Great Ideas from Comparable Universities/Vendors

 

 

 

Part of the homework assignments for the strategic planning session was to look at comparable Universities or vendors that might have great ideas for us to pursue.

 

 

-     UC buy-on-demand

 

-     Dual/reciprocal library desk staffing

 

-     MBooks – obtain digital content of what’s been scanned w/ link in local catalog (go to local catalog first); available to campus users (via authentication)

 

-     McGill:  self check-out

 

-     SJSU: recycling in stacks

 

-     Cafes in all libraries

 

-     One-stop technology devices transfer data from online catalog to cell phone/stacks device

 

-     Late pm Reference hours (e.g., 9-11)

 

-     NCSU:  Info Commons; web presence – forum:

            -  Games/tournaments

            -  Check out wide array of electronic devices

 

-     Net trail evaluation and update for iGen

 

-     Virtual presence (Second Life)

 

-     Comp Sci “capstone” – library-specific games contest

 

-     White boards and wall  (lazy susans)

 

-     UH:  Other/additional staff backgrounds

 

-     RFIDing  furniture multifunctional instructional spaces

 

-     SCSI :  Portable walls, movable furniture

 

-     Limited service desks co-located

 

-     Partner w/ high tech company for digital storage, etc.

 

-     FOL lifetime membership (revenue) linked to database access

 

-     Combining service desks

 

-     UCSD:  Online assessment tools (Desk Tracker)

 

-     Google:  X% staff time devoted to developing innovative services

 

-     Yale:  iPhone @ desk for reference – texting and calls

 

-     Virtual librarian – Second Life – human resource

 

-     Rochester:  student-centered services

 

-     Roving services

 

-     Usage statistics, especially e-resources

 

-     Accessibility of special collections and maps

 

-     Experimenting with different places to interface/connect with users

 

-     Subject-based collaborative faculty research; e.g. women and gender for collecting and preservation

 

-     Bryn Mawr:  Virtual journal shelf (browsing top 10 journals in field) and virtual bookshelves

 

-     Off-site/grad students for in-depth research assistance

 

-     UCB:  Bring together faculty and librarians to collaboratively integrate instruction in class (training, “rewards”)

 

-     Rochester:  Culture of research (in re library services)

 

-     CLIR:  Post docs in libraries

 

-     Ideo:  Cross-disciplinary/expertise teams

 

-     CNI/IU:  Hiring criteria; research commons; move faculty into library to foster interdisciplinary (moving collections)

 

-     UA:  Instruction program for parents

 

-     Wellness center/workout near library