Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons

Appalachian State University

Thoughts on Academic Libraries

William Madison Randall Library

University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Design by Lynn PattersonFebruary 2012

Sarah WatsteinMary Reichel

Photo of shelves in a basement level of Princeton’s Firestone Library: Andreas Praefcke; Photo illustration: Seven Veach

Students

Mary Reichel

Sarah Barbara Watstein

Introductions

Appalachian Context ASU—enrollment over 17,000

15,000 on campus 15,000 undergraduates and over 2,000 graduate

students One Ed.D. in Educational Administration Over 850 faculty 3,000 total employees Part of UNC System—17 members Annual Budget $347 million (34% state appropriation) Foundation Net Assets $96 million

ASU Library Context Total Budget $8.5-9 million Collection Development Budget $2.8 million Personnel 80

Faculty 32 SPA staff 48 Student assistants 120 (25-28 FTE)

Appalachian Library’s Mission

Strategic Directions Learning Scholarship Engagement Effectiveness

The mission of the Appalachian State University Library is to assist those who pursue knowledge.

ASU Library Context

Library Collections and Use     Books and bound periodicals

925,000   Electronic titles and

subscriptions 560,000 Circulation 326,000 Library Usage 1.2 million Public computers 480

Teaching Library

6 credit courses Information Literacy Program

ASU Special Collections W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection     Stock Car Racing Collection     Rhinehart Rare Book Collection on British

History Folksong Collections--Digital Collections ASU Historical Photograph Moonshine Collection

UNCW Context: Enrollment & Budget

2011-12 Academic Year Enrollment Total (regular term and extension): 13,145 11,903 Undergraduate 1,242 Graduate

Annual Budget :$285 million State appropriation: 31 percent Combined foundation & university

endowment: $64 million (as of 06.30.11) http://www.uncw.edu/aboutuncw/aboutJustthefacts.html

UNCW Context: Degrees Degrees Offered

Bachelor's (majors) 52 Master's 31 Doctoral 2

http://www.uncw.edu/aboutuncw/aboutJustthefacts.html

UNCW Context: Employees Employees

Full-time Faculty: 588 Percent with Terminal Degree: 85.5 Part-time Faculty: 311 Total Staff (EPA and SPA) : 1,255 Total Full-Time Faculty and Staff: 1,843

http://www.uncw.edu/aboutuncw/aboutJustthefacts.html

Randall Library: Mission, Vision & Values Mission: William Madison Randall

Library supports the mission of the University by providing information resources and learner-centered services and by cultivating a rich physical and virtual environment dedicated to the open exchange of ideas and an information-literate community. Approved by the Library Faculty, May 20, 2009

Vision: Inspiring, nurturing and satisfying intellectual and cultural curiosity

Core Values: Learning, service, access, integrity, diversity

Randall Library: Key Action AreasLearning SpacesOptimizing the User Experience Information LiteracyCollaborationContinuous AssessmentOrganizational WelfareDemonstrating our ValueSupporting the Academy

Randall Library: By the Numbers Staff

EPA: 19 EPA staff PLUS 3 open EPA positions SPA: 24 SPA staff, and all positions are filled Student Workers

2011/12 Budget Operating: $2,406,152 with an additional

$11,763 for summer student wages Materials: $2,142,085

Infrastructure ILS: Innovative Interfaces

Prepared by Dr. Megan Oakleaf for ACRL The challenge of articulating academic

library value Areas of library value Potential surrogates

Purpose “. . . review of the quantitative and qualitative

literature, methodologies and best practices currently in place for demonstrating the value of academic libraries . . . “

A new framework to help academic libraries demonstrate their value

Scope Next steps or moving the effort forward

The Value of Academic Libraries

Student enrollment Student retention Student success Student achievement Student learning Student experience, attitude and perception

of quality Faculty research productivity, Faculty grants Faculty teaching Institutional reputation or prestige

The Value of Academic Libraries

ASURandall Library

Library Facts and Planning ▪ http://library.uncw.edu/facts_planning

Facts, Data and Assessment▪ Library Statistics Dashboard

http://library.uncw.edu/facts_planning/dashboard

Demonstrating our Value: Best Practices

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

http://sacscoc.org/pdf/2010principlesofacreditation.pdf

Libraries and Learning Resources▪ Institutions are expected to provide facilities,

services, and learning/information resources appropriate to their teaching, research, and service missions.

▪ Core issues: adequacy, sufficiency, appropriateness

Accreditation

Purpose Articulate expectations for library

contributions to institutional effectiveness

Provide a comprehensive framework using an outcomes-based approach, with evidence collected in ways most appropriate for each institution

Standards for Libraries in Higher Education

Discussion In your principles what is the most

interesting performance indicator? Describe one example of that indicator. Share

Standards for Libraries in Higher Education

What’s all the buzz about anyway?Discussion

Why do you use a particular library? What would you change about today’s

academic libraries? Provide one dream for the academic

library of the future

Envisioning our Academic Library Futures

Faculty Status for Academic LibrariansAdvantages

Similarity with faculty Reinforces fundamental purpose of

academic libraries (educating student and supporting research)

Peer Review Academic Freedom Faculty Governance

Faculty Status for Academic LibrariansDisadvantages

Stretches the model Type and culture of the university Lowest on the totem pole

Library Staff

UNC Banding Distinctions in Work Responsibilities Faculty Status and Staff

*Increase the division?

Academic library essentials Keeping up Networking Service Scholarly and creative activity Fund raising

Loose ends

Academic Library Essentials

Building our Future with Bricks and Mortar @ App State

Belk Library and Information Commons University Writing Center Library’s Digital Media Studio

Building our Future with Collections @ App State

Special Collections

Building our Future with Bricks and Mortar @ UNCW

http://www.facebook.com/uncwmemes

Building our Future with Bricks and Mortar @ UNCW

Building our Future with Collections @ UNCW

Where do you see yourself in the future?

Job hunting

Envisioning YOUR Futures

http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/05/08/1184506/thousands-graduate-from-unc-chapel.html

Questions

Job Hunt, Interviews

http://critical-thinkers.com/2011/02/70-questions-to-boost-your-critical-thinking/questions

Thank you!

Mary Reichel reichelml@appstate.edu

Sarah Barbara Watstein watsteins@uncw.edu

Additional Questions and Comments