The Inside Sccop from CDL Users Council 9 May 2008

UCOP Restructuring: 2007-

• Vacancy control • 20% budget cut for 2008-2009 • HR outsourced to UCSF • Consolidated units – Desktop support – Business services/budget – Communications – Institutional research

CDL Weathers the Storm

• Reorganization July 2006 • 12% budget cut 2008-2009 • Hiring exceptions – 12 in progress – 9 to be approved

Recent CDL Hires

• Stephen Abrams, Mgr, Preservation Technology • Stephanie Collett, Bibliographic Services Programmer Analyst • Nancy Scott-Noennig, Licensing Specialist • Adam Brin, Bibliographic Services Programmer Analyst

Recent CDL Hires

• Rachael Hu, User Experience Design Mgr • Debra Bartling, Programmer Analyst • Michael McKinnon, Systems Architect • Emily Stambaugh, Shared Print Manager

Staffing

• Internship program • Why we like to work at CDL • CDL UL

CDL Profile

• 10 year anniversary of CDL • 25 th anniversary of Melvyl • Listening to users leads to innovation • Into the flow of research and teaching…

Measuring Impact - Quantitative

• SOPAG charge – Systemwide Library Statistics • Strategic Communication • Planning • Systemwide Administrative (required) • Collaborative Operational Management

Measuring Impact - Indicators

• Metric or combination of metrics • Provide insight into a process, project or product • To enable assessment and improvement

Measuring Impact - Anecdotal

Demonstrates change Personal and specific Memorable

If I were an NEH panelist looking at this, I'd give it the highest rating. Beta or not, it's setting the standard for digital humanities, collaboration with institutional entities, and disseminating widely to the public--and the world.

Damn fine, as MT himself might say. You have really set the bar high. Thanks for sharing. I'll share with my Chair and Dean.“ – Mark L. Kamrath, General Editor, Charles Brockden Brown Electronic Archive and Scholarly Edition

“As a rather heavy user of information services, I have to say that all of you at CDL UCOP provide the

most thorough, conscientious, prompt, efficient, and useful service I have ever encountered in my 20 years of experience online

(going way back to DIALOG and long before the web). “

“I'm not exaggerating when I say that the libraries' implementation of the 'digital revolution' is a major plus for us scholars working at UC. You go! “ – UCR History Professor

Digital Library Collaboration Workshop

• Create • Access • Manage • Preserve

Digital Library Collaboration Workshop • UC Digital Library Collection • Inventories and Registries • Pilot Projects, Centers of Excellence

Big Issues

• Cyberinfrastructure – IT Leadership Council – Data Curation – Preservation • Costs Pilot

HOPS Big Idea

• Common User Experience • Universal access to services and collections • Improved content delivery • Ubiquitous reference services

University as Publisher

• Conference in a Box • Education – Online courses – Repurpose for P-14 – Open textbooks

• Open Access

Collections

• Value Based Pricing • Research Impact / ROI • Digital collection development

Common Themes

• Engagement with new partners • Business strategies • Impact