The document summarizes Jayshree Mamtora's visits to Cornell University and Nanyang Technological University libraries in 2013. Cornell University is a private Ivy League research university with three campuses and over 20,000 students. Its library is the 11th largest academic library in the US, comprising over 7.5 million volumes. The Albert R. Mann Library focuses on life sciences, agriculture, and social sciences. Nanyang Technological University is a public university in Singapore with over 23,000 undergraduate and 10,000 postgraduate students. Its library system includes 8 libraries and over 900,000 volumes. Mamtora gained new ideas, skills, trends, collaborators, and friends from the visits.
2. Cornell University
Private
Ivy League research University
Established in 1865
3 campuses: Ithaca, NY; NYC; Qatar
20,939 students: 13,935 undergrads; 7004
postgraduates
1,639staff (Ithaca), 1,235 (NYC), 34 (Qatar)
Only 16.25% of students accepted
Ithaca has 7 undergraduate colleges and
7 graduate divisions
Ithaca occupies 4,800 acres (3000 acres is
plantations)
3. Cornell University Library
11th
largest academic Library in the US
Made up of 20 Libraries
Comprises: 7.5 million volumes; 8.2 million
microfilms/mircofiche; 440,000 maps,
DVDs, sound recordings, etc.
Extensive digital resources
University Archives
Arxiv eprint archive, operated by Library
4. Albert R. Mann Library
Life
Sciences, Agriculture, Human Ecology
and Social Sciences Library
Study Rooms – individual/group
Graduate Study rooms
Presentation Room
Computer labs
Seminar Rooms
Conference Room
Collaborative Work Stations
Gallery
17. Nanyang Technological
University
Public
University established 1991
23,500 undergraduate and 10,000 postgraduate
students (3,000 PhDs)
1,700 Staff
200 hectares – biggest campus in Singapore
NTU’s Engineering ranked 12th in the world
Research funding increased seven fold since 2005
18. Nanyang Technological
University Library
8
Libraries
Visited 3: Lee Wee Nam Library (Science
and Engineering); Arts, Design and Media
Library; Business
106 Library Staff
900,000 volumes
509,470 ebooks
221 Databases
47. 47
What did I get out of it?
New
ideas, affirmed existing ideas
New skills
New trends
New collaborators
New friends and colleagues
And more work!
November 11, 2013
Notes de l'éditeur
Ivy League: The Ivy League is a collegiate athletic conference composed of sports teams from eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group. The eight institutions are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University. The term Ivy League also has connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism.1865 Ezra Cornell quotation: "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study."[1]Ithaca has 7 undergraduate colleges and 7 graduate divisions – each does its ownenrolmentsEverything taught at Ithaca, medicine and some engineering in NYC and Qatar -each college handles its own enrolments, etc.Research focus – 2009 spent $671m on science and engineering research and development
Of the 20 libraries, I visited just 2 in Ithaca 4 hour loan for study rooms – no renewals, no exceptions; wait 15 mins for checking out another room; overdue fines 4 cents a minute; misuse fine of $15Graduate study rooms available for 24 hoursLibrary split into quiet study areas (3rd floor,) open collaborative spaces, + spaces with power outlets, chairs and easy chairs (2nd floor), Computing rooms (1st floor), Computer classrooms and Follett Information Commons in BasementAnyone can use rooms but priority given to Mann studentsBissett Collaborative Center: customisable space for students to work collaboratively on academic projects and assignments”https://plus.google.com/photos/100355496141455755308/albums/5833790744763328785/5851944646204778018?pid=5851944646204778018&oid=100355496141455755308The space includes 4 collaborative workstations (2 of which are reservable), 4 portable LCD screens for laptop hookup, and two laptop docking stations. The following equipment is available:Research Consultation: Make a research appointment before embarking on a thesis or in-depth research project. Meet with a librarian to learn advanced research techniques. Research Tools & Services: Discover specialized research services & tools offered at Mann Library.Workshops = EN and Refworks, Excel; funding opps; data documentation; SPSS, Matlab
Mann Library
Beautiful campus…
Behind the service desk: Laptop loan, only for Cornell University patrons, 4 hour loan, could be renewed if another available; 4 cents a minute fineUmbrellas!
Compute and study areas
Training Room bookings, printing and poster printing
Lots of study areas – different styles in this case
4 hour loan period, no renewals, no exceptions, wait 15 mins before can get next oneNo food, covered drinks. Overdue fines – 4 cents a minute; misuse fee of $15
Graduate Study room can be booked for 24 hours, no renewals
Students asked for a bit of colour so they got colour – moved aside for the IAALD Conference – vendors were using that space – break time
Lockers for students in the Library; Gallery
Training Room on ground floor – there was others – opened out to studentsPCs and Macs
Two centres of research excellence: Earth Observatory of Singapore and the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering.
Lee Wee Nam (Main Library)
7 discussion podsMulti-screen PCs – dual or triple screen
Walkway from Business to Science and Engineering Library
Multiple stationsPods
SleepingBlack
Choy Fatt Cheong, University LibrarianDianne Cmor, Deputy UL and Arts Library StaffMore photos in General\Images
