1. Spaces, Relocation, and Subject Synergies When A Subject Library Closes Jill Powell, jillpowell@cornell.edujillpowell@cornell.edu Cornell University ASEE National Conference, Louisville, June 22, 2010

2. Spaces, Relocation, and Subject Synergies When A Subject Libraryies Closes Change Jill Powell, jillpowell@cornell.edujillpowell@cornell.edu Cornell University ASEE National Conference, Louisville, June 22, 2010

3. Outline Why changes to subject libraries? Which ones? Process

4. Why? Financial crisis 2008 Lower endowment payouts (14%) High prices for serials causes underfunding for other needed resources Drop in ARL rankings for collections Library Budget reductions – $1.7 million year 1; $1.1 million year 2 Strategic Plan focused on collections & selectors Provost issued directives for committees

5. Slide from Leah Solla, Chemistry Librarian, Cornell University, 2009

6. Which Libraries? Those with most online collections Those not required by accreditation Those browsed/used the least in print Those likely to fall together in a cluster Those with aging buildings

7. Cornell University Libraries AfricanaLaw AnnexManagement Agriculture & Life Sciences (Mann) Mathematics EntomologyMedical EngineeringMusic Fine ArtsOlin/Kroch/Uris Geneva Experiment StationOrnithology HotelPhysical Sciences Industrial & Labor RelationsVeterinary

8. Action Generating Revenue, Space 100,000 Duplicate Books in Social Sciences and Humanities Sold to Tsinghua University, China for $895,000

9. Actions Generating Revenue or Saving Money Amazon print on demand - $100,000 Closing subject libraries allow for some funding to go back to materials budget ArXiv –financial support from 55 institutions Collaboration with Columbia – sharing selector for Slavic studies

10. Process Committee of stakeholders (faculty, students, librarians) to draft recommendations. Library Board, Deans, University Librarian, Provost make decision Communication and Response Schedule for implementation

11. Implementation – Engineering Library Librarians and services (collection development, reference, instruction, web presence) to remain Study hall/computer lab to remain open 24/7 Run circulation reports – where to distribute collection Reserves and reference collections Convert as many journals to online as possible Display/discard Membership ID login Print for small number; rest electronic

12. How to Distribute Books…

13. eBooks & Reference Collection Publisher packages Springer Knovel, Morgan & Claypool Safari Books; Books24x7 Patron/User driven Plan E-book records from profiled publishers loaded into library catalog 2 nd session of use past TOC purchases the book Some publishers delay electronic version

14. Patron Driven eBook from Catalog

15. Website Enhancements

16. Customized Searching Features

17. Librarians’ Changing Role in New Environment Collection Management Reference Instruction Outreach Staubbach Falls, Switzerland, www.icteachers.co.uk “Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine.” - Robert C. Gallagher

18. Jill Powell, jillpowell@cornell.edujillpowell@cornell.edu Cornell University