Transcript University of Texas Libraries Susan Ardis Head Science and Engineering Libraries Division.

University of Texas Libraries
Susan Ardis
Head Science and Engineering Libraries Division
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Current Science and Technology Libraries
1. Chemistry
2. Engineering
3. Geology
4. Life Science
5. Physics Mathematics Astronomy
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What if there were one science
library instead of five?
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Current Situation North End of Main
Campus
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No public space
No student union
Limited food service
Limited access to supplies & etc.
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Primary User Population : Faculty & Students of:
• College of Engineering
• College of Pharmacy
• Natural Sciences
– Astronomy
– School of Biological Science
– Chemistry & Biochemistry
– Geology
– Human Ecology
– Mathematics
– Physics
• Pickle Research Campus
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Current User SciTech User Base
• Faculty
• 736
• UT 2137
• Grad students
• Undergrads
• Non Teaching Research Faculty
• 3093
• UT 11294
• 14,284
• UT 38,383
• 320
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Physical Environment –SciTech Libraries
• Collection Size
• 613,069
• Square Footage
• 82,301 sq feet
– UGL 55,757
• Linear Feet of Shelving
• 88,335
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Current SciTech Usage
• Reference
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76,076
-UT Libraries 299,461
• Instruction Sessions
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• Circulation
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-UT Libraries 992
201,924
-UT Libraries 1,559,676
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Current Staffing
• PCL Public Services
• UGL
• SciTech Libraries
• FTE 70.746
• FTE 34.647
• FTE 34.202
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User Seats
• PCL
• 2,881
• UGL
• 1,166
• SciTech Libraries
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946
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Research Dollars—2003-2004
• Engineering
• $112M
• Natural Sciences
• $99.6M
• Pharmacy
• $8M
• Campus Total
• $380M
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Current Challenges
Space
• Stacks 90% full
• Limited study spaces
• Limited Hours
• Little collaborative study space
• Not ADA compliant
Staffing
• Small staff’s
• Multiple duplicated service
points
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Advantages or Disadvantages of 1 library
for Undergraduates
Advantages
• Quality Study space
• Collaborative
• Individual
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Disadvantages
• Remote from classes
• Less sense of belonging
Interdisciplinary topics together
Evening/week end reference
ADA Compliant
Longer hours
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Advantages or Disadvantages of 1 library
for Grad Students and Faculty
Advantages
• Interdisciplinary topics
• Evening/weekend reference
• Longer hours
• Collaborative student study
space
• ADA compliant
• Free up space
Disadvantages
• Less sense of place
• Librarians remote from faculty
and depts. they serve
• Distance-accelerates obsolescence
print
• Building Cost
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What won’t change
• Money spent on specific subjects/collections
• Square foot/linear shelving needs to house current collections
• User populations
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Political Realm Today
Neutral to Positive
• Engineering excluding Civil
• Biological Sciences
• Pharmacy
• Pickle Research Campus
• Physics
• Astronomy
• Younger faculty
Negative
• Civil Engineering
• Mathematics
• Geology
• Chemistry
• Older faculty
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New Space Requirements
• Seating for 10% of users or
2000 seats
• 10 group studies
• 150 Study carrels
• House 1M volumes
• Public access computers-300
• Instruction classrooms
• Staff work space
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How big would a new SciTech Library be?
Using FAC as an example
– Total 120,000 sq feet including basement and 4th floor
– UGL and Smf
• 77,000 sq feet
– UGL only
• 55, 000 sq feet
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