The new

Rolex Learning Centerat

A new building fora new vision in « collection development »

Thomas Guignard@epfl.chHead of Collection Development

and Academic Support, EPFL Library

12th Fiesole Collection Development RetreatLeuven, April 10, 2010

Contents

The Rolex Learning Center…

… and the evolution towards an e-only collection.

UniL

UniZH

UniGe

UniNe

UniFr

UniBa

UniLuUniBe

UniSG

USI

Germany

2 Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology

10 Cantonal (state)Universities

France

Italy

Austria

+ several local institutes of higher learning (HES)

Who we are

A local campus… gone global !

1 1 2 n a t i o n a l i t i e s – 6 0 % f a c u l t y f r o m a b r o a d – 4 0 % f o r e i g n s t u d e n t s

5 ’ 0 0 0 B a + M a s t u d e n t s – 1 ’ 6 0 0 P h D s – 2 7 0 p r o f e s s o r s – 3 ’ 5 0 0 s t a f f

3 0 0 M € f u n d i n g + 1 0 0 M € g r a n t s & c o n t r a c t s

An ever-expanding campus

1980

1990

2000

2010

Science

Economy

Public

1990 2010

3’500

7’000

2000

Total # students

Conference centre (2012)

Rolex Learning Center (2010)

Business centre, hotel, housing…

Teaching models evolve: the Bologna Equation

1 credit =30 hours student work

problems

exercices

lecture

technical tools (lab)

computers

open mind,interdisciplinarity

space (group work)

space (personal work)

information

information literacy

time

space (teaching)

Learning Center

Libraries evolve: Learning Centres, Information Commons …

LIBRARY

CollectionsMa + research level

main desk

space for group work

library offices

teaching space

rare books

working space(830 seats)

CollectionsBa + general public

Functional Program

newspapers

LIBRARY

CollectionsMa + research level

main desk

space for group work

library offices

PPUREPFL Press

CRAFT

teaching space

SERVICES

career centre

bookshop

bank

student + alumniassociations

rare books

working space(830 seats)

OFFICES

CollectionsBa + general public

Functional Program

newspapers

LIBRARY

CollectionsMa + research level

main desk

space for group work

library offices

PPUREPFL Press

CRAFT

teaching space

SERVICES

career centre

bookshop

bank

student + alumniassociations

café

self-service restaurant restaurant

rare books

working space(830 seats)

OFFICES

CATERING

CollectionsBa + general public

Functional Program

newspapers

LIBRARY

CollectionsMa + research level

main desk

space for group work

library offices

PPUREPFL Press

CRAFT

teaching space

SERVICES

career centre

bookshop

bank

student + alumniassociations

MULTI-PURPOSEHALL

café

MAINENTRANCE

self-service restaurant restaurant

exhibitions

rare books

working space(830 seats)

OFFICES

CATERING

CollectionsBa + general public

Functional Program

welcome desk

newspapers

LIBRARY

CollectionsMa + research level

main desk

space for group work

library offices

PPUREPFL Press

CRAFT

teaching space

SERVICES

career centre

bookshop

bank

student + alumniassociations

MULTI-PURPOSEHALL

café

MAINENTRANCE

self-service restaurant restaurant

exhibitions

rare books

working space(830 seats)

+ underground : movable stacks, parking, storage…

OFFICES

CATERING

CollectionsBa + general public

Map of the Rolex Learning Center

welcome desk

newspapers

A building in 3D

LIBRARY

CollectionsMa + research level

library desk

group work

library offices

SERVICES

MULTI-PURPOSEHALL

café

self-service restaurant restaurant

OFFICES

CATERING

CollectionsBa + general public

teaching space

MAINENTRANCE

exhibitionswelcome desk

working space

An architectural landmark

j a p a n e s e a r c h i t e c t s – s w i s s k n o w - h o w – a c i v i l e n g i n e e r i n g c h a l l e n g e

Living space

O p e n 7 / 7 , 7 : 0 0 - 2 4 : 0 0 – 3 r e s t a u r a n t s – 1 b o o k s h o p – 1 b a n k …

Working space(s)

1 5 ’ 0 0 0 m 2 – 8 3 0 s e a t s – s i l e n t z o n e – q u i e t z o n e – g r o u p w o r k

Working space(s)

W i F i a c c e s s – p r i n t e r s – s c a n n e r s – c o p i e r s – l a p t o p s o n l o a n …

Library services

L i b r a r y o p e n 7 / 7 – p r o f e s s i o n a l a d v i c e 8 : 0 0 - 2 0 : 0 0 w e e k d a y s

Collections

chiffres

5 0 0 ’ 0 0 0 d o c u m e n t s – 1 1 ’ 0 0 0 e - j o u r n a l s – 2 0 ’ 0 0 0 e - b o o k s …

Towards e-only: we’re *almost* there (for journals)

newspapers

current edition: paperarchives: online only

scholarly journals

current edition+ archives:online onlyin mathematics:paper + online

magazines

current edition: paperarchives: online(+ 1 year paper in some cases)

Why are we still using paper ?

comfort

conservation

licensing odditiespaper-only titles

(inter-) national conservation plans

long-term digital preservation

Acquisition models evolve

selection of

access

selection of

content

Acquisition models evolve

selection of

access

selection of

content

just-in-casemodel

(accumulation of ressources)

just-in-timemodel

(delivery of ressources)

Just-in-time delivery at EPFL

+

core collection

eBooks on demand

…

…

+ economic (if well selected)+ (usually) DRM-free

+ broad publisher coverage+ quick buy or rental

paper electronic

+

core collection

on demand

IDS

ILLacquisition proposals

Patrons need total transparency

MARC records must be imported

handle differentiated

access

poor visibility

handle duplicatesetc…

parallel catalogs

?

Patrons need total transparency

MARC records must be imported

handle differentiated

access

poor visibility

handle duplicatesetc…

parallel catalogs

complex issues

cannot always be solved using current tools…

find alternate routes !

Alternate routes

option # 1:

meta-catalogoption # 2:

tinker

and wait forOPAC 2.0 …

Firefoxplugin

When in Rome…

do as the Romans do !

When in Rome…

put your OPAC

right where they are(without them noticing)

don’t try to

bring users to your OPAC

When in Rome…

When in Rome…

When in Rome…

When in Rome…

http://library.epfl.ch/tools/?pg=plugin-nebisTry it out !

Thank you

Official inaugurationMay 29-30, 2010

Visitors are welcome any time, 7/7 :)

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Photo credits

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Thomas Guignard @ flickrRacine @ flickrBrian Talbot @ flickrEmilie Eagan @ flickrSteven James @ flickrDano Nicholson @ flickr