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Susan A. Mee Shirley L. Bower Rochester Institute of Technology Off-Campus Library Services Conference April 29, 2010

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Virtual Delivery of Electronic Resources and Services to Off-Campus Users: A Multi-faceted Approach. Susan A. Mee Shirley L. Bower Rochester Institute of Technology Off-Campus Library Services Conference April 29, 2010. Background. Who we are: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Susan A. Mee Shirley L. Bower

Susan A. MeeShirley L. Bower

Rochester Institute of TechnologyOff-Campus Library Services Conference

April 29, 2010

Page 2: Susan A. Mee Shirley L. Bower

Who we are: Private University with enrollment of nearly 17,000 International campuses: Croatia, Dubai and Kosovo 8 Colleges including NTID Founded in 1829, degree granting since 1955 Leader in career-oriented education Cooperative education program – oldest and largest

in the world National recognized for technology, photo, art Unique mix of left brain/right brain Expanding campus: Center for Student Innovation,

Global Village, Campus Center

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Reputation as Technology Leader Early adopter of technology both on campus and in

region

Drupal web site

Open access journal publication

University Press

2006 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award

Merger with Teaching and Learning Services – new

model for academic libraries

The Wallace Center

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History

First offered in 1979 – 10 courses with a total

enrollment of 280 students

2008/2009 – grown to 637 courses with nearly 10,000

students

Early 1990’s library focus – making physical collections

available – expansion of ILL, email

No real differentiation in services to distance learners

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Mid to late1990s First electronic resources Introduction of web-based services: ILL Instruction starts to go online Introduction of electronic reserves Dedicated Distance Learning Librarian

Early 2000s Authentication issues solved with Ezproxy Explosion of electronic resources Electronic delivery of ILL with ILLIAD Print collections evolve to electronic Beginning of a true “virtual library”

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Current State

200+ databases, 36000+ e-journals, 76000+ e-books

85% of collections budget – electronic resources now a

format of choice

Promotion of e-books as textbooks

Emphasis on resource integration

New methods of delivery for instruction

Virtual Presence – 2nd life

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Current State, cont.

Drupal Website with Metalib X-Server

Blogs, RSS Feeds

Virtual Reference Desk

Improved access – Meet Your Librarian

Supporting technologies: SFX OpenURL

Metalib Federated Searching

Improved communication – Skype, instant messaging

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The Virtual Library:

http://library.rit.edu

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Emphasis on access Natural evolution of libraries benefits distance learners

No longer small, unique category of users

Line between distance learners and campus learners

blurred

All users now demand access outside the campus

boundaries

Committed library staffing and budget

Remote access – core of today’s library services

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Great progress, but …. Languages barriers

Vocabulary of technology

Inconsistent Internet connections

Multiple hardware and software configurations

Use of outdated equipment

Cultural and societal differences can lead to different

expectations

Time zones

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The Wallace Center Merger offers new opportunities for collaboration

Continued growth of online content

New models for collection development – PDA

Integration of acquisitions into the ILL workflow

Development of Wallace Center web site

Further development of MetaLib X-Server – Xerxes

bX Scholarly Recommender Service

New models of instructional delivery

Certainty of change

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