Centennial Library 2016-2017 Annual Report

 Library faculty and staff made two presentations at the annual conference of the Academic Library Association of Ohio, one by Joe Fox, Instructional Services Librarian , Kristi Coe, Health Sciences Librarian , Tricia Walker, Digital Services Specialist , and Linda Divan, Library Systems Coordinator , on redesigning the library website, and the other by Josh Michael, Director of Public Service s, on redesigning our new student orientation program.  Experienced staffing changes with the departure of an Information Services Librarian and the transition of a staff member to a faculty position. Kirsten Setzkorn was hired to be the new Humanities Librarian starting July 1, leaving her part-time library Digital Services Specialist position.  In preparation for the installation of a new library service facility, the media collection was moved to a new location in the library. In addition, the microforms collection was significantly reduced and moved to a new location. This project also allowed for the installation of some new book shelving on the lower level, and the shifting of some book resources from the upper to the lower level stacks.  The media resource room was transitioned into GroupWORK, a collaboration zone with 3 new group study rooms, several semi-private group study pods, and a free-style area for group study gatherings. Construction was begun in May with opening anticipated for the fall 2017 semester.  Annual library book sale was the second largest on record with almost 7,000 items available and with the second highest sales total for the history of the event.  Successful Library marketing year including eight events; Blind date with a book, trivia contests (2), Chill Zone (finals week), Photo contest, Get One Thing Done (2), and Lounge at the Library (finals week)  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 23 students.  Library collection passed 360,000 items, with almost 47% of the collection now in digital format and over 97% of the journal collection of over 26,000 titles available on-line.  Five significant assessment activities were completed including the freshmen library satisfaction survey, the senior library satisfaction survey, a faculty library survey, a graduate student survey, and a library student assistant work environment assessment, all with very positive results.  Classroom and computer furniture was replaced in the language lab classroom 003 on the lower level.  Awarded the 17th Centennial Library Graduate School Scholarship in Library Science to Sharon Tapia, Class of 2017. This award has been given annually since 2000.  The library published its first undergraduate open-access online research journal through the Digital Commons institutional repository. Entitled Channels : where disciplines meet , two issues were completed during the academic year with a total of 15 student research papers included.  Kristi Coe, Health Sciences Librarian , was the first library faculty member to provide leadership for the annual University Research & Scholarship Symposium . This 8 th annual event was held in April.  A new research assistance model was established using a central service desk where research questions are “triaged” to determine the appropriate level of assistance needed. This change resulted in a 30% increase in research interactions.  New exhibit was installed in the Center for Biblical and Theological Studies’ Biblical Heritage Gallery using materials from the library special collections and celebrating the 500 th anniversary of the Reformation. Entitled “Dawn of the Reformation: Sola Scriptura,” the exhibit is available to the public through October, 2017. 2016-2017 HIGHLIGHTS