Linda McCann, Director, Library Services Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA

Spring 2011 Enrollment: FTE Campus Locations plus Virtual Campus

 Library  MInDSpace (Media and Instructional Design Space)  TLC (Technology Learning Center)  Tutoring Center  Online Learning MInDSpace Tutoring Center Online Learning Library Technology Learning Center (TLC)

 Supports the mission of the College  Centerpiece of Academic Support: works to bring seamless assistance to library users  Works in partnership with academic departments, the IT Department, and staff are involved in leadership roles throughout the College

 Participants: Dean, Learning Resources, Directors of Learning Resources areas, full-time librarians, instructional designer  Meets every other week  Agenda items determined by participants  Open communication, brainstorming, collaboration

 Brainstorming : What functions/services will occupy the space to best foster student learning?  Assessing current services and physical space  Working with an architect  Working with Physical Plant and IT Dept.  Working with way finding consultant  Planning for technology

 Visits to other institutions  Professional literature and conferences  Feedback from faculty and students

 Provides media and instructional design services  Facilitates media and Web 2.0 projects in the classroom  Offers a collaborative workspace  Created using mostly existing space, staff, and furniture  Used existing artwork and student-created art to bring ambience to the space

 Support teaching and learning with emerging technologies  Utilize low cost or web-based media editing tools

“Multimedia presentations represent an avenue for students who are not yet confident writers to seek, evaluate, and process information and to create content in ways that are meaningful while reducing some of the fear that many associate with writing assignments. Our hope is that engaging in such projects will lead to improved retention and completion.” Jackie Fritz, Faculty Liaison for Learning Technologies, BCCC

 Brings library services and technology assistance together in order to provide a one- stop shop to foster student success  TLC- Technology Learning Center  Reference assistance  Circulating print collection  Check-out of library materials  Open access computer lab  Wireless access for laptop computers

 Provides assistance with all campus technology ◦ Logins and passwords ◦ Internet browsers ◦ Printing ◦ Software application features ◦ Course Management System ◦ WebAdvisor

A popular multipurpose space use be students, faculty, and staff The primary use of the Learning Studio is for information literacy instruction.

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 Add classroom for Media Literacy Instruction  Move Tutoring Center to the main floor of the library  Combine TLC/Library Circulation desks  Add group study areas  Aggressively weed print collection and add electronic resources  Relocate staff offices

Physical plant Recycling Electricity Moving furniture IT Department Network Moving computers

 Librarians are liaisons to departments and asked for input and help  Physical Plant recycled many materials  Weeded items offered free to library patrons

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MInDSpace opening ACRL Excellence Award

Award given by the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida One of the ten finalists in the Instructional Program & Services category

 Congratulations to Santa Barbara City College  2011 Recipients of the ACRL Excellence Award in the Community College Library category.

 Our success stories and best practices to share involve collaboration between Learning Resources areas ◦ Library ◦ MInDSpace ◦ TLC ◦ Online Learning- virtual campus ◦ Tutoring

 Learning Resources Website:   Library Website:   Our LibGuides Site:  Our WebTutorials   MInDSpace Website:   TLC Website: 

Contact information: Linda McCann Director, Library Services Bucks County Community College 275 Swamp Road Newtown, PA