. Collaboration for Effectiveness: New Areas
Extract from Sconul Shared Services Feasibility Study, May 2009
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13. Roles: Users May See Librarians’ Future Differently
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Researchers’ Use of Academic Libraries and their Services (RIN/CURL, 2007).