An overview of a Staff Exchange I undertook in May and June 2012.

1. GVSU Staff Exchange 2012

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3. 3 Areas of Research
 Virtual Enquiry Services (Chat & SMS Messaging)
 Stock Recovery (Fines and Invoicing)
 Library as Place (The Library Environment/Building)

4. Grand Valley State University
 Public Liberal Arts University with 24,662 students -
21,236 undergraduate/3,426 postgraduate
 Based in Allendale - 15 miles outside of Grand Rapids
with 2 other campus libraries:
• Frey (Healthcare)
• Steelcase (Business & Education)
+ Holland Campus on
Lake Michigan (no library)
The Zumberge Library – Grand Valley State University

5. Information Services Overview
Comparative Statistics between GVSU and KU 2001/02 & 2010/11
GVSU KU
2001/2002 2010/2011 2001/2002 2010/2011
FTE Students 18,200 20,655 14,000 22,255
Users entering
350,000 1,082,432 1,390,000 2,194,950
LRCs
Total Issues 80,000 113,995 770,000 296,933
Book Stock 610,000 694,018 405,000 406,762
Print
Journals
10,300 2,116 2,200 1,800
E-books 6,500 479,743 0 136,500
(5-
E-journals 59,722 0 49,000
10,000)

6. Staff Exchange Scheme
 GVSU and KU offer development grants for short
staff exchanges
 Students are also offered the chance to study
part of their course at GVSU
 Aims to create links between departments and
further the international objectives
 25th year of the scheme – events to celebrate!

7. Grand Valley State University
Out with the old…
http://gvsu.edu/library/newbuilding/

8. Grand Valley State University
Out with the old…
http://gvsu.edu/library/newbuilding/

9. Grand Valley State University
Steelcase Library

10. Grand Valley State University
Frey Library

11. Grand Rapids Public Library

12. University of Wisconsin
Madison Campus
 Public research University with over 182,000 students
 Madison campus alone has 42,099 students:
28,960 undergraduates/11,756 postgraduates
 40 separate libraries on
UW-Madison campus alone
 Memorial Library largest
3.5 million volumes
 Very strong on IT and digital
displays + signage in general The Memorial Library Entrance, University of Wisconsin-Madison

13. University of Wisconsin-
College Library

14. University of Wisconsin-
Madison Campus

15. University of Wisconsin-
Madison Campus

16. Chicago - The Harold
Washington Public Library

17. Chicago - The Harold
Washington Public Library

18. Chicago - The Harold
Washington Public Library

19. The University of Chicago
 Private research University - 15,000 students
10,000 postgraduates & 5,000 undergrads
 $6bn (£4bn) endowment
 6 libraries on campus:
Regenstein is largest with
4.5 million volumes
The Law Library, University of Chicago

20. The University of Chicago
Regenstein Library

21. The University of Chicago
Regenstein Library refurbishment

22. The University of Chicago
Joe & Rika Mansueto Library

23. The University of Chicago
Manseuto Library Preservation Center

24. The University of Chicago
Student tributes!

25. The University of Chicago
Ear plugs!

26. Questions