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Mandatory Fee: Library. Tuition and Fee Proposal Committee Presentations For the Academic Years 2010-11 and 2011-12 . Student Benefits: Study Spaces. Information Commons: 125 computers 1607 study seats 30 group study rooms (19,000 uses) Graduate quiet and collaborative study rooms
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Mandatory Fee: Library Tuition and Fee Proposal Committee Presentations For the Academic Years 2010-11 and 2011-12
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)