Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons Appalachian State University

1. Thoughts on Academic Libraries Photo of shelves in a basement level of Princeton’s Firestone Library: Andreas Praefcke; Photo illustration: Seven Veach Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information CommonsAppalachian State University William Madison Randall Library University of North Carolina - Wilmington Design by Lynn Patterson February 2012 Sarah Watstein Mary Reichel

2. Introductions • Students • Mary Reichel • Sarah Barbara Watstein

3. 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

4. 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)

5. Appalachian Library’s Mission The mission of the Appalachian State University Library is to assist those who pursue knowledge. • Strategic Directions • Learning • Scholarship • Engagement • Effectiveness

6. 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

7. Teaching Library • 6 credit courses • Information Literacy Program

8. 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

9. 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

10. UNCW Context: Degrees • Degrees Offered • Bachelor's (majors) 52 • Master's 31 • Doctoral 2 • http://www.uncw.edu/aboutuncw/aboutJustthefacts.html

11. 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

12. 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

13. Randall Library: Key Action Areas • Learning Spaces • Optimizing the User Experience • Information Literacy • Collaboration • Continuous Assessment • Organizational Welfare • Demonstrating our Value • Supporting the Academy

14. 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

15. The Value of Academic Libraries • 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

16. 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

17. Demonstrating our Value: Best Practices • ASU • Randall 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

18. Accreditation 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

19. Standards for Libraries in Higher Education • 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

20. Standards for Libraries in Higher Education • Discussion • In your principles what is the most interesting performance indicator? • Describe one example of that indicator. • Share

21. Envisioning our Academic Library Futures • 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

22. Faculty Status for Academic Librarians Advantages • Similarity with faculty • Reinforces fundamental purpose of academic libraries (educating student and supporting research) • Peer Review • Academic Freedom • Faculty Governance

23. Faculty Status for Academic Librarians Disadvantages • Stretches the model • Type and culture of the university • Lowest on the totem pole

24. Library Staff • UNC Banding • Distinctions in Work Responsibilities • Faculty Status and Staff • *Increase the division?

25. Academic Library Essentials • Academic library essentials • Keeping up • Networking • Service • Scholarly and creative activity • Fund raising • Loose ends

26. Building our Future with Bricks and Mortar @ App State • Belk Library and Information Commons • University Writing Center • Library’s Digital Media Studio

27. Building our Future with Collections @ App State • Special Collections

28. Building our Future with Bricks and Mortar @ UNCW http://www.facebook.com/uncwmemes

29. Building our Future with Bricks and Mortar @ UNCW

30. Building our Future with Collections @ UNCW

31. Envisioning YOUR Futures • Where do you see yourself in the future? • Job hunting http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/05/08/1184506/thousands-graduate-from-unc-chapel.html

32. Job Hunt, Interviews • Questions http://critical-thinkers.com/2011/02/70-questions-to-boost-your-critical-thinking/questions http://www.google.com/imgres?q=questions&nuhttp://critical-thinkers.com/2011/02/70-questions-to-boost-your-critical-thinking/questions/m=10&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1680&bih=888&tbm=isch&tbnid=DXpDlxzsKsF5wM:&imgrefurl=http://critical-thinkers.com/2011/02/70-questions-to-boost-your-critical-thinking/questions/&docid=uWc95jE0icA9dM&imgurl=http://critical-thinkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/TenQuestionsDropshippers.jpg&w=603&h=401&ei=1LlCT7q2GYnbggeZu7mDCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=454&vpy=496&dur=1&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=142&ty=117&sig=105578111700844333148&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=132&tbnw=199&start=0&ndsp=32&ved=0CJQBEK0DMBI

33. Additional Questions and Comments • Thank you! • Mary Reichel • reichelml@appstate.edu • Sarah Barbara Watstein • watsteins@uncw.edu