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    Library Collaboration, Not A Luxury But A Necessity.

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    This document discusses the need for library collaboration between Cornell University Library and other institutions. It notes that Cornell University Library has over 7 million print volumes and 98,000 serials, but to better serve its users it must collaborate with other libraries. Some ways it currently collaborates include sharing collections, tools and services with other universities and libraries both domestically and globally. The document advocates that collaboration will be even more important for libraries in the future to effectively disseminate information and remain relevant.

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    This document discusses the need for library collaboration between Cornell University Library and other institutions. It notes that Cornell University Library has over 7 million print volumes and 98,000 serials, but to better serve its users it must collaborate with other libraries. Some ways it currently collaborates include sharing collections, tools and services with other universities and libraries both domestically and globally. The document advocates that collaboration will be even more important for libraries in the future to effectively disseminate information and remain relevant.

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    This document discusses the need for library collaboration between Cornell University Library and other institutions. It notes that Cornell University Library has over 7 million print volumes and 98,000 serials, but to better serve its users it must collaborate with other libraries. Some ways it currently collaborates include sharing collections, tools and services with other universities and libraries both domestically and globally. The document advocates that collaboration will be even more important for libraries in the future to effectively disseminate information and remain relevant.

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    Library Collaboration, Not A Luxury But A Necessity.

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    This document discusses the need for library collaboration between Cornell University Library and other institutions. It notes that Cornell University Library has over 7 million print volumes and 98,000 serials, but to better serve its users it must collaborate with other libraries. Some ways it currently collaborates include sharing collections, tools and services with other universities and libraries both domestically and globally. The document advocates that collaboration will be even more important for libraries in the future to effectively disseminate information and remain relevant.

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    Library Collaboration: Not a Luxury But a Necessity

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    Xin Li Cornell University Library 10.20.2011

    4/28/12

    Introduction: University
    1865 Ivy League and New York State landgrant

    Type Undergraduate Graduate Faculty Staff 4/28/12

    Number 13,931 7,902 2,872 11,346

    2009-10 Cornell Statistics

    Source: http://cornell.edu/about/facts/

    Introduction: Library

    ARL top-ten 7.7 million print 98,000 serials (e=71%) 650,000 e-book 19 subject libraries 400 staff + 500 students 4M + 8M users

    But they do not tell how well we serve our users.

    4/28/12

    Cornells SE Asia Collection

    Adds more than 9,000 volumes a year Most comprehensive collection on a global region in our library. Largest collection of its kind in the U.S. and in the world.

    4/28/12 Website: http://asia.library.cornell.edu/ac/Echols/index

    Facultys Feedback

    4/28/12
    Source: http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000466.pdf

    Senior Students Feedback

    4/28/12

    Concerned?

    Content?
    Source: Cornell University Senior Survey conducted by IRP , 2010.

    What We See: Collection


    1 print : 7 e-article 16% increase in collections borrowed from other libraries

    4/28/12

    A Closer Look By User Type

    Undergraduate

    Graduate

    Faculty

    4/28/12
    Source: Cornell Library Annual Statistics http://hdl.handle.net/1813/14665

    What We See: 37% inbuilding Use

    Interaction and contemplation High and low technology Diverse function Personal in-depth 4/28/12 consultation Cornell University Library Chart courtesy of Rich Entlich,

    What We See: Services

    4/28/12
    FindingsSource: Cornell University LibraryAssessment Unit 2009/2010 by Cornell Library Research and Annual Statistics, 2010.

    Cornell University 2015

    to be widely recognized as a top-ten research university in the world, and a model university for the interweaving of liberal education and fundamental knowledge with practical education and impact on societal and world problems.

    4/28/12

    Cornell University Librarys International Vision


    Bringing the world of scholarship to scholars, students, and practitioners
    4/28/12 of Anne Kenney, Cornell University Slide courtesy

    Collaboration as a Strategy

    On campus With other universities and libraries Global engagement Corporate partnerships More
    Details: http://www.library.cornell.edu/aboutus/culpartners

    4/28/12

    Content Delivery
    5-7 days
    Cornell borrowed ca. 60,000 77% Borrow Direct 23% ILL

    24-48 hours

    More & improved Digitization Patron-driven acquisitions Reciprocal access at partners library 4/28/12

    Pdf within hours Library to library Faculty office delivery

    Access

    Google: 500,000 Microsoft: 80,000 Amazon.com print on demand Internet Archive 80,000

    4/28/12

    Scholarly Communication

    Project Euclid
    New Media Art

    Signale

    4/28/12

    Library is more than collection.

    4/28/12

    Columbia & Cornell University 4/28/12 Libraries collection, service,

    Tools, Services, Models


    15 countries 127 supporting institutions

    4/28/12

    7 partners 50 interested institutions in the U.S., Australia, China

    4/28/12

    In Asia

    Collaboration is not just staff exchange

    4/28/12

    Information Dissemination
    The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library

    Full-text , searchable database on an external hard drive 200+ worlds leading journal Publishers donate content to TEEAL Cornell Library prepares and manages distribution and publishers relations ~ 300 TEEAL sets distributed worldwide

    4/28/12

    Philippines Benguet State University (Trinidad) Central Luzon State University (Munoz) Department of Agriculture (Manila) International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) (Los Banos) Premiere Agricultural Services Corporation (Bukidnon) Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Aquaculture Department (Iloilo) University of Southern Mindanao (Kabacan) University of the Philippines Los Baos (Los Banos) Visayas State University (formerly Leyte State University), University Library (Baybay) 4/28/12

    Future of the Library

    We cannot do it alone.
    4/28/12
    Image source: http://www.cognizant.com/

    Thank you!
    xin.li@cornell.edu

    4/28/12

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