Earthquake Explosion Fire Destruction Disaster or Change Opportunity

“Earthquake, Explosion, Fire, Destruction: Disaster or Change Opportunity? ” Team 6 Presentation The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

Our Team n n n KO Angela WU Ming YANG Hui YEE, Jenny ZHANG Jilong The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

Our Team The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

Outline Ø Ø Ø Ø Mission of the Library Five Major Goals SWOT Analysis Services should be provided or stopped Performance Measured Cloud Computing Staff Organization Project Management Plan The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

Mission of the Library Purpose: Audience: To provide information on learning, teaching and research by identifying and responding effectively to the information needs of the University Faculty and students Methods: Via e-resources Via reference services Outcomes: To enable the Faculty and students to meet their research and learning needs. The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

Five Major Goals n n n Re-structure the format of collection. The proportion of Electronic Titles will be highly strengthened. Provide effective information services by offering a Learning Common Provide a digital platform Staff re-organization (e. g. subject specialists and outsource cataloging) To work out a contingency plan The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

SWOT Analysis Strengths (S) Stable Funding, Good Staffing (a hardworking team with strong systems librarian and reference librarian), Young teachers willing to accept changes. The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

SWOT Analysis Weaknesses (W) Train up new staff and experienced staff retired Lack of resources Most of the books need immediate book preservation. The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

SWOT Analysis Opportunities Building up a new library is a new opportunity, in which (O) ¨New director is willing to accept new changes ¨Can collaborate with other universities (e. g. Sydney Polytechnic & other 5 universities in the same province) ¨Join consortium to buy electronic resources at a cheaper price The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

SWOT Analysis Threats (T) Tight Budget (4% increase in each of the year is not enough) Students complain lack of collaborative learning space The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

What services should be offered? Information Commons n Reference Services n Information Literacy n The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

What services should be offered? n Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services ¨ Share use of e-resources between Anmai University and Sydney Polytechnic. n Access to other libraries ¨ Students can borrow Institutional Reader Card to access the libraries of the other 5 universities in the same province The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

What older services should be stopped? Bound Serials n Open stack to reduce manpower of circulation staff n The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

How will the performance be measured? Usage Statistics n User Satisfaction Survey n External Consultancy Evaluation n The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

Cloud Computing to the Library As cloud computing is still very new to us, our team has hesitation to adopt cloud computing in our library. n We will observe the development of cloud computing and monitor the risk management plan of cloud computing. n The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

What new staff members will be hired in the next 12 months? Professional Staff: n n n IT Officer x 3 nos. (IT related degree holders or relevant experience) Reference Librarians x 4 nos. (e. g. Subject Specialists, User Education) Liaison Officer x 1 no. (to collaborate with other libraries) Cataloger x 1 no. Preservation Staff x 1 no. (to repair books) The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

Project Management Plan Reconstruction Anmai Univ Library Estimation Plan Develop Budget Set Up Reference Model Build Up Digital Platform Develop Resource The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010 Develop Training Marketing

The new generation of e-resrouces The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010

Thank you! The 8 th Annual Library Leadership Institute, Apr 2010