Centennial Library 2017-2018 Annual Report

After 43 years as Dean of Library Services, Lynn transitioned to a new role at the end of the 2017-18 academic year. During his time as dean, the library expanded collections and services to match the growth of Cedarville University, joined OhioLINK, converted to online systems, and developed a digital institutional repository (the Digital Commons). Under his leadership, the Centennial Library became an exemplary academic library. For his 50 th year of service at the university, Lynn will be working as University Archivist and Curator of the Biblical Heritage Gallery. While he has held both of these roles previously, during the 2018-19 year he will be able to give them more time and attention. This will allow him to accelerate the process of digitizing archive collections and materials, advance the cataloging of the Archives & Special Collections, and develop plans for the future of the Biblical Heritage Gallery. PERSONNEL CHANGES - DEPARTURES Michal retired in January after 23 years of service. She began as the Serials Technical Assistant in 1994, and moved to the role of Staff Cataloger in 2001. Her capacity for accurate work in complex, detailed systems was well-suited to cataloging and invaluable to the library. Luann retired in February after serving for 31 years in the library. Luann served as Circulation Services Manager from 1986 to 2001, Circulation Assistant Manager from 2001 to 2005, and Interlibrary Services Coordinator from 2005 to 2018. In each of these roles, she consistently demonstrated accuracy and service to patrons. Joe took a position in July at Charleston Southern University as Head of Reference & Instruction and Digital Learning & Web Services Librarian. Joe had served at Cedarville as Instructional Services Librarian since 2011 and had contributed much to the library: spearheading the adoption of new services and technologies, managing the library’s website, and delivering many classroom instruction sessions, especially in Speech and Composition classes. Lynn Brock Michal Bader Luann Nicholas Joe Fox