UC’s Systemwide Library Planning

Some background & current information

Why Systemwide Planning?

Too many books.

Competition among campuses.

1976…

1977: The “Salmon” Plan

1996-98: LPAI

Long-Range Planning: 1998

Launched the California Digital Library.Emphasized importance of Print

Collections.Suggested Collaboration with Libraries,

Museums, other Universities and Industry. UC should lead the national effort to

transform the process of Scholarly and Scientific Communication.

2004: Systemwide Strategic Directions

Long-Range Planning: 2004

Collection Management and CoordinationShared FacilitiesShared ServicesPersistent Access to Digital InformationScholarly CommunicationCoordinated development of the University’s

academic information environment.Copyright issues and strategies

2011: SLASIAC Library Planning Task Force

Long-Range Planning: 2011

SLASIAC Library Planning Task ForceStrategies for the Expansion and

Management of Shared ServicesStrategies that Address the Pricing of

Academic PublicationsStrategies to Recover Costs and Enhance and

Diversify RevenueStrategies to Improve the Framework for

Planning, Consultation and Decision‐Making

So, what is “systemwide library planning”?

Systemwide Library Planning

Support for CoUL Agenda planning, issue tracking Maintain website Writing, editing

Statistics collection & reportingAcademic copyright supportStaff support for SLASIACLiaison with UCOP

Risk Management Library policies Budget Office

http://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/

Reshaping Scholarly Communication

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/copyright/

UC Copyright Education Website

Current Issues & Activities

Statistics: Print to DigitalUC Libraries Website update

Metrics for Library Planning Task Force Report Follow-Up:

• Counting de-selection of print items for space savings.

• Measuring improved efficiency for library processes.

UC Library Statistics: 1992-2011

Systemwide v. Local

CDL/UCOP

Davis

Berkeley

Santa Cruz

Santa Barbara

Los AngelesSan

Francisco

San Diego

Riverside

Merced

Irvine

Aggregate Collections

Next Steps: Statistics

1. Better display of data

• Statistics should help “tell the story” of the UC libraries and promote UC.

• UC Libraries website update

• Data is used in various presentations and reports, including the annual Regents’ Budget.

2. Determine metrics for library efficiencies.

3. Figure out response to ARL statistics changes

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