The document discusses Middle East Technical University Library's participation in a performance-based budgeting project. METU Library was selected as the first Turkish library to participate. The library developed strategic plans with goals, strategies, and performance indicators to improve services, collections, and facilities. Surveys of faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students were conducted to evaluate reforms.

1. MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY :
A PILOT INSTITUTION IN THE PROJECT OF
PERFORMANCE-BASED BUDGETING.
Mr. Emre Hasan AKBAYRAK
IATUL The 23rd Annual Conference
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
2-6 June 2002

2. MIDDLE EAST
TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY
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FOUNDED IN 1956
5 FACULTIES
6 INSTITUTES
2.197 FACULTY
18.745 STUDENTS
2.362 PUBLICATIONS
3.384 PROJECTS

3. METU LIBRARY
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BOOKS
BOUND PERIODICALS
CURRENT PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS
ELECTRONIC JOURNALS
ONLINE FULL-TEXT DATABASES
 ONLINE BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES ON CD-ROM
CD-ROMS
FILMS
VIDEOS
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
READING ROOMS
324.000
148.800
1.624
7.745
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1.125
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4. THE PROJECT OF
PERFORMANCE-BASED
BUDGETING
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METU Library was selected as the first library in Turkey for the
assesment program “Continuous Quality Improvement and ReOrganization of Public Budgeting System Project”, by World
Bank and The Turkish Ministery of Finance.

5. THE MISSION & VISION OF
METU LIBRARY
MISSION
 To provide access to and delivery of information resources to
METU faculty, students, and staff in support of the research and
instructional mission of the University.
 To develop, organize, and preserve collection for optimal use
and to provide links to remote information sources.
 To provide services, including instruction for information literacy
and information management.
 To provide resources and services to non-METU users to the
extent possible.

6. VISION
 GENERAL ATTRIBUTE
 COLLECTION
 LEARNING- INTERACTION ENVIRONMENT (Physical+Virtual)
 HUMAN RESOURCES
 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY
 WORKING ENVIRONMENT
 MANAGEMENT MODELLING
 RELATIONS
 SOURCE FINDING
 RESOURCE SHARING
 PROFESSIONAL COOPERATION
 COMMUNITY SERVICES

7. THE TARGET & GOALS OF
METU LIBRARY
TARGET
 DIGITAL LIBRARY
GOALS
INFORMATION & DOCUMENTATION CENTER
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
IMPROVING ORGANIZATIONAL & ADMINISTRATIVE
STRUCTURE
SUPPLYING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
SUPPORTING INFORMATION NEEDS OF COMMUNITY

8. STRATEGIES
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COLLECTION
USER SERVICES
TECHNOLOGY
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
HUMAN RESOURCES
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL & ADMINISTRATIVE IMPROVEMENT
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY SERVICES

9. ACTION PLANS
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WEB MANAGEMENT
CATALOGING APPROXIMATELY 10.000 BOOKS IN 2002
20.000 CONVERSION IN 2002
CATALOGING ELECTRONIC COLLECTION
IMPROVING PRINT BOOK COLLECTION
IMPROVING E-JOURNAL COLLECTION
IMPROVING E-REFERENCE COLLECTION
BUILDING E-BOOK COLLECTION
BUILDING E-RESERVE COLLECTION
DIGITIZING DISSERTATIONS
BUILDING DEPOSITORY LIBRARY
IMPROVING TECHNICAL STRUCTURE
USER INSTRUCTION
ENTEGRATION OF EUDC (EUROPEAN UNION DOCUMENTATION
CENTER) COLLECTION INTO THE LIBRARY AUTOMATION
SYSTEM

10. METU LIBRARY
STRATEGIC PLANNING
COMMISION
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3 MEMBERS CONSIST OF VICE RECTOR, LIBRARY
DIRECTOR, AND ONE SPECIALIST ON PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
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CONSULTANCY FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING OF THE
LIBRARY

11. PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS
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CONVERSION
CATALOGING NEW MATERIALS
DIGITIZING DISSERTATIONS
IMPROVING LIBRARY BOOK COLLECTION
STATISTICS OF BORROWED BOOKS
USAGE OF
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ELECTRONIC COLLECTION
LIBRARY WEB SITE
RESERVE MATERIALS
LIB-HOT-LINE
OPAC

12. REFORMS
IMPROVING;
• LIBRARY SERVICES QUALITY
• QUANTITY OF COLLECTION
• PHYSICAL CONDITIONS

13. LIBRARY SURVEYS
3 SURVEYS FOR;
• FACULTY
• GRADUATE STUDENTS
• UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

14. MEMBERSHIPS
 ANATOLIAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES CONSORTIUM
 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
 AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
 SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS

15. LINKS
• Middle East TechnicalUniversity
www.metu.edu.tr
• METU Library
www.lib.metu.edu.tr
• ANKOS (Anatolian University Libraries
Consortium) www.ankosnet.org

16. Contact ınfo
Emre Hasan AKBAYRAK
Middle East Technical University Library
Inönü Bulvari 06531
Ankara TURKEY
Tel. + 90 312 210 27 95
Fax + 90 312 210 11 19
E-mail: akbayrak@metu.edu.tr