The Champlain College Library Annual Report 2006-2007
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THE CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT 2006-2007 DECEMBER, 2007 THE STAFF OF THE CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE LIBRARY Administration: Director of Academic Resources and the Library: Janet R. Cottrell Associate Director & Collection Development/Acquisitions Librarian: Marie A. Kascus Librarians: Sarah Cohen, Technical Librarian Michele Melia, Online/Distance Learning/Technology Librarian Paula Olsen, Reference and Instruction Librarian Brenda Racht, Reference and Interlibrary Loan Librarian Circulation Staff: Tammy Miller, Circulation Coordinator Freddy Angel, Evening/Weekend Circulation Assistant Chris Campion, Evening/Weekend Circulation Assistant Gloria De Souza, Evening/Weekend Circulation Assistant Matt Jarvis, Evening/Weekend Circulation Assistant Archives: Archives Coordinator: Christina Dunphy THE CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT 2006-2007 CONTENTS Library Vision Statement.............................................................................................................. 1 Miller Information Commons: "Intellectual Center"................................................................. 2 The facility and its use ............................................................................................................ 2 Exhibits and displays .............................................................................................................. 3 Special events......................................................................................................................... 4 "Exemplary Library and Information Resources".................................................................... 5 Improving the print collection.................................................................................................. 5 Improving accessibility of two collections: Children's and Oversize..................................... 6 Keeping up with a changing curriculum ................................................................................. 7 Supporting the new Core Curriculum..................................................................................... 7 Supporting BYOBiz ............................................................................................................... 11 Circulation trends .................................................................................................................. 12 Interlibrary loan...................................................................................................................... 13 Laptop loaner program.......................................................................................................... 14 Summary of collections......................................................................................................... 14 "Educate Students" .................................................................................................................... 15 Course-integrated library instruction .................................................................................... 15 Information Literacy initiatives .............................................................................................. 16 Reference service ................................................................................................................. 17 "Laptop Librarian" pilot program........................................................................................... 17 Technology support service.................................................................................................. 18 Faculty workshops ................................................................................................................ 18 "Respond to Change In our Profession and College"........................................................... 19 Involvement on campus........................................................................................................ 19 Involvement in the profession............................................................................................... 19 "Deploy the Best Available Technology" ................................................................................ 20 Integrated library system ...................................................................................................... 20 Library Proxy Server ............................................................................................................. 20 Appendix A: New Acquisitions to support the Core............................................................. 21 Reference works ................................................................................................................... 21 Circulating collection ............................................................................................................. 29 2006-2007 Champlain College Library Annual Report u i LIBRARY VISION STATEMENT Champlain College Library endeavors to be a national leader in helping educate students to become skilled, effective, responsible information users: that is, people who recognize when they need information, and know how to find, retrieve, evaluate, and use it effectively, efficiently, and ethically. The Library practices agility in being able to respond quickly and effectively to fast- paced change in our profession of librarianship and information science, our College, and our higher education arena. We take an entrepreneurial approach: we undertake the challenge of providing exemplary library and information resources and services in creative, sometimes unconventional ways within the innovative Champlain environment; organizing, operating, and assuming the risk for securing and deploying the needed resources. As "intrepreneurs," we create and grow an effective library unit within the larger organizational context of the College. In support of the College's approach to higher education (a unique blend of technology leadership, market savvy, innovation and fiscal responsibility with a commitment to "the human touch"), we secure and deploy the best available technology to support students and faculty in their information needs, we capitalize on the innovative design and purpose of the Information Commons, and we create, maintain, and make known the Information Commons as an intellectual center on campus -- a welcoming and supportive environment staffed by effective and caring professionals. This distinctive approach permeates both the physical and virtual Library, its resources, its staff, and its services, as we provide relevant, patron-centered support to students, faculty, and staff. -- August, 2006 (Modeled on the Champlain College Vision Statement) 2006-2007 Champlain College Library Annual Report u 1 MILLER INFORMATION COMMONS: "INTELLECTUAL CENTER" "...WE CAPITALIZE ON THE UNIQUE DESIGN AND PURPOSE OF THE INFORMATION COMMONS, AND WE CREATE, MAINTAIN, AND MAKE KNOWN THE INFORMATION COMMONS AS AN INTELLECTUAL CENTER ON CAMPUS -- A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT..." Now entering its tenth year, Miller Information Commons remains a vibrant campus center, combining the functions of an innovative academic library with services and resources such as the Writing Lab, the Math/Accounting Lab, and the newly renamed Center for Instructional Practice. THE FACILITY AND ITS USE Miller Information Commons is heavily used, with an annual gate count of over 148,000 in FY 2006-2007. MillerMiller InformationInformation CommonsCommons GateGate Count Count 160,000 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 Gate Count 133,637 139,489 144,834 148,436 The "gate count" of a facility simply measures each time someone walks into the facility. It does not identify type of use, but it does serve as a good overall indicator of the level of use. The gradual slope of this graph represents an increase in gate count of about 15,000 in about three years. Library staff members, including circulation manager Tammy Miller and evening/weekend circulation assistants Freddy Angel, Chris Campion, Gloria DeSousa, and Matt Jarvis, kept the facility open for 106.5 hours each week during the academic year, including early morning, late night, and weekend hours. 2 u 2006-2007 Champlain College Library Annual Report In addition to library resources and services, Miller Information Commons provides a broad range of other services for students and faculty: • Writing Lab: The Writing Lab, directed by Francine Page and staffed by students, logged 858 visits in the 2006-2007 academic year, substantial increase over 697 visits the year before. • Math/Accounting Lab: In the first year of its new location the Math/Accounting Lab, directed by David Mona and staffed by students, received an estimated 1,100-1,200 visits. • Center for Instructional Practice (Faculty teaching & learning center): The CIP, directed by Cinse Bonino, offers workshops, orientations, personal consultation, and other resources and services, for all Champlain faculty members. EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS Showcasing selections from the library collection through exhibits and displays has become a popular and effective tradition in the library. This year's displays, developed by librarians Sarah Cohen, Janet Cottrell, Marie Kascus, Paula Olsen, and Brenda Racht, featured an array of celebrations, current events, and topics of interest, including: • Summer Reading (June, 2007) • Nobel Prize Winners (May, 2007) • Remembering David Halberstam (April-May, 2007) • Kurt Vonnegut (April-May, 2007) • Life After Graduation (April-May,