Library of the Health Sciences:
In Dialog with the College of Medicine
January 9, 2014
With
Kathryn (Kate) Carpenter
Deborah (Deb) Blecic
Gerald (Jay) Jurek
Today’s Topics for Discussion
Introduction and Overview
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Kate
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University Librarian,
Health
Sciences, and Associate Dean
Health Sciences Online Resources: Current and Future
Issues
Deb Blecic, Collections Coordinator and Interim
Bibliographer for the Health Sciences
First Floor Renovation and Information Gathering
Jay Jurek, Visiting User Experience Librarian (Facilities)
Library Vision, Mission, and Values
Vision
All members of the UIC community use and value the
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Mission
Library creates, preserves, and provides access to
knowledge and expertise to promote student, faculty, and
staff success
Values
Active support of UIC’s mission; user-centered, diverse,
equitable access, evidence-based library practice,
innovative, engaged with community outside the university,
advocating for open access to scholarly information
Health Sciences Online
Resources: Current and Future
Issues
Deborah Blecic
Collections Coordinator and
Interim Bibliographer for the
Health Sciences
Budget
Total Library Collections Budget FY14: $8,250,000 base plus $525,000
in Library/IT funds = $8,775,000
Total Health Sciences Collections Budget FY14: $2,687,850 base plus
$100,000 Library/IT funds=$2,787,850
Total Health Sciences Budget spent on electronic resources FY14:
$2,552,850 or 91.6% of total budget (includes databases, e-journals,
e-books, and streaming video).
Health Sciences Budget in FY07 was $2,518,327 so budget has
increased by only 10.7% in seven years, but resources increase by
5-10% or more in a single year.
UpToDate Price History
2005 $ 32,870
2011 $ 69,479
2013 $ 97,954
~~~~~~~contract in process for 2014 -17 ~~~~~~
2014 $112,302
2015 $144,784
2016 $177,266
2017 $209,748
Not just the big databases
American Academy of Pediatrics Redbook Online
FY13: $ 645
FY14: $1,444
Going forward
The Library will be unable to maintain its electronic resources going
forward if budget and pricing trends continue.
In the past we have added new resources each year, now we will need
to start canceling or cost sharing. The Library will work with
constituents to determine which resources are retained.
Clinical tools are one area where we will need to cancel. BMJ Clinical
Evidence has been identified by the liaison librarians as a candidate for
cancellation .
Currently the Library also subscribes to Dynamed, ACP PIER (soon to
become ACP Smart Medicine), First Consult (soon to be absorbed into
Clinical Key), and Essential Evidence Plus.
Publisher trend in the health sciences
McGraw-Hill: Removed all health sciences e-books
from the purchase market, now we can only rent
them in products such as Access Medicine and
Access Pediatrics, etc… Froze changes to number
of simultaneous users.
Elsevier Health Sciences : Removed all clinical health
sciences e-books from the purchase market, will
only be able to rent them from 2014 onward.
MDConsult/FirstConsult will cease to exist in 2014,
replaced with a database called Clinical Key.
Clinical Key Trial Jan 15- Feb 14, 2014
www.clinicalkey.com
Will also be posted at
http://researchguides.uic.edu/trials
Send comments to dblecic@uic.edu
Going forward – online books
Online books, especially textbooks, will be the other area where the
library will consult with constituents to determine which products to
retain to best meet campus needs.
Clinical Key: Do we get it? Can we afford it? Many popular books, but
we rent and do not own. Editions can change mid-semester, library has
no control. Currently we pay $146,399 for MDConsult/Firstconsult.
Clinical Key will cost more than $200,000.
The Access Products – do we upgrade to site licenses so that students
do not face turnaways? Do we enable the Custom Curriculum feature
so that health sciences faculty can use the products more fully in the
education process? Currently we pay $127,676 for a limited number of
users. Unlimited users would at least double our costs.
Custom Curriculum
Instructors can:
• Create and populate assignments from all of the Access online
medical resources licensed by their institution, including textbooks,
videos, and case files
• Include Q&A tests, either drawing from the existing question bank or
by authoring their own questions and dictating a minimum passing
score
Learners can:
• See which assignments are expected of them and which dates their
assignment are due
• Keep track of their own assignment progress and quiz scores
Journals
The Library of the Health Sciences projects it will
spend $1,884,518 on journals in FY14.
If the Library chooses to maintain databases, journals
will need to be cut.
2014 sample of prices:
Brain Research $24,767
New England Journal of Medicine $6,518
Questions?
Deb Blecic
dblecic@uic.edu
312-413-0033
Or your liaison:
http://library.uic.edu/lhs/about/liaisons
RENOVATE FIRST FLOOR
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MODERNIZE FIRE SYSTEM
UIC Library of the Health Sciences
Project #942-C12062
Scope
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– Project Area: ~ 23K SF
– Remodel existing stack, study and office
space; conference rooms; and, service
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– Project Area: ~ 121K SF
– Interconnect building’s ventilation with fire
alarm
– Install new fire suppression system
throughout
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• Project Budget: ~ 5M dollars
• Construction Budget: ~ 3.8M dollars
• FF&E Budget: ~ 362K dollars
Existing Floor Plan
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Timeline
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Design Development
Bidding and Award
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• Aug-Sep 2015 Acceptance & Closeout
New Spaces
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Coffee Shop
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Mixed-use Work Areas
Production Area
Restroom
Study Rooms
Visualization Room
Requirements Gathering
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Functional Requirements Meetings
Architect’s Questionnaire
Library Impact Quick Survey
Library Mission into Space Poster
Observation
Strategic Planning User Survey
Focus Groups
Interested?
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Gerald Jurek
Visiting User Experience Librarian (Facilities)
gjurek1@uic.edu
312-996-9093
Or your Library Liaison:
http://library.uic.edu/lhs/about/liaisons
Library Impact Quick Survey:
Quick Survey Analysis
UIC Library of the Health Sciences
December 2013
Procedure
Two student workers over two days asked
random
LHSC
take a voluntary,
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question survey.
– How strongly do you agree with the following statement:
“The UIC Library has had a positive impact on my academic
experience.“
– Please share an example of how the UIC Library has helped to
advance your academic experience.
– What can the UIC Library do to improve your experience?
– Select the group that most closely represents your status at UIC
Demographics
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3%
Graduate
14%
Undergraduate
Faculty
Staff
Other
79%
Total: 70
Word Cloud: Positive Comments
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Representative Positive Comments
Facilities / Systems
• “The library system is perhaps the best thing that UIC has going
for it.”
• “The internet service is efficient and reliable. Library provides
many quiet spots to study.”
•“As a med student, I need a consistent and undisturbed study
area and this library provides this opportunity to learn
unhindered.”
Representative Positive Comments
Library Staff
•“Rebecca Raszewski came to our class and told us about various
nursing resources.”
•“I met with a research librarian once and got very helpful
research strategies.”
•“The reference desk staff and special collections staff have
always been super friendly and accommodating when I needed
their assistance at any time.”
Word Cloud: Negative Comments
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Representative Negative Comments
•“Fix the broken computers”
•“Put a Starbucks in this [library]”
•“Please leave a microwave or two in the lounge area all year round . . .
make sure all bathrooms are running appropriately, the LHS needs an
upgrade”
•“Additional outlets, more study rooms, and better temperature regulation”
Representative Negative Comments
•“Maybe have tutors for the students”
•“Find books labeled as 'missing' in catalog”
•“Make it more comfortable”
Thank You!
Gerald Jurek
Visiting User Experience Librarian (Facilities)
gjurek1@uic.edu
312-996-9092
Or your Library Liaison:
http://library.uic.edu/lhs/about/liaisons