Centennial Library 2015-2016 Annual Report

 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. HIGHLIGHTS