The LIS Kalo Resource Center

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Presentation Outline

• Synthesis Team
• Survey Competitive Intelligence
• Collection Management Team
• Physical Design Team
• Budget Staffing Team
• Marketing Evaluation Team
• Conclusion SWOT Analysis

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Vision Statement

• The Gazan Center for Learning is dedicated to
  maximizing the potential of future LIS leaders by
  providing a dynamic, inviting and flexible space
  for collaborative learning and the development of
  professional skills

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Mission Statement(Abridged)

• The Gazan Center for Learning serves as an
  information commons where program participants of
  diverse backgrounds can gather and exchange
  ideas. In the spirit of fellowship and
  collegiality, students are given the resources
  they need for achieving success in academia and
  beyond

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Goals

• Provide a space for and access to academic
  resources
• Create an inviting and convenient space for
  student and faculty use
• Remain aware of the constantly changing needs of
  all users

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Survey Competitive Intelligence

• What services and facilities would create value
  for LIS Program students and faculty?

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Survey Competitive Intelligence

• External sources of information
• Other institutions
• Internal sources of information
• Input from Students
• LIS Program Statistics
• Input from Faculty

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What Are Other Institutions Doing?

• LIS Program Libraries at other Universities
• University of Wisconsin Madison SLIS Library
• University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana LIS
  Library
• Innovative Collaborative Learning Spaces
• Emory University, Computing Center at Cox Hall
• Purdue University, Collaboratory
• Kansas State University, Humanities Commons

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Student Input

• The more intangible the value appears, the
  more important it is to recognize that value is
  defined by customers, one person at a time.
  
• -- Magretta

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Student Input

• Focus Group brainstorming session
• Development of a Student Questionnaire
• Incorporate ideas from focus group
• Incorporate the needs of other teams
• Analysis of results (15 surveys)
• Distribution of results to committees

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Survey Results Physical Space

• Students want a flexible space!
• Holding LIS functions in the GLC (93)
• Partitioned space quiet group work (87)
• Flex space with modular furniture (80)
• Students want technological capabilities!
• Computer stations for group projects (87)
• Wireless internet ability (80)
• Projector and Screen (73)

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Survey Results Staffing Hours

• Students most likely to visit the GLC on weekday
  weekend afternoons.
• Students are least interested in using the GLC
  during the Graveyard shift.
• Students are willing to volunteer their time!

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Survey Results Collections

• LIS-related A/V materials (73)
• Textbooks student sample papers (67)
• Collection should be reference only (60)
• Length of loan period results inconclusive

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Survey C.I. Next Steps

• Additional Surveys
• LIS Faculty Survey
• Neighbor Islands LIS Student Survey
• Review combined results
• Competitive Intelligence
• Compare GLC plan with other institutions
• Research and conduct site visits of new centers

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Collection Management

• What is the GLC Collection Management Policy?
• What items will be available at the GLC?

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Collection Policy Outline

• Mission Statement
• Overview
• Details of Selected Areas
• Formats Collected
• Deselection
• Circulation Policy

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Collection Selected Items

• Textbooks
• Recommended Textbooks
• LIS Student Sample Papers
• Books and articles written by UHM LIS faculty

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Collection Sample Items

• LIS-related Popular Literature
• A Gentle Madness
• Doublefold
• Every book its reader
• LIS-related movies
• The Librarian Quest for the Spear (2004)
• Last Life in the Universe (2003)

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The Collection

• Reference Textbooks
• Circulating
• Duplicate textbooks
• LIS-related literature A/V materials
• Books articles written by faculty
• LIS student sample papers
• Required Textbooks 2 copies
• A copy for reference
• A circulating copy

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Developing the Collection

• Surveyed students
• Discovered the top 40 Z books
• Campaign to have students and faculty donate
  their used/extra books
• Bi-yearly questionnaire for requests to meet the
  needs of students and faculty

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Physical Design

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Physical DesignSpace Planning Strategy

• Purpose Create a visual interpretation of The
  Gazan Center for Learning
• Goal Design a stimulating and unifying
  environment which enables social interaction,
  scholarship, and community-building
• Scope Create to scale a layout of the space by
  defining specific functions and areas.

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Physical Design Objectives

• Purpose of the room 2 basic uses
• Socialization /relaxation space
• Work space Individual or Group
• Long-term functionality and flexibility
• Seating in clusters with modular furniture which
• can be rearranged
• Enclosed workrooms placed on the periphery

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GLC Design Main View
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GLC Design Conference Room
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GLC Design Presentation Room
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Budget Staffing
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Budget Staffing

• The GLC will use a lump-sum budget approach
• Allocation of resources will be managed
  day-to-day

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General Budget

• Current Future Money
• Prior budget 1200
• Current 1600
• Projected 2000
• Tuition increase proposal
• 10 per LIS student
• Could increase budget to 5000
• (150 students / semester)

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Budget Expenses

• Materials
• Textbooks Reference, Course materials
• Periodicals
• Media VHS, DVDs, Etc.
• Works by Faculty
• Other
• Supplies pens, staples, paper, printer ink
• Maintenance books, furniture, repairs
• Promotional flyers, food drinks for events

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Staffing General Info

• LIS student volunteers
• LIS 610 650 Coursework Requirement
• Completion of LIS 601, 605
• Work roster created every semester
• Faculty encouraged to participate

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Staffing Responsibilities

• Phone / Email Reference
• Inventory for Lending Library
• Group Work Sign-in
• Maintain Supplies
• Contact Maintenance
• Miscellaneous

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Marketing Evaluation

• Branding
• Why Taro?
• Who is Rich Gazan?
• GLC Website
• Evaluation

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Why Taro?
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Rich Gazan

• Assistant Professor _at_ DU, LIS Department
• PhD, UCLA
• MLIS, University of Hawaii
• BA, University of California - Berkeley
• Some Research Interests Knowledge integration,
  information system design and evaluation,
  knowledge management
• Center will have future access to his vast
  fortune

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Marketing Evaluation


http//LIS605.googlepages.com

• Want to know more about The Gazan Center for
  Learning?

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Marketing Evaluation

• How do we measure success?
• Time-and Motions studies
• Surveys
• What are our weaknesses? 
• Off Island Students

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SWOT Analysis Strengths

• The flood created a deeper bond among students
  and faculty
• Plenty of LIS students are willing and available
  for staffing volunteering
• Unique layout from other LIS spaces facilitates
  teamwork and socialization

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SWOT Analysis Weaknesses

• Funding will always be a challenge and may not
  keep up with user needs
• Some space areas are similar to areas in the LIS
  Ground Floor draft
• Potential for lack of student, faculty and
  university buy-in

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SWOT Analysis Opportunities

• Give students the chance to manage and run a
  user-centered library
• Create a space that facilitates collaboration and
  builds community
• Enable the LIS program to keep up with the growth
  of the LIS program

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SWOT Analysis Threats

• The faculty vision for the center could conflict
  with the student vision
• GLC is a new concept and may be seen as competing
  with other similar spaces
• Lack of tuition increase or failed fundraising
• Basement location disaster preparation

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