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A Room With a View:

A Room With a View:. Creating the Elizabeth City State University Music Library. Stephanie Lewin -Lane. About Me. Music Librarian at Elizabeth City State University Education- University of WI-Milwaukee BA in Music MM in Music History & Literature

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A Room With a View:

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  1. A Room With a View: Creating the Elizabeth City State University Music Library Stephanie Lewin-Lane

  2. About Me • Music Librarian at Elizabeth City State University • Education- University of WI-Milwaukee • BA in Music • MM in Music History & Literature • MLIS in Library & Information Science • Research Interests • Women in rockabilly music • Popular music of the 1920s-40s • Marketing & development • Social Media • Information literacy & gaming • Background- Jack of All Trades • Professional Musician & Voice Teacher • Music retail & administrative assistant

  3. About ECSU • Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina • Total enrollment 2,421 • Founded March 3, 1891 • Two-year Normal School teaching Elementary Education • Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) • 73% African-American, 16% White, 9% Asian, 2% Other • Offers 37 baccalaureate degree programs and 4master's degree programs • BA in Music w/ concentrations

  4. Music Library Then • Satellite location of G.R. Little Library in Fine Arts Bldg • “Resource Room” originally designed to be a Music Library • Process started to satisfy NASM accreditation requirements • 9/12 – 1/13: Interim Librarian • Worked with ECU staff • Organized stored items into subject piles

  5. The Plan Self-sufficient “one-stop shop” Temporarily close library to process space Remove 2 computer stations (of 6) and add group table for more work space Prioritize un-cataloged items and store to make space for cataloged items Pull and scan M-ML cataloged music items in main G.R. Little Library Physically move, process, and re-scan 1,600 cataloged items and shelve

  6. Music Retail Business Model Sustainability/Go Green Learning Library for future training Goals Social Media & Marketing ECSU Music Library Blog

  7. Music Library Now • Approx. 2,500 items (and growing!) • 3,200 M class all together • Music and Art Info Lit classes & library workshops • Music item (M-MT) circulation up approx. 3% • 2012 (full year) vs. 2013 (8 months) • 1-2 student workers

  8. Music Library Now

  9. Observations • Title III Funding • Music Library creation opportunity to leverage pre-library background • More diversity needed in graduate training • Practical librarianship classes in Academic/Public areas? • Shadow librarians during their typical work day (similar to student teaching in education)

  10. Justin, Jimmie, Me, and Susan

  11. Any Questions? Thank You !

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