1. The Library The HEP Databases & The Changing Science at SLAC

2. External review? R&D management suggested an external review of TIS Library/HEP Databases preparation  Committee composition & Charge  User input  Metrics Focus on past/present as predictor of future success in meeting user needs But…user needs will change as SLAC changes

3. Problem—Too many changes SLAC’s science and organizational structure are changing Would a review be useful? Would it ask the questions that need answering? How should the Library & HEP Databases respond to the changes at SLAC? Photon science Accelerator science Particle physics shift

4. Changes to SLAC Science Increased focus  Accelerator R&D (Photon Science, ILC, &?)  SSRL New areas  LCLS  Particle Astrophysics theory & experiments Similar to present  HEP Theory  HEP R&D for non-SLAC experiments (ILC, &?)  Possible ‘new’ HEP directions?

5. Three questions face us How should the HEP DB’s continue? How should traditional Library services change? What are the needs of our new user communities?

6. How should HEP DB’s continue? We propose to table this question for 2 reasons: We need to explore the resource mapping issue with management We are still learning about the information needs of our new user communities

7. Review: HEP Databases Literature database  Preprints, e-prints, published papers, theses, reports, conference papers  600K records (SLAC pubs = ~2%)  Covers high-energy physics, particle astrophysics and accelerator physics  Core tool of the international community  1M searches per month

8. Review: HEP Databases Other databases are interlinked with literature database  Experiments  HEP/Astroparticle People  Institutions  Conferences  Books  Jobs  Streaming media/Talks

9. Review: HEP Databases 1/2 of Library FTE effort spent on HEP Databases Worldwide HEP DB collaboration effort  ~50% of worldwide FTE effort spent on HEP Databases is at SLAC All development and technical expertise at SLAC  Remaining ~50% of FTE effort is distributed at FNAL, DESY, KEK, Durham, & IHEP

10. Future Questions: HEP Databases Should the effort map to SLAC’s evolving funding profile and if so, to what degree? Continue HEP DB  at same level?  managed by SLAC? Shift resources into building a useful (different) suite of tools for photon science/accelerator science?

11. How should traditional Library services change? 50% of effort spent on traditional library work supporting  High-energy Physics & Particle Astrophysics  Accelerator Physics  Computing  SSRL  Engineering  ESH, Administration, Management, & Other Supporting Staff

12. Review: Current Library Services Traditional collections, reference, etc. will change to meet changing information needs of our resident and visitor communities….A challenge, but not insurmountable More substantial changes to the library services or spaces may need to be considered

13. How do we serve our new user communities?

14. Core Competencies Creation and management of electronic information resources that are useful and responsive to a worldwide scientific user community  HEP Databases Management and development of scientific and technical collections and provision of expert reference and research assistance  Books, Journals  Access to Online Databases

15. Changes to SLAC Science Increased focus  Accelerator R&D (Photon Science, ILC, &?)  SSRL New areas  LCLS  Particle Astrophysics theory & experiments Similar to present  HEP Theory  HEP R&D for non-SLAC experiments (ILC, &?)  Possible ‘new’ HEP directions?

16. Questions What are the information needs of a ‘new’ field of ultra-fast photon science? How should we use our core competencies to support this cutting-edge science? How should we ‘Repurpose’ or extend resources currently needed for supporting HEP Databases? Will current accelerator R&D Library support need to expand? What will be the balance between SU & SLAC Libraries re collections of books, journals, & databases? Will the information needs of Astrophysics need augmenting?