Library Annual Report

The STC Library Services Department has deep roots in and commitment to the STC community. The focus of serving students was invigorating and rewarding in FY23 with improvement in services and collections. We take pride in our role helping students succeed and in our commitment to serving our community while focusing on the missions of the College and Library Services.

The purpose of the Library Annual Report FY23 is to reflect upon the previous school year and to inform readers of the programs and services offered to support both students and faculty with the goal of helping students succeed academically.

This report of programs and services offered to support student success is for the entire college community including students, faculty, staff, and the public. Information and data related to services and resources is included and compared to previous annual report data.

The Board of Trustees provides financial support through an approved annual budget, which is devoted to purchasing print and audio-visual materials and subscriptions to electronic resources as well as membership fees to several resource and service consortia. Library Services has a responsibility to provide students and faculty excellent resources while being good stewards of taxpayers’ money.

Measures used to evaluate the budget include student enrollment and the number of class sections. There are three (3) types of class sections offered at STC: fully Online, hybrid (online and face-to-face) and traditional (fully face-to-face). No longer can we expect students to be able to visit a physical library, as many students do not live in close proximity to a campus; therefore, we must provide access to resources remotely. As the type of class sections change, the resources available to students and faculty must change to meet their needs.

Class Sections and Enrollment

From FY21 to FY23, the number of class sections offered at STC decreased by 1.7%. There was an increase in the number of traditional class sections by 4,211%; however, the number of fully online class sections decreased by 60.1% and hybrid class sections increased by 32%.

Purchasing Consortium Memberships – Electronic Resources

One avenue Library Services used to provide quality resources to all students was an investment in electronic resources accessed via a computer, tablet, or smart phone no matter the student’s location. It is an ongoing challenge to provide needed electronic resources due to annual price increases.

An available resource Library Services used to contain the cost of electronic resources, while addressing the needs of students and faculty and spending taxpayers’ money in a responsible manner, was purchasing memberships in consortia when financially advantageous. A purchasing consortium is a collaborative arrangement in which two or more organizations join to combine individual requirements for resources to gain more robust resource packages. Membership in consortia allows entities to scale economy and purchasing power, which is not attainable individually.

TexShare is a purchasing consortium of public, academic, and medical libraries under the auspices of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It is designed to improve library services to state citizens, in part by providing discounted access to selected electronic information resources. The annual membership fee includes the opportunity to purchase an electronic-resource package consisting of over 65 core databases.

The college expended a total of $72,369 over a three-year period to purchase access to electronic resources. To purchase the same resources individually from the publisher would have cost $1,643,095. Being a member of TexShare saved the college $1,570,726 a savings of 95.6%.

Resource Sharing Memberships – InterLibrary Loan (ILL)

Library Services invested in annual memberships in other consortia providing a variety of services including the ability to borrow print materials not available in STC collections. Borrowing, rather than purchasing, the requested materials often result in a significant savings, wisely using taxpayer’s funds.

To obtain print books not available in STC collections, membership in TexShare, Amigos Library Services, and OCLC consortia provides access to virtually every print resource owned by public and academic libraries in Texas and throughout the nation. The expectation of members is to maintain good resource sharing (borrowing and lending) relationships with other institutions.

The six (6) campus libraries provided:

Facilities

• 138,050 square feet
• seating for 1,367 students
• 37 study rooms

Visits

Each campus has a physical library providing resources and services. The number of hours a site was open ranged from 40 to 68 hours per week based on the needs of the students and faculty.

There was an overall increase in visits 186.4% from FY21 and FY23.

Technology

• over 900 computers
• printing stations, including mobile printing
• online study room scheduling program
• laptops available to borrow
• after-hours access

Ratio Students to Computers

Collection

• over 109,000 items (books/DVDs)
• over 1,130,000 items (electronic books (eBooks) and electronic journals (eJournals))

Print Books, DVDs, and eBooks Usage

Between FY22 and FY23 there was a decrease of 19.8% in the number of print and DVD items circulated, an increase in eBook usage of 11.8%, and a decrease of 4.7% in the number of serial articles accessed.

Several factors affected the use of the library collection. A increase in Traditional class sections of 4,211%, a decrease of 60.1% of Fully Online class sections and Hybrid class sections of 32.1%, and the availability of online resources, such as eJournals, streaming videos and eBooks, changed the manner students accessed information, resulting in a shift from the use of print to online resources.

FY21 to FY23

• print books and DVDs usage decreased 43.6%
• eBooks usage increased 67.8%

Serials Usage (newspapers, journals, magazines)

An investment in 142 databases provided all students and faculty, including online and dual credit, access to electronic resources. In FY23, students accessed 331,792 full-text articles found in serials (newspapers, journals, magazines).

• 142 databases searched
• 331,792 full-text serial articles accessed, a decrease of 4.7%

Library Services believes that providing rich learning opportunities to students, faculty and the community is essential to meeting the library and college missions. Experiences offered to students and faculty included cultural events and information literacy classes. Cultural events including presentations by authors, artists, musicians and the exhibition of artwork were available throughout the year.

Library Art Gallery Attendance / Artist Presentations

Speakers / Presentations / Events

Information Literacy Instruction

Staff provided individual assistance in FY23 to students and faculty in addition to formal instruction planned with faculty, which allowed the customization of content based on the needs of the class.

• 192 classes, an increase of 21.5%
• 4,054 attendees, an increase of 42.7%
• 65% of classes are represented by five departments:
  • English – 60 classes (31%)
  • College Success for Healthcare – 25 classes (13%)
  • Organizational Leadership – 16 classes (8%)
  • History – 14 classes (7%)
  • Dual Credit – 11 classes (6%)

Each year brings challenges and opportunities. A focus on improvement and growth requires ongoing evaluation. The key opportunities for Library Services (FY23 – FY25) are:

• Supporting faculty in the location, creation and use of Open Education Resources (OER).
• Continue renovating the Pecan Library facility to address needs of students including space, study rooms and technology.
• Adjusting purchases to balance resources to address changes in online enrollment and dual credit students.
• Improving collaboration with faculty to align services and resources.
• Improving information literacy instruction to align with the increase of online classes.
• Assisting in the College’s response to the proliferation of generative AI.

The STC Library Services Department has deep roots in and commitment to the STC community. The focus of serving students was invigorating and rewarding in FY22 with improvement in services and collections. We take pride in our role helping students succeed and in our commitment to serving our community, while focusing on the missions of the College and Library Services.

The purpose of the Library Annual Report FY22 is to reflect upon the previous school year and to inform readers of the programs and services offered to support both students and faculty with the goal of helping students succeed academically.

This report of programs and services offered to support student success is for the entire college community, including students, faculty, staff, and the public. Information and data related to services and resources is included and compared to previous annual report data.

The Board of Trustees provides financial support through an approved annual budget, which is devoted to purchasing print and audio-visual materials, and subscriptions to electronic resources, as well as membership fees to several resource and service consortia. Library Services has a responsibility to provide students and faculty excellent resources while being good stewards of taxpayers’ money.

Measures used to evaluate the budget include student enrollment and the number of class sections. There are three (3) types of class sections offered at STC: Fully Online, Hybrid (online and face-to-face) and Traditional (fully face-to-face). No longer can we expect students to be able to visit a physical library, as many students do not live in close proximity to a campus; therefore, we must provide access to resources remotely. As the type of class sections change, the resources available to students and faculty must change to meet their needs.

Class Sections and Enrollment

From FY20 to FY22, the number of class sections offered at STC decreased by 12.6%. There was a decrease in the number of Traditional class sections by 33.4%; however, the number of Fully Online class sections increased by 34% and Hybrid class sections increased by 43.8%. Class offerings were impacted due to the pandemic.

Purchasing Consortium Memberships – Electronic Resources

One avenue Library Services used to provide quality resources to all students was an investment in electronic resources accessed via a computer, tablet, or smart phone no matter the student’s location. It is an ongoing challenge to provide needed electronic resources due to annual price increases.

An available resource Library Services used to contain the cost of electronic resources, while addressing the needs of students and faculty and spending taxpayers’ money in a responsible manner, was purchasing memberships in consortia when financially advantageous. A purchasing consortium is a collaborative arrangement in which two or more organizations join to combine individual requirements for resources to gain more robust resource packages. Membership in consortia allow entities to scale economy and purchasing power, which is not attainable individually.

TexShare is a purchasing consortium of public, academic, and medical libraries under the auspices of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It is designed to improve library services to state citizens, in part by providing discounted access to selected electronic information resources. The annual membership fee includes the opportunity to purchase an electronic-resource package consisting of over 65 core databases.

The college expended a total of $72,369 over a three-year period to purchase access to electronic resources. To purchase the same resources individually from the publisher would have cost $1,095,764. Being a member of TexShare saved the college $987,395 a savings of 93.2%.

Resource Sharing Memberships – InterLibrary Loan (ILL)

Library Services invested in annual memberships in other consortia providing a variety of services including the ability to borrow print materials not available in STC collections. Borrowing, rather than purchasing, the requested materials often results in significant savings, wisely using taxpayer’s funds.

To obtain print books not available in STC collections, membership in TexShare, Amigos Library Services, and OCLC consortia provides access to virtually every print resource owned by public and academic libraries in Texas and throughout the nation. The expectation of members is to maintain good resource-sharing (borrowing and lending) relationships with other institutions.

The average cost of a lending transaction varies. Based on past studies and allowing for inflation and increased costs, the average cost is $28.2. Based on the average cost, lending 981 resources to other libraries from FY20 to FY22 cost slightly more than $27,000. The average cost to purchase a resource from FY20 to FY22 was $84.2. Borrowing 548 items from FY20 to FY22, rather than purchasing them, resulted in a savings of $46,123.3.

Analyzing the costs associated with lending and borrowing requested books, resulted in a net savings of almost $2,879.5 (6.2%).

The six (6) campus libraries provided:

Facilities

• 138,050 square feet
• seating for 1,367 students
• 45 study rooms

Visits

Each campus has a physical library providing resources and services. The number of hours a site was open ranged from 40 to 68 hours per week based on the needs of the students and faculty.

There was an overall decrease in visits of 53.8% from FY20 and FY22 likely due in part to the pandemic. The average number of visits decreased per student by 53%.

Technology

• over 900 computers
• printing stations, including mobile printing
• online study room scheduling program
• laptops available to borrow
• after-hours access

Ratio Students to Computers

Collection

• over 110,000 items (books/DVDs)
• over 749,000 items (electronic books (eBooks) and electronic journals (eJournals))

Print Books, DVDs, and eBooks Usage

Between FY21 and FY22 there was a decrease of 29.7% in the number of print and DVD items circulated, an increase in eBook usage of 50.1%, and a decrease of 23.1% in the number of serial articles accessed.

Several factors affected the use of the library collection. A increase in Traditional class sections of 33.4%, an increase of 34% of Fully Online class sections and Hybrid class sections of 3.8%, and the availability of online resources, such as eJournals, streaming videos and eBooks, changed the manner students accessed information, resulting in a shift from the use of print to online resources.

FY20 to FY22

• print books and DVDs usage decreased 43.7%
• eBooks usage increased 71%
• over 233,000 media titles accessed

Serials Usage (newspapers, journals, magazines)

An investment in 122 databases provided all students and faculty, including online and dual credit, access to electronic resources. In FY22, students accessed over 348,196 full-text articles found in serials (newspapers, journals, magazines).

• 122 databases searched
• 348,196 full-text serial articles accessed, a decrease of 23.1%

Library Services believes that providing rich learning opportunities to students, faculty, and the community is essential to meeting the library and college missions. Experiences such as information literacy classes and cultural events, including presentations by authors, artists, musicians and the exhibition of artwork, were offered to students and faculty throughout the year.

Library Art Gallery Attendance / Artist Presentations

Speakers / Presentations / Events

Information Literacy Instruction

Staff provided individual assistance in FY22 to students and faculty in addition to formal instruction planned with faculty, which allowed the customization of content based on the needs of the class.

• 158 classes, an increase of 46.3%
• 2,842 attendees, an increase of 51.6%
• 86% of classes are represented by five departments:
  • Nursing and Allied Health – 55 classes (35%)
  • Organizational Leadership – 39 classes (25%)
  • English – 17 classes (11%)
  • History and Philosophy – 13 classes (8%)
  • Art – 11 classes (7%)

Each year brings challenges and opportunities. A focus on improvement and growth requires ongoing evaluation. The key opportunities for Library Services (FY22 – FY24) are:

• Supporting faculty in the location, creation, and use of Open Education Resources (OER).
• Renovating the Pecan Library facility to address needs of students, including space, study rooms, and technology.
• Adjusting purchases to balance resources to address changes in online enrollment and dual credit students.
• Improving collaboration with faculty to align services and resources.
• Improving information literacy instruction to align with the increase of online classes.

The STC Library Services Department has deep roots in and commitment to the STC community. The focus of serving students was invigorating and rewarding in FY21 with improvement in services and collections. We take pride in our role helping students succeed, and in our commitment to serving our community while focusing on the missions of the College and Library Services.

The purpose of the Annual Library Report FY21 is to reflect upon the previous school year and to inform readers of the programs and services offered to support both students and faculty with the goal of helping students succeed academically. Due to the pandemic, the Library had an unusual year. Services and visitations were greatly impacted.

This report of programs and services offered to support student success is for the entire college community including students, faculty, staff, and the public. Information and data related to services and resources is included and compared to previous annual report data.

The Board of Trustees provides financial support through an approved annual budget, which is devoted to purchasing print and audio-visual materials, and subscriptions to electronic resources, as well as membership fees to several resource and service consortia. Library Services has a responsibility to provide students and faculty excellent resources while being good stewards of taxpayers’ money.

Measures used to evaluate the budget include student enrollment and the number of class sections. There are three (3) types of class sections offered at STC: Fully Online, Hybrid (online and face-to-face) and Traditional (fully face-to-face). No longer can we expect students to be able to visit a physical library, as many students do not live in close proximity to a campus; therefore, we must provide access to resources remotely. As the type of class sections change, the resources available to students and faculty must change to meet their needs.

Class Sections and Enrollment

From FY19 to FY21, the number of class sections offered at STC decreased by 14.4%. There was a decrease in the number of Traditional class sections by 98.5%; however, the number of Fully Online class sections increased by 289% and Hybrid class sections increased by 110.7%. Class offerings were impacted due to the pandemic.

Purchasing Consortium Memberships – Electronic Resources

One avenue Library Services used to provide quality resources to all students was an investment in electronic resources accessed via a computer, tablet, or smartphone no matter the student’s location. It is an ongoing challenge to provide needed electronic resources due to annual price increases.

An available resource Library Services used to contain the cost of electronic resources, while addressing the needs of students and faculty and spending taxpayers’ money in a responsible manner, was purchasing memberships in consortia when financially advantageous. A purchasing consortium is a collaborative arrangement in which two or more organizations join to combine individual requirements for resources to gain more robust resource packages. Membership in consortia allow entities to scale economy and purchasing power, which is not attainable individually.

TexShare is a purchasing consortium of public, academic, and medical libraries under the auspices of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It is designed to improve library services to state citizens, in part by providing discounted access to selected electronic information resources. The annual membership fee includes the opportunity to purchase an electronic-resource package consisting of over 65 core databases.

The college expended a total of $72,369 over a three-year period to purchase access to electronic resources. To purchase the same resources individually from the publisher would have cost $1,044,293. Being a member of TexShare saved the college $971,924 – a savings of 93.1%.

Resource Sharing Memberships – InterLibrary Loan (ILL)

Library Services invested in annual memberships in other consortia providing a variety of services including the ability to borrow print materials not available in STC collections. Borrowing, rather than purchasing, the requested materials often results in a significant savings wisely using taxpayer’s funds.

To obtain print books not available in STC collections, membership in TexShare, Amigos Library Services, and OCLC consortia provides access to virtually every print resource owned by public and academic libraries in Texas and throughout the nation. The expectation of members is to maintain good resource sharing (borrowing and lending) relationships with other institutions.

The average cost of a lending transaction varies. Based on past studies and allowing for inflation and increased costs, the average cost is $25.5. Based on the average cost, lending 1,086 resources to other libraries from FY19 to FY21 cost slightly more than $28,000. The average cost to purchase a resource from FY19 to FY21 was $78.7. Borrowing 794 items from FY19 to FY21, rather than purchasing them, resulted in a savings of almost $62,456.

Analyzing the costs associated with lending and borrowing requested books, results in a significant net savings of almost $16,799.40 (26.9%).

The six (6) campus libraries provided:

Facilities

• 135,050 square feet
• seating for 1,367 students
• 45 study rooms

Visits

Each campus has a physical library providing resources and services. The number of hours a site was open ranged from 40 to 68 hours per week based on the needs of the students and faculty which were affected by the pandemic.

There was an overall decrease in visits of 77.3% from FY19 and FY21 likely due in part to the pandemic. The average number of visits decreased per student by 85%.

Technology

• over 900 computers
• printing stations including mobile printing
• online study room scheduling program
• laptops available to borrow
• after-hours access

Ratio Students to Computers

Collection

• over 134,000 items (books/DVDs)
• over 521,000 items (electronic books (eBooks) and electronic journals (eJournals))
  • TexShare 242,750

Print Books, DVDs, and eBooks Usage

Between FY20 and FY21 there was a decrease of 19.9% in the number of print and DVD items circulated, a increase in eBook usage of 13.9%, and an increase of 20% in the number of serial articles accessed.

Several factors affected the use of the library collection. A decrease in Traditional class sections of 98.5%, a substantial increase of 289% of Fully Online class sections and Hybrid class sections of 110.7%, and the availability of online resources, such as eJournals, streaming videos and eBooks, changed the manner students accessed information resulting in a shift from the use of print to online resources.

FY19 to FY21

• print books and DVDs usage decreased 54.2%
• eBooks usage decreased 10%
• over 221,000 media titles accessed

Serials Usage (newspapers, journals, magazines)

An investment in 121 databases provided all students and faculty, including online and dual credit, access to electronic resources. In FY21, students accessed over 452,835 full-text articles found in serials (newspapers, journals, magazines).

• 121 databases searched
• over 452,835 full-text serial articles accessed increased 20

Library Services believes that providing rich learning opportunities to students, faculty, and the community is essential to meeting the library and college missions. Experiences offered to students and faculty included cultural events and information literacy classes. Cultural events including presentations by authors, artists, musicians and the exhibition of artwork were available throughout the year.

Library Art Gallery Attendance / Artist Presentations

Speakers / Presentations / Events

Information Literacy Instruction

Staff provided individual assistance to students and faculty in addition to formal instruction planned with faculty which allowed the customization of content based on the needs of the class. Increased online sessions is a factor in the decrease of the number of classes and attendees. Due to the pandemic, there was a decrease of faculty requests for library instruction.

• 108 classes decreased 58%
• 1,875 attendees decreased 59.3%
• 87% of classes are represented by five departments:
  • Nursing and Allied Health – 42 classes (39%)
  • Organizational Leadership – 17 classes (16%)
  • English – 15 classes (14%)
  • History – 12 classes (11%)
  • Criminal Justice and Social Sciences – 8 classes (7%)

Each year brings challenges and opportunities. A focus on improvement and growth requires ongoing evaluation. The key opportunities for Library Services (FY22 – FY24) are:

• Supporting faculty in the location, creation, and use of Open Education Resources (OER).
• Renovating the Pecan Library facility to address needs of students including space, study rooms, and technology.
• Adjusting purchases to balance resources to address increased online enrollment and dual credit students.
• Improving collaboration with faculty to align services and resources.
• Improving information literacy instruction to align with the increase.

The STC Library Services Department has deep roots in and commitment to the STC community. The focus of serving students was invigorating and rewarding in FY20 with improvement in services and collections. We take pride in our role helping students succeed, and in our commitment to serving our community while focusing on the missions of the College and Library Services.

The purpose of the Annual Library Report FY20 is to reflect upon the previous school year and to inform readers of the programs and services offered to support both students and faculty with the goal of helping students succeed academically. Due to the pandemic, the Library had an unusual year. Services and visitations were greatly impacted.

This report of programs and services offered to support student success is for the entire college community including students, faculty, staff, and the public. Information and data related to services and resources is included and compared to previous annual report data.

The Board of Trustees provides financial support through an approved annual budget, which is devoted to purchasing print and audio-visual materials, and subscriptions to electronic resources, as well as membership fees to several resource and service consortia. Library Services has a responsibility to provide students and faculty excellent resources while being good stewards of taxpayers’ money.

Measures used to evaluate the budget include student enrollment and the number of class sections. There are three (3) types of class sections offered at STC: Fully Online, Hybrid (online and face-to-face) and Traditional (fully face-to-face). No longer can we expect students to be able to visit a physical library, as many students do not live in close proximity to a campus; therefore, we must provide access to resources remotely. As the type of class sections change, the resources available to students and faculty must change to meet their needs.

Class Sections and Enrollment

From FY18 to FY20, the number of class sections offered at STC increased by 1.4%. There was a decrease in the number of Traditional class sections by 9.6%; however, the number of Fully Online class sections increased by 40.9% and Hybrid class sections increased by 41.2%.

Purchasing Consortium Memberships – Electronic Resources

One avenue Library Services used to provide quality resources to all students was an investment in electronic resources accessed via a computer, tablet, or smartphone no matter the student’s location. It is an ongoing challenge to provide needed electronic resources due to annual price increases.

An available resource Library Services used to contain the cost of electronic resources, while addressing the needs of students and faculty and spending taxpayers’ money in a responsible manner, was purchasing memberships in consortia when financially advantageous. A purchasing consortium or Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) is a collaborative arrangement in which two or more organizations join to combine individual requirements for resources to gain more robust resource packages. Membership in consortia allow entities to scale economy and purchasing power, which is not attainable individually.

TexShare is a GPO of public, academic, and medical libraries. It is designed to improve library services to state citizens, in part by providing discounted access to selected electronic information resources. The annual membership fee includes the opportunity to purchase an electronic-resource package consisting of over 65 core databases.

The college expended a total of $70,176 over a three-year period to purchase access to electronic resources. To purchase the same resources individually from the publisher would have cost $1,060,783. Being a member of TexShare saved the college $990,607 – a savings of 93.4%.

Purchasing Consortium Memberships – InterLibrary Loan (ILL)

Library Services invested in annual memberships in other consortia providing a variety of services including the ability to borrow print materials not available in STC collections. Borrowing, rather than purchasing, the requested materials often results in a significant savings wisely using taxpayer’s funds.

To obtain print books not available in STC collections, membership in TexShare, Amigos Library Services, and OCLC consortia provides access to virtually every print resource owned by public and academic libraries in Texas and throughout the nation. The expectation of members is to maintain good resource sharing (borrowing and lending) relationships with other institutions.

The average cost of a lending transaction varies. Based on past studies and allowing for inflation and increased costs, the average cost is $25.1. Based on the average cost, lending 1,345 resources to other libraries from FY18 to FY20 cost slightly more than $33,000. The average cost to purchase a resource from FY18 to FY20 was $73.5. Borrowing 1,151 items from FY18 to FY20, rather than purchasing them, resulted in a savings of almost $84,613.

Analyzing the costs associated with lending and borrowing requested books, results in a significant net savings of almost $33,281.7 (39.3%).

The five (5) campus libraries provided:

Facilities

• 136,608 square feet
• seating for 1,283 students
• 45 study rooms

Visits

Each campus has a physical library providing resources and services. The number of hours a site was open ranged from 47 to 84 hours per week based on the needs of the students and faculty.

There was an overall decrease in visits in part due to the pandemic of 36.4% from FY18 and FY20. The average number of visits decreased per student by 27.6%.

Technology

• over 900 computers
• printing stations including mobile printing
• online study room scheduling program
• laptops available to borrow
• after-hours access

Ratio Students to Computers

Collection

• over 133,000 items (books/DVDs)
• over 525,000 items (electronic books (eBooks) and electronic journals (eJournals))
  • TexShare 242,750

Print Books, DVDs, and eBooks Usage

Between FY19 and FY20 there was a decrease of 42.8% in the number of print and DVD items circulated, a decrease in eBook usage of 21%, and an increase of 30.1% in the number of serial articles accessed.

Several factors affected the use of the library collection. A decrease in Traditional class sections of 9.6%, a substantial increase of 40.9% of Fully Online class sections and Hybrid class sections of 41.2%, and the availability of online resources, such as eJournals, streaming videos and eBooks, changed the manner students accessed information resulting in a shift from the use of print to online resources.

FY18 to FY20

• print books and DVDs usage decreased 50%
• eBooks usage decreased 38%
• over 212,000 media titles accessed

Serials Usage (newspapers, journals, magazines)

An investment in 120 databases provided all students and faculty, including online and dual credit, access to electronic resources. In FY20, students accessed over 377,231 full-text articles found in serials (newspapers, journals, magazines).

• 120 databases searched
• over 377,231 full-text serial articles accessed increased 30.1%

Library Services believes that providing rich learning opportunities to students, faculty, and the community is essential to meeting the library and college missions. Experiences offered to students and faculty included cultural events and information literacy classes. Cultural events including presentations by authors, artists, musicians and the exhibition of artwork were available throughout the year.

Art Gallery Attendance / Artist Presentations

Speakers / Presentations / Events

Information Literacy Instruction

Staff provided individual assistance to students and faculty in addition to formal instruction planned with faculty which allowed the customization of content based on the needs of the class. Increased online sessions is a factor in the decrease of the number of classes and attendees.

• 257 classes decreased 15.2%
• 4,602 attendees decreased 7.9%
• 72% of classes are represented by five departments:
  • English – 71 classes (28%)
  • Nursing and Allied Health – 50 classes (19%)
  • History and Philosophy – 31 classes (12%)
  • Criminal Justice and Social Sciences – 17 classes (7%)
  • Education – 16 classes (6%)

Each year brings challenges and opportunities. A focus on improvement and growth requires ongoing evaluation. The key opportunities for Library Services (FY21 – FY23) are:

• Leading faculty in the location, creation, and use of Open Education Resources (OER).
• Renovating the Pecan Library facility to address needs of students including space, study rooms, and technology.
• Adjusting purchases to balance resources to address increased online enrollment and dual credit students.
• Improving collaboration with faculty to align services and resources.
• Improving information literacy instruction to align with the increase.