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Enhancing Library Services and Facilities for Academic Excellence (2010-2012)

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The Library Tuition and Fee Proposal Committee presents an overview of significant enhancements made during the academic years 2010-11 and 2011-12 to support student success. Highlights include the expansion of study spaces, technology access with 125 computers, significant collections with over 1.2 million volumes, and extensive reference services that addressed over 64,000 inquiries. The completion of new spaces and improved internal processes has ensured quicker access to resources and a seamless experience for students. Adequate funding has supported these developments, ensuring a balanced budget for continued operations.

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Enhancing Library Services and Facilities for Academic Excellence (2010-2012)

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  1. Mandatory Fee: Library Tuition and Fee Proposal Committee Presentations For the Academic Years 2010-11 and 2011-12

  2. Student Benefits: Study Spaces • Information Commons: 125 computers • 1607 study seats • 30 group study rooms (19,000 uses) • Graduate quiet and collaborative study rooms • 775,000 people entered the building (Gate Count)

  3. Student Benefits: Collections • 1.2 Million Volumes • 43,000 Current Serial Subscriptions • 12,500 Video, 20,000 Audio Items • 16,000 Maps, 3.2 Million Microform Units • 4,800 Linear Feet of Special Collections

  4. Student Benefits: Collections • 175,000 items checked-out • 2,124,119 searches in indexes and databases • 1,411,981 accesses to online articles • 7,800 items borrowed from other libraries • 914 items on e-reserve

  5. Student Benefits: Services • Reference and Instruction: • 64,000 reference questions (desk, phone, chat, IM) • 240 instruction sessions for 4855 students • 333 tours for 8277 students • 45 laptops (15,607 uses) • 5240 students reached with other activities on campus

  6. Highlights • Completion of the first phase of the Information Commons • Completion of a new Special Collections area • New integrated discovery environment that connections books, indexes, databases and articles

  7. Internal Realignments • Improvements in processing: • Get books to the shelves faster with less staff intervention • Staff previously focused on processing physical materials moved to digital materials • More records for digital books loaded into the library catalog so they will be easier to find

  8. Internal Realignments • New First-Year Services Department: • Collaborate with other first-year services to offer seamless support for students • Develop more online content related to finding and using information

  9. Plans for 2011/2012 • Complete the renovation of the 2nd floor: • 50 additional computers • 10 more study rooms • Space for the Writing Center and Tomas Rivera Tutoring Services and Supplemental Instruction • Move services not directly related to students and faculty out of the library

  10. Adequacy of funding • Large fund balances are being used to improve the physical spaces in the library • Current fee is adequate for 2010 operations (budget is balanced)

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