what faculty want

WHAT FACULTY WANT

2013 AMICAL CONFERENCEJune 12 – 14, 2013John Cabot UniversityRome

What do faculty members at four AMICAL institutions do when they do research?

What library tools and spaces would help them?How could AMICAL help?

People need libraries to do work Students Librarians Administrators Faculty Members

Library World: Organizational viewpoint

William Y. Arms, “A Viewpoint Analysis of the Digital Library” (D-Lib Magazine July/August 2005)

Library World: User viewpoint

William Y. Arms, “A Viewpoint Analysis of the Digital Library” (D-Lib Magazine July/August 2005)

PARTICIPATORY DESIGN

1. Where did you get the idea for your research project?2. How did you get started?3. The last two or three times you have been able to

work on it, what have you done?4. What has been easiest about doing the project?5. What has been hardest?6. Have you been able to work on this project in a

sustained way?7. What library resources have you used on this

project? Did you use those resources online or in a library facility?

Similarities and differences

Importance of the libraries Same

High demand for books and online resources

Reliance on getting info from other libraries (ILL, formal and informal contacts, physical visits)

Different Local needs for added services beyond

content

Using their own library in person Same

Faculty are not there very much But they still have strong opinions about

the library space Different

Different reasons for not being in the library (noisy, get away from students, cannot spread out, cannot leave their books and papers)

Using their own library’s online resources

Same Can access from anywhere (though always

possibility of trouble with remote access) Resources available online through any of the four

will not be sufficient, they will always need something more

Different Not as easy at each institution to get remote access Number of databases Varied understanding of what kind of support it

takes to get these resources

Getting access to additional resources

Same Getting help from colleagues and friends to get

things from another library Getting access from a previous job or fellowship

or second job Some get access to local resources (such as

public libraries or academic libraries but another institution)

Different Local resources are very different Dependence on their institutional libraries varies

If money were no object…(What they would wish for)

Same More content, more resources, more online,

more books More time More money Research assistance

Different Provide service to the public Management of personal citations and

resources

Was it worth the time and effort?

Gained new information about how faculty do their research and use resources

Gained insight on AMICAL’s current and potential role

Developed implementation ideas (faculty “training,” additional tools, greater access to targeted resources)Built better relationships between librarians and facultyLearned how to do interviewsEnriched vision of the future library

Was it worth the time and effort?

Gained new information about how faculty do their research and use resources

Gained insight on AMICAL’s current and potential role

Developed implementation ideas (faculty “training,” additional tools, greater access to targeted resources)

Built better relationships between librarians and faculty

Learned how to do interviews Enriched vision of the future library

And now the presentations…

American College of Thessaloniki

American University of Central Asia

Central European University

John Cabot University

AMICAL