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The
Library student intern team
was selected to do a presentation at the annual conference of the Academic Library
Association of Ohio. Led by Julie Deardorff,
Director of Collection Services
, and Kirsten Setzkorn,
Digital Services
Specialist
, the content of the presentation outlined the Library’s unique career development program for students
considering the library science field.
Experienced
staffing changes
with the departure of the Library Office Manager and the Collection Services Technical
Assistant (CSTA). Valerie Harmon was hired as the new Office Manager and Allison Jensen, former Library intern and
student assistant, was hired as the new CSTA.
New
rare book scanner
was acquired to scan the Martha McMillan Journals (1867-1913) for the University Archives,
comprising 46 years of journals with over 10,000 pages. Digital images are now on the University Archives website
at the DigitalCommons@Cedarville institutional repository.
Annual library book sale
set records with almost 10,000 items available and with the sales total surpassing any
previous year.
Successful
library marketing
year included nine events; Super September, Blind date with a book, trivia contests,
Chill Zone (finals week), Photo contest, Read-a-Latte, Book bracket madness, Lounge at the Library (finals week), and
400 minutes of Shakespeare.
The
Writing Center
, a service of the Department of English, Literature, and Modern Languages, located in another
building on campus, opened “The Branch” in the library, providing walk-in tutorial services on several evenings.
Kirsten Setzkorn, Digital Services Specialist, was awarded a
competitive scholarship
from the Kent State University
School of Library and Information Science where she is enrolled and completing her Masters of Library and
Information Science Degree. She plans to finish the program in December, 2016.
Launched the
3-C faculty partnership
initiative in which library faculty will Connect with all University faculty
members over a two year period, Collaborate with them to identify existing library services that meet faculty needs,
and Create new partnerships and services where appropriate.
Library ventured into the blogosphere with the establishment of the
Library Blog
which gives the library another
channel to keep patrons informed about events, resources, and services. This joins the Centennial Library E-News as
forums to provide information to our users. The Blog can be accessed at the library website.
Three students completed the
library internship
during the fall semester, a paid internship which also brings 3 hours
of academic credit. Designed for students considering a library science career, the internship is now in its tenth year
and has been completed by 25 students.
Library collection
passed a milestone of 350,000 items, with almost 40% in digital format and over 97% of the
journal collection of 26,000 titles in digital form.
Three significant
assessment activities
were completed including the freshmen library satisfaction survey, the senior
library satisfaction survey, and the Administrator Performance Assessment, all with very positive results.
Continued to upgrade the
library seating
with the third phase of replacements of the reading chairs at carrels and
tables. A total of 200 chairs have been replaced with one more phase yet to complete. As well, additional high top
tables and chairs were added on the lower level along the windows overlooking Cedar Lake.
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