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JM2010 Contributed Paper: Informatics at the Core of a New Biomedical Campus:Creating a Library to Support the Millennials by Merging Three Institution’s Ideologies to Create a User-Centered Resource

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Amy Chatfield | 1 Comment

Posted by April R. Frost, MLIS

Jacqueline D. Doyle, Lindsey Greene, and Kathleen Carlson presented this paper on the process of combining three college libraries’ resources into one library at the New Biomedical Campus in Phoenix. The goal of this endeavor is to provide seamless access to all three institutional resources by 2013.

There are many issues to consider and resolve. Overall, each of the three separate entities has their own: catalog, license agreements, print collection, access point, and administration to be combined. Each college has its own policies and procedures already in place. A planning team has been created to discuss and
manage these issues.

The group, which includes Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University, University of Arizona, as well as a partnership with TGen, (whose offices are located on the biomedical campus), have already created a consortium of planning, teaching and collecting. Presently, each college provides a link from their catalog to the other libraries, until a union catalog can be created, or another solution is achieved.

Some key lessons that have been learned are:
* A primarily digital library is very different from a print-based library!
* Library buy-in at the University level was limited; it is a complex process—be clear when describing the changes.
* Change happens daily!

Recommendations for others involved in a similar project:
* Be sure all necessary parties are included in meetings.
* Use technology to meet and stay connected.
* Rely on facilities director and architects for plans.
* Connect and collaborate with others regionally and nationally.

This presentation was cut short, due to time constraints, but was very informative in addressing many issues of combining three libraries into one.

Posted on 1/29/10

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One Response to “JM2010 Contributed Paper: Informatics at the Core of a New Biomedical Campus:Creating a Library to Support the Millennials by Merging Three Institution’s Ideologies to Create a User-Centered Resource”

  1. Jacque Doyle
    February 5th, 2010 @ 11:24 am

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