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1 Brockport Thesis Collections Bringing our theses to light Kim Myers ENY/ACRL Spring Conference May 21, 2012

2 Where it all started Libraries must aggressively realign resources to align with their university’s mission, vision, and strategic goals and priorities. From: Strategic Change and Alignment: ScholarWorks at Boise State University By: Marilyn Moody, Dean of Boise State University Library SUNY Council of Library Directors Spring 2010 Meeting

3 College Goal To be a nationally recognized comprehensive master’s institution focused on student success

4 Print Thesis Collection Total Theses in Collection1734 In Existence Since1967 (average is 18 years) Total Circulation (to 10/2010)6,101 Accessible byBrowse, Check out, Interlibrary Loan Find them here: http://brockport.aquabrowser.com/?q=Theseshttp://brockport.aquabrowser.com/?q=Theses

5 Digital Thesis Collection Our First CollectionDepartment of Counselor Education Total Full Text Downloads (Feb 1-May 5)5896 Number of Theses in Collection114 Outreach (number of countries)86 See them here: http://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/edc_theses/

6 Print to Digital Thesis Collection Total Theses in Collection13 In Existence SinceApril 2012 (ave 29 days) Total Circulation (Apr-May 2012)198 Accessible byGoogle, Digital Commons See them here: http://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/env_theses/

7 Where do we go from here? More Content Born digital – Graduate programs Convert more print theses More Contact Outreach Email Twitter, FB More Stats Continue to watch stats Download reports

8 Thank you! Email kmyers@brockport.edu Twitter @illlib (3 “L”s) URL digitalcommons.brockport.edu


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