BAAC – Strategic Needs of the MU Libraries 1. 2 Outline Overview of the MU Libraries Current Status of the Libraries The Case for Library Support.

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BAAC – Strategic Needs of the MU Libraries

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Outline

Overview of the MU Libraries

Current Status of the Libraries

The Case for Library Support

MU Libraries Funding Strategy

Questions

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An Overview of the MU Libraries

MU Libraries – Mission Statement

In support of the teaching, research, service and economic development programs of this internationally distinguished university, the MU Libraries acquire, preserve and make accessible scholarly resources; enhance teaching and learning; facilitate discovery; and provide innovative services, to achieve a single overarching purpose:

to anticipate and to serve the needs of our users.

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An Overview of the MU Libraries

Ellis Library and seven other specialized libraries on campus

Health Sciences Library (serving Medical, Nursing, Health Professions)

Veterinary Medicine Engineering Journalism (including Missourian Newspaper Library) Geology Library Mathematical Sciences Library University Archives

Staffing 48 librarians/archivists; 97 support staff; 193 students (52

FTE)

Collections 4M printed books and documents; 50K journal s (in print and

online) Digital repository of MU scholarship (MOspace) with 20K

items available

Annual Expenditures

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Expenditures of the MU LibrariesFY12 FY13 FY14

FY12-14 Change

Salaries and Wages: 5,472,644$ 5,805,329$ 5,772,757$ 5.48%

Professional Salaries - G.O. funding 2,610,988$ 2,755,625$ 2,767,207$

Support Staff Salaries - G.O. funding 2,401,391$ 2,473,411$ 2,572,882$

Student Wages - G.O. funding 315,713$ 316,392$ 319,728$

Provost - additional funding 81,159$ 194,933$ 12,478$

ITF (Technology Fee) funding 63,393$ 64,968$ 100,462$

Fringe Benefits on Salaries: 1,565,119$ 1,698,989$ 1,829,881$ 16.92%

G.O. funding (with percent of salary) 1,541,700$ (31.87%) 1,530,714$ (33.87%) 1,793,104$ (35.87%)

Provost - additional funding 3,037$ 146,270$ 5,475$

ITF (Technology Fee) funding 20,382$ 22,005$ 31,302$

Books and Journal Acquisitions: 6,630,495$ 6,601,418$ 7,084,691$ 6.85%

From G.O. funding 5,988,188$ 5,820,937$ 5,851,046$

Supplement - Gift/Endowments/Other 263,480$ 236,039$ 336,630$

Provost - additional funding 26,400$ 29,040$ 431,944$

ITF (Technology Fee) funding 352,427$ (online resources) 515,402$ (online resources) 465,071$ (online resources)

Equipment and Other Expenses: 1,138,844$ 1,207,380$ 1,375,222$ 20.76%

Network/Consortium expenses 159,835$ 148,520$ 145,394$

Postage 48,602$ 48,046$ 45,253$

Telephone 38,723$ 43,028$ 36,433$

Photocopying 21,208$ 22,520$ 17,764$

Supplies/New Equipment/Dataports/Misc 254,894$ 395,505$ 690,813$ (includes mold abatement)

Dues (Institutional Memberships) 31,690$ 25,896$ 31,619$

Equipment Repairs 45,273$ 43,821$ 30,000$

Travel 114,538$ 133,385$ 121,618$

Building maintenance, minor 59,129$ 61,191$ 29,441$

Special Insurance fund account 100,000$ (paid into fund) 100,000$ (paid into fund) 100,000$ (paid into fund)

ITF (Technology Fee) funding 264,952$ (public-access computers) 185,468$ (public-access computers) 126,887$ (public-access computers)

Library System Operations 1,624,690$ 1,907,703$ 1,618,685$ -0.37%

UMLD-1 282,347$ 236,225$ 244,677$

UMLD-2 73,843$ 83,895$ 91,112$

Library Systems (Operations) n/a 230,307$ 250,062$

Library Systems (Online Databases) MU Share 1,268,500$ 1,357,276$ 1,032,834$

TOTAL OPERATIONS BUDGET: 16,431,792$ 17,220,819$ 17,681,236$ 7.60%

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Current Status of MU Libraries

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MU Libraries Relative Ranking AAU/Public - Association of Research

Libraries Expenditure Index

Texas A&M Florida Kansas Iowa State Missouri

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TAMU 19

FL 40

KS 66

ISU 69

Mizzou 88

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Current Status of MU LibrariesARL Rank, Collections Expenditures, and Staffing for Selected Public University Members of AAU

AAU/ARL LibrariesARL 2011

Index 2012

Rank 2013

Collections* 2013

Staffing 2013 Notes

California, Berkeley 8 6 7 19,440,818$ 378 No Med LibraryPenn State 10 8 9 20,394,499$ 546Texas 23 15 12 21,353,828$ 379 No Med LibraryIllinois, Urbana 15 12 14 19,036,256$ 333 No Med LibraryOhio State 14 17 15 16,270,975$ 291Texas A&M 24 27 19 23,789,396$ 258 No Law LibraryMinnesota 21 20 23 17,972,440$ 287Wisconsin 18 25 26 12,617,620$ 342Rutgers 33 30 28 11,849,359$ 306 No Med LibraryIowa 35 35 36 17,546,016$ 191Michigan State 39 38 37 15,851,193$ 199 No Med LibraryArizona 41 40 39 14,090,805$ 199Florida 28 42 40 13,074,882$ 264Maryland 44 39 49 11,495,359$ 205 No Med/Law LibrariesPurdue 55 63 54 13,239,165$ 159 No Med/Law LibrariesKansas 64 65 66 9,504,912$ 196Iowa State 71 81 69 13,777,964$ 115 No Med/Law LibrariesColorado, Boulder 70 73 73 10,913,873$ 162 No Med/Law LibrariesMissouri 102 93 88 10,376,329$ 159Averages for Al l Publ ic Univers ities in the AAU: 13,820,872$ 251

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Current Status of MU LibrariesAAU-Public Institutions (34) 2009

ARL 2010

Index 2011

Rank 2012 2013

Total Lib. Expenditures

2013Collections Expenditures*

2013Total Staff

2013 Notes**Michigan 5 5 4 5 5 67,289,114$ 24,708,760$ 535

California, Berkeley 6 7 8 6 7 51,642,797$ 19,440,818$ 378 No Med Library

Penn State 7 9 10 8 9 52,094,905$ 20,394,499$ 546California, Los Angeles 8 12 6 11 11 50,875,113$ 14,350,890$ 395Texas 10 10 23 15 12 47,861,995$ 21,353,828$ 379 No Med Library

Illinois, Urbana 15 17 15 12 14 45,342,923$ 19,036,256$ 333 No Med Library

Ohio State 22 23 14 17 15 46,496,248$ 16,270,975$ 291 No Med Library

Washington 13 20 22 21 16 45,285,020$ 16,433,168$ 330 No Med Library

Texas A&M 23 18 24 27 19 40,384,246$ 23,789,396$ 258 No Law Library

North Carolina, Chapel Hill 17 14 19 22 20 41,369,630$ 18,099,599$ 302Minnesota 18 19 21 20 23 39,959,855$ 17,972,440$ 287Wisconsin 14 22 18 25 26 38,390,631$ 12,617,620$ 342Rutgers 29 30 33 30 28 36,631,611$ 11,849,359$ 306 No Med Library

Indiana University 28 27 27 29 31 33,204,272$ 15,171,091$ 291 No Med Library

Pittsburgh 31 29 36 34 33 32,587,067$ 15,544,964$ 251Virginia 27 33 30 32 34 32,696,918$ 10,960,125$ 288Iowa 33 36 35 35 36 30,635,936$ 17,546,016$ 191Michigan State 45 40 39 38 37 30,898,942$ 15,851,193$ 199 No Med Library

Arizona 32 32 41 40 39 30,423,946$ 14,090,805$ 199Florida 39 44 28 42 40 30,211,764$ 13,074,882$ 264Maryland 48 50 44 39 49 26,529,792$ 11,495,359$ 205 No Med/Law Libraries

California, San Diego 35 43 53 48 51 27,327,282$ 8,934,949$ 223 No Med Library

Purdue 52 54 55 63 54 25,537,014$ 13,239,165$ 159 No Med/Law Libraries

Kansas 62 60 64 65 66 22,925,181$ 9,504,912$ 196Iowa State 59 92 71 81 69 21,888,536$ 13,777,964$ 115 No Med/Law Libraries

Colorado, Boulder 63 65 70 73 73 21,428,519$ 10,913,873$ 162 No Med/Law Libraries

SUNY-Buffalo 67 73 81 80 84 19,562,675$ 8,625,765$ 133California, Irvine 65 75 76 87 85 19,903,237$ 8,429,718$ 158California, Davis 77 88 89 88 87 19,060,268$ 8,733,164$ 144Missouri 90 85 102 93 88 18,643,152$ 10,376,329$ 159Oregon 95 96 98 99 91 19,067,834$ 6,826,551$ 164California, Santa Barbara 86 104 93 101 102 16,805,509$ 5,544,275$ 140 No Med/Law Libraries

SUNY-Stony Brook 101 105 106 103 104 14,456,061$ 8,132,765$ 81 No Law Library

Georgia Tech 110 109 110 108 106 14,411,711$ 6,818,190$ 131 No Med/Law Libraries

Averages: 32,700,874$ 13,820,872$ 251

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Current Status of MU Libraries

Rankings of AAU/ARL Health Sciences Libraries, by total materials expenditures

Health Sciences Libraries 2013

ARL/AAUFTE - Profes- sional Staff

Serials Expenditures

Total Materials Expenditures

Michigan State 6 2,232,444$ 3,069,645$ Minnesota 13 1,797,597$ 2,744,382$ Texas A&M 17 1,737,903$ 2,740,265$ Iowa 10 2,019,307$ 2,547,410$ Florida 14 1,867,934$ 2,118,852$ Ohio State 32 1,230,355$ 1,869,871$ Wisconsin 13 1,553,738$ 1,761,397$ Arizona 17 1,307,717$ 1,465,412$ Missouri 9 592,154$ 961,486$

Averages: 14.6 1,593,239$ 2,142,080$

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The Case for Library Support

MU SOP Funding Criteria

Themes and Levers/Categories of Actions: 

3. Grow MU’s high-impact research and creative activity by enhancing campus infrastructure and other resources 

3.3 Provide the scholarly infrastructure for libraries, research collections, and scholarly communication to ensure faculty and student success

 (See: http://strategicoperatingplan.missouri.edu/MUSOP10-15-2013.pdf, page 10.)

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MU Libraries Funding Strategy

Renewing MU Libraries

1. Scholarly Resources

2. Research Services

3. Digital Initiatives

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MU Libraries Funding Strategy

1. Scholarly Resources

• MU=$10M current materials expenditures

• ISU=$13M current materials expenditures

• Peer average: $15M

Examples of needed resources: JSTOR online journals archive ($1M) Web of Science ($380K)

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MU Libraries Funding Strategy

2. Research Services

• Subject specialist librarian positions, to enhance the work of individual researchers and research teams

• Positions needed: Two Health Sciences research positions One each in Life Sciences, Engineering, and

Agricultural Sciences One in Digital Humanities One in Entrepreneurship/Business

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MU Libraries Funding Strategy

3. Digital Initiatives

• MOspace, MU’s digital archive of scholarship produced on campus

• Digital Curator positions

• Web Development Librarian

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MU Libraries Funding Strategy

Tandem Strategy: Support for Student Success

together with

Partnership in Research

Dual Funding Sources: Student Success Focus via Student

Library Feetogether with

Research Focus via MU SOP strategic allocation

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Conclusion

Overview of the MU Libraries

Current Status of the Libraries

The Case for Library Support

MU Libraries Funding Strategy

New Initiatives Support:

“There is little question that without Anne’s effort and dedication, there would be no digital humanities organization at MU. Anne is an exemplar of the crucial and vital role librarians play in facilitating research and scholarly activity at the leading-edge of new developments in technology.” 

Twyla Gibson, Assistant Professor &Director, Digital Humanities CommonsUniversity of Missouri iSchool

Anne Barker, Associate Director, Digital Humanities Commons; Interim Head of Ellis Reference, RAIS Division

- Resource for faculty and graduate students- Organizer, campus-wide programming (Digital Humanities Colloquia)- Catalyst for collaboration- Member, MU Cyber-infrastructure Council

Research Involvement:

“Diane Johnson is a vital member of major research synthesis projects. She has been a co-investigator on multiple National Institutes of Health meta-analysis and meta-synthesis grants. Her expertise makes these large highly competitive grants fundable and ensures that meaningful funded projects are completed.”  

Vickie Conn, Associate Dean for Research, Sinclair School of Nursing

Diane Johnson, Assistant Director for Information Resources & Services, Health Sciences Library

- Co-PI on meta-analysis NIH grants with School of Nursing Faculty- Clinical librarian for Internal Medicine Department, School of Medicine

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Questions?