1 Transforming the Global Knowledge Society: the Role of Libraries and Universities Keynote Address – Nanjing University- Penn State Visit, May 29, 2012 Barbara I. Dewey, Dean, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications Penn State University Libraries State College, PA, USA

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A View of Penn State & Penn State Libraries 4

General Statistics Based on the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Annual Investment Index Rankings, Penn State is the ninth largest research library in North America. 5

General Statistics (continued) 6 Holding Statistics Volumes Held5,801,739 Volumes Added During the Year 13,904 Current Serials Received102,865 Maps406,687 Microforms4,235,971 Film and Video Materials129,550 Online Databases and Other E-Resources 579 Online Full-Text Journals117,789 E-Books203,000

General Statistics (continued) Circulation/Transaction Statistics (one year) Total Circulation835,562 Number of Reference Transactions184,954 Interlibrary Loan Requests Filled for Other Libraries 57,609 Interlibrary Loan Requests Received from Other Libraries 43,212 7

General Statistics (continued) Personnel Statistics Total Staff574 FTE Professional Staff and Faculty171 FTE Support Staff350 FTE Student Assistants53 FTE 8

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The Global Library 21 st century universities are more globally oriented Scholars are more connected than ever to their overseas colleagues The 21 st century research library environment is more collaborative, proactive and outwardly connected 11

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Who is the 21 st Century Scholar? Competitive and visible Attuned to excellence and quality Collaborative, high tech, and embraces new modes of communication 14

Who are 21 st Century Academic Librarians? Selfless and user centered (as opposed to selfish and ego-centric) Mutual respect (as opposed to disrespect) Collaboration (as opposed to working in silos) Flexibility (as opposed to rigidity) Outwardly focused (as opposed to inwardly focused) Proactive (as opposed to reactive) 15

Global Knowledge Creation Knowledge creation is a global phenomenon Knowledge is produced, accessed, and preserved in the virtual, digital environment Academic libraries nurture global knowledge creation and are co-creators of new knowledge The embedded librarian 16

Libraries and Research Support Virtual laboratories of dispersed experts working on interdisciplinary problems. Research libraries provide expertise on data management, access, and preservation. Collaboration support between universities, research libraries, and governmental agencies is key to support worldwide knowledge creation. 17

Navigating at the Interfaces of Culture Libraries navigate at the interface of diverse sets of campus and academic cultures Librarians, throughout the world, need to learn from cross-cultural research in building collections and services 18

Building to Scale at the Interfaces of Culture Libraries need to build scale Large numbers of students, faculty, and global scholars Vastness of scholarship resources in digital and print forms from around the world and how these resources are stored and acquired 19

New Global Resource Management in the Digital Age New ways of “collecting” and innovative partnerships which cross country, political, and societal boundaries. New strategies do not require that physical items leave a particular country or region but can be preserved and accessed in different ways. 20

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30 Partnerships and Educational Opportunities

Joint Ventures Electronic document delivery of scholarly resources Digitization initiatives Access portals Training opportunities Two-way exchanges 31

32 Transforming the Global Knowledge Society: the Role of Libraries and Universities Keynote Address – Nanjing University- Penn State Visit, May 29, 2012 Barbara I. Dewey, Dean, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications Penn State University Libraries State College, PA, USA