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Outreach / Advocacy / Development

Outreach / Advocacy / Development

May 17, 2017

PEERS

10/5/2016  From Krystal Wyatt-Baxter:
I don’t have an official list of UTL-specific peers, but usually use UT's "National Comparison Group": https://reports.utexas.edu/reporting/publications/national-peer-institutions .  I often add A&M from the extended group, too.

I've also seen people use the top 20 ARL-ranked libraries as a comparison group, too, which ends up with a similar list but also includes private institutions (see below). It kind of depends on what you're trying to look at, and if you're trying to be more aspirational or more realistic.

HARVARD    1
YALE    2
COLUMBIA    3
TORONTO    4
MICHIGAN    5
CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY    6
NEW YORK    7
PRINCETON    8
CORNELL    9
PENNSYLVANIA STATE    10
CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES    11
TEXAS    12
TEXAS A&M    13
ILLINOIS, URBANA    14
OHIO STATE    15
PENNSYLVANIA    16
WASHINGTON    17
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA    18
EMORY    19
DUKE    20

DATE USE:  It often comes up in project meetings that we "ought to do a peer review". 

TO DO:  create a spreadsheet with our lists of UTL peers and School of Architecture peers to use a a local tool.


ADVOCACY

Bragging points as of 9/14/16

From Krystal Wyatt-Baxter email dated 9/14/16

We are ranked #12 in the 2014-15 Association of Research Libraries' Library Investment Index; 7th among public institutions.
We're just beginning to gather statistics for our last fiscal year, so the specific numbers on page 13 of the 2015 annual report Travis wrote (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/d7/sites/default/files/vprovost/libs-annualreport-2015.pdf) are probably the most up to date information we have at the moment.
I can create all kinds of different comparisons and lists based on our ACRL statistics (things like numbers of books, circulation counts, reference transactions, etc). What do you think would be compelling in this case?

Best,
Krystal

 

DEVELOPMENT (as of 5/8/17 reflecting upcoming UT standard where payout is at 5%)

Distinguished Graduate Fellowship, 1M pays out 50K

Professorships, 500K pays out 25K

Endowed Presidential Fellowship, 250K pays out 12.5K

Endowed Presidential Scholarship, 250K pays out 12.5K

Graduate Fellowship, 100K pays out 5K

Undergraduate Fellowship, 50K pays out 2.5K

Naming opportunities are based upon the valuation of contents + square footage + giving capacity (ex. special collections materials are worth ... )???

Endowed Chairs are Excellence Funds