rethinking resource sharing in acl

RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING IN ACL

Alison Johnson

Assistant Library Director

Jackson Library, Indiana Wesleyan University

June 2013, Point Loma Nazarene University

Association of Christian Librarians Conference

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IN THIS PRESENTATION

• Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative• What is it?• The Manifesto• Why Should We Care?• STAR Checklist

• Rethinking Resource Sharing in Your Library• Why Use the Checklist?• What Can You Do With Your Score?• Discussion• At Our Library…

• Rethinking Resource Sharing in ACL• What Are We Doing Now?• Issues, Challenges, Needs• What Could We Be Doing?• What Can You Do?



RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING INITIATIVE: WHAT IS IT?

• “an ad hoc group that advocates for a complete rethink of the way libraries conduct resource sharing in the context of the global internet revolution”

• Meant to provoke discussion and encourage change

• Encourages a shift from being library-centric to user-centric



WWW.RETHINKINGRESOURCESHARING.ORG

RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING INITIATIVE: THE MANIFESTO

• Describes seven principles of expanded, user-centered resource sharing

• “If libraries want to expand and promote information accessibility, and to continue to be valued resources, we believe that libraries must improve their information delivery system.”

• Affirmed by several organizations (ALA/RUSA/STARS, IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Standing Committee, and other regional/national library organizations)



A MANIFESTO FOR RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING

1. Restrictions shall only be imposed as necessary by individual institutions with the goal that the lowest-possible-barriers-to-fulfillment are presented to the user.

2. Library users shall be given appropriate options for delivery format, method of delivery, and fulfillment type, including loan, copy, digital copy, and purchase.

3. Global access to sharable resources shall be encouraged through formal and informal networking agreements with the goal towards lowest-barrier-to-fulfillment.

4. Sharable resources shall include those held in cultural institutions of all sorts: libraries, archives, museums, and the expertise of those employed in such places.


A MANIFESTO FOR RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING

5. Reference services are a vital component to resource sharing and delivery and shall be made readily accessible from any initial “can’t supply this” response. No material that is findable should be totally unattainable.

6. Libraries should offer service at a fair price rather than refuse but should strive to achieve services that are not more expensive than commercial services, e.g. bookshops.

7. Library registration should be as easy as signing up for commercial web based services. Everyone can be a library user.

Source: http://rethinkingresourcesharing.org/?page_id=27


http://rethinkingresourcesharing.org/?page_id=27

This sounds like a bunch of

liberal mumbo jumbo.

Why should I care?


WHY SHOULD WE CARE?

• As Christians, we want to be reflective about our service and policies PLACE PICTURE HERE



Kids these days…They expect everything handed to them on a silver platter


WHY SHOULD WE CARE?

• As Christians, we want to be reflective about our service and policies

• Better service may afford us more opportunities to educate patrons, not less

• If we can’t meet user expectations, they’ll go somewhere else

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We need to focus on our own

students, not providing

information for the rest of the

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WHY SHOULD WE CARE?




• Your patrons will benefit from better service to other libraries.

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My administrators are going to think I’m just stirring up trouble.


WHY SHOULD WE CARE?





• These are considered “best practices” in our profession

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That’s great for the big

schools, but I don’t have the time or money

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WHY SHOULD WE CARE?





• These are considered “best practices” in our profession

• You may discover ways to save time and money

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WHY SHOULD WE CARE?

It doesn’t hurt to

reflect and rethink

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RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING INITIATIVE: STAR CHECKLIST

• Purpose: to reflect on policies and procedures

• Meant to be challenging, no library will meet all criteria

• Includes 64 items relating to:• Ease of Resource Sharing Between

Libraries• Ease of Identifying Materials• Ease of Requesting for Borrowers• User Friendly Service• Access to Wide Variety of Formats• Electronic Materials• Fees


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RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING INITIATIVE: STAR CHECKLIST

• Scoring Criteria• “We do this now” = 2 points• “We plan to implement in the

next 12 months” = 1 point• “We do not do this” = 0 points

• Libraries receiving 4 STARS receive certificate and letter of recognition


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RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING AT YOUR LIBRARY: WHY USE THE CHECKLIST

• Invoke discussion and reflection• Improve ownership within

department• Help define your priorities and

mission• Provide incentive to do those

improvements that you’ve been meaning to do for a while

• Celebrate your accomplishments• Advocate for your needs• Refocus on service


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RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING AT YOUR LIBRARY: WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH YOUR SCORE?

• Display certificate• PR with patrons and colleagues• Keep striving• Advocate for your needs


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RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING AT YOUR LIBRARY: DISCUSSION

Let’s discuss!


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RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING AT YOUR LIBRARY: AT OUR LIBRARY…

• Involved four staff members• Discuss a few items on checklist at

the end of each meeting• Gives staff a view of the greater

resource sharing community• Example of resulting project:

Create an online form for non-OCLC libraries to use to request from us

• Example of policy change: Paying full amount of faculty requests (instead of first $10)


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RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING IN ACL: WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW?

• OCLC access group, CL@N Christian Library Network provides free reciprocal lending for OCLC libraries

• Libraries are urged to give special consideration to lending materials not normally lendable

• CLC is looking into options for non-OCLC subscribing libraries

• Anything else…?


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RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING IN ACL: ISSUES, CHALLENGES, NEEDS

• Non-OCLC subscribing libraries• 47% of institutions represented

in ACL are not OCLC suppliers• 37% of CLC institutions are not

OCLC suppliers• International resource sharing to

member and non-member libraries• Other Issues/Needs/Challenges


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RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING IN ACL: WHAT COULD WE BE DOING?

• Provide “best practices” for requesting for non-OCLC libraries

• Provide an electronic request form on ACL website for non-OCLC libraries (CLC)

• Provide “best practices” for locating citations when a library does not subscribe to many indexes

• Create partnerships with international libraries for ILL to provide articles from CPI (CILA)

• Other ideas?


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RETHINKING RESOURCE SHARING IN ACL: WHAT CAN YOU DO?

• If you are interested in discussing this further:• CLC (Christian Library

Consortium) Meeting – Wednesday (today) at 3:45pm in Boney Hall 1 or contact Beth Purtee [email protected]

• CILA (Commission for International Library Advancement) contact Janelle Mazelin [email protected]


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