Library Collaboration: Not a Luxury But a Necessity

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Xin Li Cornell University Library 10.20.2011

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Introduction: University
1865 Ivy League and New York State landgrant

Type Undergraduate Graduate Faculty Staff 4/28/12

Number 13,931 7,902 2,872 11,346

2009-10 Cornell Statistics

Source: http://cornell.edu/about/facts/

Introduction: Library

ARL top-ten 7.7 million print 98,000 serials (e=71%) 650,000 e-book 19 subject libraries 400 staff + 500 students 4M + 8M users

But they do not tell how well we serve our users.

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Cornells SE Asia Collection

Adds more than 9,000 volumes a year Most comprehensive collection on a global region in our library. Largest collection of its kind in the U.S. and in the world.

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Facultys Feedback

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Source: http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000466.pdf

Senior Students Feedback

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Concerned?

Content?
Source: Cornell University Senior Survey conducted by IRP , 2010.

What We See: Collection

1 print : 7 e-article 16% increase in collections borrowed from other libraries

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A Closer Look By User Type

Undergraduate

Graduate

Faculty

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Source: Cornell Library Annual Statistics http://hdl.handle.net/1813/14665

What We See: 37% inbuilding Use

Interaction and contemplation High and low technology Diverse function Personal in-depth 4/28/12 consultation Cornell University Library Chart courtesy of Rich Entlich,

What We See: Services

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FindingsSource: Cornell University LibraryAssessment Unit 2009/2010 by Cornell Library Research and Annual Statistics, 2010.

Cornell University 2015

to be widely recognized as a top-ten research university in the world, and a model university for the interweaving of liberal education and fundamental knowledge with practical education and impact on societal and world problems.

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Cornell University Librarys International Vision

Bringing the world of scholarship to scholars, students, and practitioners
4/28/12 of Anne Kenney, Cornell University Slide courtesy

Collaboration as a Strategy

On campus With other universities and libraries Global engagement Corporate partnerships More
Details: http://www.library.cornell.edu/aboutus/culpartners

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Content Delivery
5-7 days
Cornell borrowed ca. 60,000 77% Borrow Direct 23% ILL

24-48 hours

More & improved Digitization Patron-driven acquisitions Reciprocal access at partners library 4/28/12

Pdf within hours Library to library Faculty office delivery

Access

Google: 500,000 Microsoft: 80,000 Amazon.com print on demand Internet Archive 80,000

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Scholarly Communication

Project Euclid
New Media Art

Signale

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Library is more than collection.

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Columbia & Cornell University 4/28/12 Libraries collection, service,

Tools, Services, Models

15 countries 127 supporting institutions

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7 partners 50 interested institutions in the U.S., Australia, China

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In Asia

Collaboration is not just staff exchange

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Information Dissemination
The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library

Full-text , searchable database on an external hard drive 200+ worlds leading journal Publishers donate content to TEEAL Cornell Library prepares and manages distribution and publishers relations ~ 300 TEEAL sets distributed worldwide

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Philippines Benguet State University (Trinidad) Central Luzon State University (Munoz) Department of Agriculture (Manila) International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) (Los Banos) Premiere Agricultural Services Corporation (Bukidnon) Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Aquaculture Department (Iloilo) University of Southern Mindanao (Kabacan) University of the Philippines Los Baos (Los Banos) Visayas State University (formerly Leyte State University), University Library (Baybay) 4/28/12

Future of the Library

We cannot do it alone.
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Image source: http://www.cognizant.com/

Thank you!
xin.li@cornell.edu

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