LouAnn Blocker and Kyle McCarrell presented on their efforts to foster faculty collaboration through reorganizing the technical services department and improving communication at Reese Library. They restructured the department to have one librarian oversee acquisitions and cataloging. They also improved the collection development process by directly involving faculty representatives and giving them budgets to select materials for their departments. Through faculty meetings, handouts, and one-on-one instruction, they improved communication with faculty which increased faculty input, instruction requests, and trust in the library. Their goal is to continue fostering faculty relationships.
2. Who We Are
LouAnn Kyle
Electronic Resources and Acquisitions and
Serials Librarian Cataloging Librarian
First job after MIS First job after MLIS
Paraprofessional with Cataloging experience, but
reference and instruction no Acquisitions experience
experience; limited e- 3rd Charleston Conf.
resources/serials
Enjoy playing trombone
experience
and piano
2nd Charleston Conf.
Dog-lover
3. What We Hope to Cover
Background of Augusta State and
Reese Library
Reorganization of Tech. Services
dept.
Collection development process
Changes we made in and out of
dept.
Outcomes of improved
communication
Future goals
7. Augusta State University
6000+ students
Liberal arts with business and education
Mostly commuters
Large number of non-traditional students
Part of University System of Georgia
8. Reese Library
10 Librarians (MIS degrees)
20 Support staff + student
workers
All librarians assist with
instruction and reference
Informal subject liaisons
10. Old Technical Services Dept.
Library
Director
Electronic Assistant Director of
Resources Director Technical
(pt. time Lib.) (Coll. Dev.) Services
Acquisitions Cataloging
Serials
(1 full, 1 pt. (1 full, 2 pt.
(2 full staff)
time staff) time staff)
11. New Technical Services Dept.
Library
Director
Reference Lib. Acquisitions
Electronic
and Cataloging
Resources Lib. (Coll. Dev.) Lib.
Acquisitions Cataloging
Serials
(1 full time (1 full, 1 pt.
(1 full staff)
staff) time staff)
12. Collection Development
Process
Ultimate Patron-Driven Acq. (PDA)
Each department (17 total) selects
representative
Dept.’s get ~70% ; library keeps ~30%
They select items using their dept.’s allocation
until money is gone
With some faculty input, library spends the rest
13. Changes in Acquisitions
TitleSource GOBI (communication
device)
Hired Acq. person with strong computer
skills
Compare prices from multiple sources
Initiated new faculty voucher system
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/451852881
14. Changes in Acquisitions (pt. 2)
Communication with reps. and faculty
improved
Trained reps. how to use the GOBI system
Now submit orders through GOBI or email with
faculty names included
Once processed, email sent to faculty member
Updated allocation amounts emails sent every 3-4
wks.
For reps., this counts toward tenure and
promotion
http://www.flickr.com/photos/krossbow/3154262365
15. Changes in E-resources
Compare database content to reduce
redundancy
Send journal and database lists to reps.
Little used journals swapped for different items
Collaboration resulted in improved use and
considerable savings
Cost sharing between depts.
Created Libguide for trials
16. How We Escaped…
Impetus New faculty
who wanted to be active
Emailed each
department to get on
faculty meeting
Asked for 10-15 minutes
Designed handout(s) http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyxopotamus/242763723
with relevant information 0/
Desire to rotate through
all 17 depts. every 2
years
17.
18. What happened at meetings?
Anything from….
Discussi
Silence
on
Unawarene
Demonstrati ss
on
19. Direct Results
Know faculty (and they
know us)
Follow-up for more
personal and group
instruction
Increased requests for
student instruction
Trust developed as
larger weeding begins
Increased number of
staff
20. Indirect Results
Eliminates the middle man (saves
time and overhead)
Content more likely to be used
Eliminates time searching for ways
to spend money facilitator
(providing options for them)
Eliminates some wasteful spending
Empowers the user
21. Future goals
Continue faculty visits
Provide more targeted and specific faculty
instruction; possibly collaborate with Center for
Teaching and Learning (CTL)
Allow faculty more active role in weeding
22. Takeaway…
If you intentionallymake
If you intentionally make
yourself visible through
yourself visible through
action and communication
action and
, people are more, likely to
communication people
are more likely to utilize
utilize you
you