1. Imperial College LondonCollections Were Us:vignettes from apostmodernist library?Redefining the Research Library Model: November 2012Frances Boyle Assistant Director Academic Services

2. Factoids..74k e-stuff Material budget - c4.9m0.5m p-stuff Books - c400k7 sites 14k students5m downloads (ejs) 361k downloads (ebks) 3. Raison dtre..Enhancing student experienceProviding the right informationSupportingteachingandlearningCollection Connection ChannelSupportingresearch 4. Challenges.. Whose collection? PDA: books, journals; students, researchers Shape collection short or long term Articles docdel, deepdyve model Does this strengthen collections? Value how/what to measure/evaluate? 5. Snapshot collection usage0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%Items Not Loaned 09/10 Items Not Loaned 10/11 Items Not Loaned 11/12Percentage of items not loaned 6. Challenges.. Shape shifting collections: What information nuggets Discrete entities Collection cloud Channel surfing Library as procurer Value: Impact data 7. Current taskettes.. Review usage Econtent project: Purchasing models How interdiscplinary DRM OA 8. Special continuum..Stuff Services Space Support