5. Top 30
Target
Campus
Consolidation
& Development
2 new libraries
6. Library Strategy 2010-2014
The mission of UCD Library is to organise the University’s
information to inspire engagement and learning, to enable its use
in promoting research and innovation, and to contribute to the
preservation of Irish cultural heritage.
It is the vision of UCD Library to be the University’s centre for
information and knowledge management services and expertise,
creating dynamic environments that inspire learning, catalyse
innovation, and enable the creation of new knowledge. UCD
Library
UCD Library is the University’s organisational knowledge centre
and, as such, the heart of a dynamic knowledge enterprise and a
key to its success. In supporting the University’s mission, it also
embraces UCD’s core values of excellence (Ad Astra) and its
commitment to equity and fairness (Comhthrom Féinne).
12. Information Collection
Information
Literacy Development
services:
- Desk support
- Consultations
- Guides
Liaison Subject
with
Schools & Expertise
academics
Research Services:
Accreditations Institutional Repository
New Skills Annual reports Bibliometrics
E-Learning Promotions G.I.S.
Social media Datasets
13.
14.
15. College Liaison Librarian Role
College Relationship
•Develop and manage
•Advocate and promote
•Identify opportunities to collaborate
•Represent College/school
perspectives to help inform library
decision making
16. College Liaison Librarian Role
Teaching & Learning
•Develop Library strategy to support
university T&L agendas
•Develop, coordinate and deliver teaching
supports
•Develop resource toolkits and online
supports
•Develop specialist skills in thematic areas
•Develop expertise in best pedagogical
practice.
17. Lead Responsibilities
• Welcome & • PBL/EBL
Orientation • Plagiarism
• Learning Support • Systematic &
Menu Literature reviews
• E-Learning • Reference
• Measurement & management
Assessment • Games for learning
• Task & Finish • Learning journals,
Projects social media
21. College breakdown
College Breakdown
250
200
150
All other Levels
100
UG
50
0
Agriculture, Arts & Celtic Business & Engineering Health Human Sciences
Food Science Studies Law & Sciences Sciences
& Veterinary Architecture
Medicine
28. With whom? strategy
New
Shopping Basket Which module?
Retrieving
When?
Reusable learning When
Evaluating
objects Level
Communicating
(tutorials, videos, guides,
games, quizzes, Mappingwhat Level?
handouts, etc.)
At competencies
Expected
Samples Explicitly taught
(Learning objectives, Encouraged
assessment ideas) Required
Evaluated
Needs assessment
29. Learning Support Support Menu
Learning
Strategy Learning Needs
Learning Support
Menu
Retrieving Evaluating Communicating
Resources
Suite My students need to develop skills on
Documents Avoiding Citing Reference
Plagiarism Sources Software
Bibliometrics Writing a thesis
Copyright Research Writing an
Susan Boyle 2013 Compliance Repository
Susan Boyle 2013 assignment
30. Our Guiding Principles
a. Focus on programme
b. Engage with core modules only
c. A curriculum driven process
d. Focus on consultation over delivery
e. Focus on quality over quantity
f. Encourage self directed learning
g. Develop measures to gauge learning
h. Support model which is flexible and
customisable
31. • Role of the professional Librarian
• Effectiveness of relationship role
• Concerns over workloads
• Loss of subject expertise
32. • Bringing five teams
together
• Office moves
• Timelines & prioritisation
• Managing Semester 1
• Relationship
responsibilities
• Lead Responsibilities
• New Service model
300 million campus development project The Times Higher Education World University Rankings show continued improvement in the position of University College Dublin and place the university at 108 for 2008. This represents a climb of 69 places since 2007 and a leap of 111 places since 2006 . 2010: Into top 100 at 94. 2012: QS World University Rankings, UCD 131, up from 134 in 2011. 2012: Since breaking into the Top 100 in the world in 2010, UCD has seen a steady decline, from 94th to 159th, to this year’s rank of 187th.
Key observation is that we provide more support for the postgrad progs over undergrads.
2 trends which are interesting. Coorelation between information skills delivery and the professionally accreditated schools. (and potentially between site libraries and service) Health Med 53 Nurs 99 Sphpps 63 Architecture Vet
This is very interesting. 13 hrs to second level. 165 hrs to undergrad and 316 to everything else.
98% surveyed worked with library staff because they wanted their students to be able to find, evaluate and use good quality sources in their assignments. 60% indicated that their module had explicit learning outcomes relating to information seeking and evaluation skills 88.6% felt that the intervention resulted in improvement in the quality of sources used by students in projects. 80.6% would like to be able to draw on a range of information literacy resources (tutorials, videos, etc) that they can use in their own teaching.