Applied Degrees and College Library Collections

1. Shaking it UP! Applied Degrees and College Library Collections

2. OLA 2004 Dr. Katharine Janzen, Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Seneca College Dr. Catherine Wilkins, Director, Learning Resources, Conestoga College Jo-Anne Westerby, Library Director, Mohawk College Tanis Fink, Chief Librarian and Director, Learning Commons, Seneca College.

3. Applied Degrees in the Ontario Colleges T H E C O N T E X T

4. Historical Context • founded in May 1965 – Educ. Min. Bill Davis • to address high youth unemployment, low participation rate in post-secondary education, and a lagging economy

5. Historical Context • created a “system” of 22 (2524)Colleges of Applied Arts & Technology(CAATs) • Located in each Ontario “community” – commuter colleges • to ensure access for all adults in Ontario

6. Historical Context • strategically “alternative to university” • purposefully different from the USA model of “community colleges” • to offer certificates, 2 & 3 yr DIPLOMA programs, post diploma and Continuing Education programs/courses

7. Historical Context • strong focus on “vocational relevance” • preparation of skilled workforce to meet needs of the economy • provision for up to 1/3 of curriculum to be General Education

8. The Changing Context • trend to globalization in all areas of life • “diploma” not understood globally = disadvantage to college educated • knowledge explosion - increasing credentialism in vocations/ professions generally

9. The Changing Context • 2001-2002 MTCU Pilot Project for “Applied Degrees” to be offered in the CAATs - max 4 applications per CAAT • rigorous application and approval process • Reviewed by the Postsecondary Educ. Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB)

10. The Changing Context • total of 36 Pilot programs were approved by MTCU • to be assessed in 4 years • http://peqab.edu.gov.on.ca/pilot2.html

11. The Current Context • “New Charter” for the CAATs – passed in June 2002, effective April 1, 2003 • pushed accountability down to Board of Governors in many areas

12. The Current Context • legislation passed to allow ANYONE to apply to offer university programs in Ontario • PEQAB assessment req’d

13. The Current Context • “Differentiated Status” offered to the CAATs • authorization to offer up to 15% of their curricula as applied bacc degrees • PEQAB assessment req’d

14. The Current Context • “CAPACITY TO DELIVER” at the baccalaureate level remains an important Standard that must be met • Library Collections/ Resources are central

15. Shaking It Up! Applied Degrees and College Library Collections Ontario Library Association 2004 Dr. Catherine Wilkins Conestoga College

16. Conestoga College Context • student FTE 6,000 • schools of: Information and Engineering Technology; Liberal and Media Studies; Biotechnology, Community Services and Health Sciences; Business • collaborative degree B.Sc.N. • 4 applied baccalaureate degrees

17. Learning Resources Vision • Administrative Division • Collection Management Division • Learning Support Services Division • --Educational Technology • Presentation Technologies Division

18. Committees for Communication • Academic Coordinating Committee • LRC Advisory Committee • Information Resources Management Committee

19. Applied Degrees—Impact on Collection • 4 programs, co-op model • Assessment of current collection • PEQAB Assessment

20. Learning Resources • Defining the balance • Print—books & periodicals • Media—video, CD-Rom • Electronic Resources—e-databases • Resources exist in multiple formats • Linkage to LMS

21. Experience with Collaborative Degree - B.Sc.N. • McMaster curriculum • Resources selected collaboratively – McMaster & Conestoga faculty/library staff • Resources acquired according to PBL curriculum • Feedback from students

22. The case for building the collection • Degree programs, co-op model • Delivery model-project based learning • Teamwork integrated • Curriculum Structure--themes • Science & Math, Technology & Business, Liberal Arts • Projections based on numbers

23. Curriculum Themes -Architecture Program • Foundation module • Code and regulations of practice • Construction materials and methods • Building systems • Applied mathematics • Studio principles & history of design • Computer concepts • Estimating & specifications • Human health, ergonomics • Environment & safety

24. Process for Collection Building • Faculty and library reps for each degree • Identify priorities for collection—reference, reserve and circulating materials • Core and liberal studies courses • Ongoing dialogue to determine balance of collection—print/media/electronic • Evaluation of resources; feedback from students and faculty

25. Funding for resources • Operating funds, donations and fundraising—college process • Communication with faculty and senior administration—inform, educate, advocate • Results of evaluation critical

26. Where are we now? • Building the collection • Providing access • Building knowledge in the College community re: collection needs

27. What does the future hold?

28. OLA 2004 Shaking it Up at Seneca College! Tanis Fink, Chief Librarian and Director, Learning Commons, Seneca College.

29. Business Case Method Methodology of Seneca College Library

30. Background ●Biggest barrier was lack of funding for collections ●How do you quantitive a library funding issue? ●A methodology was required ●Cost analysis plan for the library collections

31. Let’s Get to Work How do you get started developing a cost-analysis plan for a college library collection?

32. What do you want? ●Partnership with faculty ●Collections closely linked to the curriculum ●Quick, effective and relevant selection ●Easy to use method for staff ●Statistical and budget framework ●Type, quantity and level of resource for the student

33. Birth Announcement The story behind the birth of the Collection Development Profile

34. Accountability ●Faculty Librarians Involvement and Ownership ●Partnership with Faculty ●Commitment of Time from faculty ●We stopped chasing faculty and they started chasing us!

35. Other Steps ●College Collections Standards ●Benchmarks with other academic institutions ●Measurement ●The annoying budget chart ●Estimation of all programs ●Received new funding for books!

36. Five Year Budget Plan-Travel and Tourism Number of Students Current Number of books Cost of a book How much to maintain the collection How much to build the collection Cost of periodicals Cost of media Total budget

37. Five Year Budget Plan-Travel and Tourism • $15,860 • $17,053 • $18,019 • $19,040 • $20,120

38. Success Story ♥ Annual commitment ♥ Measurable ♥ Academic Partnership

39. The Applied Degrees are coming!

40. We did not panic! ●We had a model! ●Measurable system ●Extensive work on collections ●Excellent partnership with our faculty

41. Applied Degrees Bachelor of Applied Technology in Integrated Environmental Site Remediation

42. Traditional Role ●Learning Commons Model ●Collection Profile Process ●Five-year Plan of collection renewal ●# of books = # of students ●Standards and benchmarks ●Faculty commitment and partnership

43. E-Presence ●e-books, e-journals, e-databases ●electronic library ●Learning Commons web site ●Research by Subject pages

44. Challenges-the grey ghost!

45. Challenges of Applied Degrees ●Grey Ghost of collection development ●Level of selection and availability ●Cost ●Space ●New faculty partnership ●Journal literature

46. The Future

47. What Next? Collaboration on selection Collaboration on storage Pooling of resources, staffing and collections More consortium agreements COLLABORATION!!!!!

48. OLA 2004 Jo-Anne Westerby Mohawk College

49. COLLABORATION COLLABORATION COLLABORATION COLLABORATION!!!!!