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Library Technical Services Process Improvement Based On Lean, Richard J. W. Zwiercan, Cyrus Zarganj Ford, Greg W. Voelker
Library Technical Services Process Improvement Based On Lean, Richard J. W. Zwiercan, Cyrus Zarganj Ford, Greg W. Voelker
Library Faculty Presentations
Lean Thinking … is to see and eliminate Muda ‘waste’ – which is essentially any activity in which absorbs resources but creates no value.
Tapping Technical Services For Ir Engagement, Marianne A. Buehler
Tapping Technical Services For Ir Engagement, Marianne A. Buehler
Library Faculty Presentations
Current Situation:
- Shrinking budgets
- Loss of/or shifted personnel
- Serial research databases -> majority of library purchases
- Changing technical services priorities and job descriptions:
- Fewer items to catalog
- Focus on processing repository-bound intellectual content
-Institutional repositories (IRs) are expanding
-Welcome staff with existing and useful skills