Library Update Library Services Committee October 28, 2011

Information Literacy Class sessions increased 10 percent 800 sessions with 15,260 students Learning outcomes assessment completed—first year

E Learning E-Learning Center Online IMC Orientation for PSY 3010 How-to videos and screencasts Class tutorials UCO 1200 First Year Seminar ENG 1000 First Year Writing Distance Education and E-Learning Library Services (DEELS) Tutorials

Technology Enhancements Now have 480 public computers Interactive screens in group study rooms Self-service room booking

Acquisitions and Cataloging 35% of all ordered items go from request to shelves in less than a week 75% of all items received are on the shelves within one month

Collections ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations into NC DOCKS, an Institutional Repository Significant Electronic Collections Additions American History in Video, Design and Applied Arts Index, Literature Criticism Online, British State Papers Online

Collections-3 Most Significant Electronic Resources Most popular: JSTOR, Academic Search Complete, Elsevier Science Direct, Business Source Complete, ARTstor. Most expensive: Elsevier Science Direct, Springer Journals, Blackwell Wiley Journals, Web of Science, Oxford Journals, Safari Tech Books Online

Significant Special Collections Additions Irwin Belk Books and Special Collections John and Marjorie Idol Collections Nathaniel Hawthorne, Thomas Wolfe, and Literary Collections Bill and Maureen Rhinehart Special Collections 30 additional rare books in 2011

Significant Special Collections Additions Romulus Linney papers Jack Jeffers photograph collection Ralph Fickel rock climbing collection Susan Roth Illustrations

Building Improvements Lower level New Desk Gifts receiving room Police substation Music Library World Musical Instruments Display Case Much improved seminar room

Internationalization 1 Fudan-Appalachian Library Exchange Program (FALEP) Recent faculty travel includes visits to libraries in China, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Ghana, South Africa, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Mexico Doorways International Program Series International Student Orientation

Internationalization 2 Resources and Tools for International Research Research guides on international topics, including a recent one on library support for study abroad Global Trunks available for checkout in the IMC Multilingual resources Mango Language programs Expanded English as a Second Language K-12 materials

Budget Reductions 1 Values Maintain essential services and knowledge resources for students and faculty Focus on strategic objectives and future needs Utilize the experiences and adaptability of current staff to overcome challenges

Budget Reductions - 2 Lost total of five Library faculty positions in last three years $1.8 to $2.1 million reduction (36 to 40% loss in non-personnel funds)  

Budget Reductions - 3 Hours Reduction 25% Funds to Update Technology gone Reduced Number of Student Employees Potential 25% reduction in collection

Other Problems Building issues with HVAC and leaks Pending construction in Special Collections Space needs critical in Music Library and Special Collections Staffing challenges with lost positions

Fund Raising 2010-11 raised over $1,150,000 Changing the world…One student at a time.

Library Student Employee Scholarships Six $500 stipends Stevens Scholarship 2011-12 2011 Winners

Nancy McCrocklin Estate Gift Fund totals over $1.2 million Martha and Nancy Lee Bivens Distinguished Professorship for Children and Reading Martha and Nancy Lee Bivens University Library Fund for Excellence

Top Four Provost Issues Budget and Restoration of Two Faculty Positions; Retention of vacated staff positions Salaries General Education State match for the Martha and Nancy Lee Bivens Distinguished Professor for Children and Reading

Thank You