2015

Annual Report 2014 - 2015University/College Library: A joint use facility of Broward College and Florida Atlantic University

Contents

Message from the Dean........................................................................ 2Broward College (BC) News.................................................................3New Library Staff ...............................................................................6Professional Development....................................................................7Academic Success Center......................................................................8Student Engagement @ U/CL...............................................................9Florida Atlantic University (FAU)News.............................................12Statistics..................................................................................................14Collection Holdings..............................................................................15Financial and Operating Summary.....................................................16

As one of the newest members of the staff at University/College Library, I can attest to the commitment and hard work that the staff contribute to making this library a vital component of student success at both Broward College and Florida Atlantic University at Davie.

With a successful year behind us, we must now look at conquering the challenges that lay ahead. With this in mind, continued engagement with our stu-dents, faculty and staff will go far to ensure that the

Library becomes more integrated into the college’s academic and social endeavors.

As we are aware, change is constant and for libraries change is required in order to remain relevant. Our aim is to build a Library of the Future that will better serve all of our constituents.

Plans for this change must take into account our need for better use of space throughout the building, growth of electronic resources and the introduction of the latest technologies to support the curriculum of the future as well as staff work flow. Of course, none of these plans can be accomplished without the inclusion of the students and faculty.

Though it may be difficult, we are committed to the students and their success. With their success comes our reward.

Sarah WigginsDean, University/College LibrarySeptember 22, 2015

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

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After nearly 20 years of use, the side-

walks and landscaping in front of U/C

Library received a refresh in August

2014. The project included installa-

tion of new pavers and new concrete

sidewalks. Overgrown plantings were

removed and the traffic pattern recon-

figured for ease of access to the building.

LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION

BROWARD COLLEGE (BC) NEWS

In May, the Library put a copy of The Fabric of the Human

Body on display in the Health Sciences

Simulation Center. It is an annotated

translation of Andreas Vesalius’s De

Humani Corporis Fabrica. The new

book recreates the masterpiece of sci-

ence and art for the first time in a way

that is understandable to 21st century

readers who do not have any knowl-

edge of Latin.

The Fabric of the Human Body

U/CL Gets Entrance Refresh

Building 17 Group Study Rooms get refreshedEach of the Library and ASC group study rooms received a fresh coat of paint after the Holiday break.

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Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC)

In May, U/C Library hosted the FLVC Region 5 Conference. Fifteen Broward College librarians and staff attend-

ed this event.

BC to FAU Link

The U/C Library and ASC were well represented at the

“BC to FAU Link” event.

Congratulations Are In Order

Nancy Calderon earned a Masters of Public Admin-

istration from Nova Southeastern University in June

2015.

CHECKOUT DESK

Circulation & Reserves

This year U/C Library saw an increase in Academic Re-

serve usage to 6,958 loans.

Two full-time Circulation employees, Brian Mena

and Maria Nolazco, graduated from Broward Col-

lege with their Associate degrees in December 2014.

Finally, in February 2015, Leon Williams conduct-

ed a training workshop for North and South Campus

library faculty and staff, in order to aid in the imple-

mentation of the Reserves Module at their campuses.

Interlibrary Loan

In August 2014, the Circulation Department merged

with the Interlibrary Loan Department. This union

provides the Interlibrary Loan Department with added

staff support, which will further improve the excellent

customer service patrons are used to receiving from

both departments.

This year proved to be very busy with a marked increase

in both ILL borrowing and lending requests.

TECHNICAL SERVICES

Jan Rothhaar and Silvia Perez Barraza were ac-

cepted to the University of Maine’s Digital

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BROWARD COLLEGE (BC) NEWS

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Curation Graduate Certificate Program.

New resources added included Statista, a statistics da-

tabase, African American Experience: The American

Mosaic, Issues: Understanding Controversy and Soci-

ety, and World Folklore and Folklife.

REFERENCE

Outreach to students and faculty over the year resulted

in increased information literacy class offerings.

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BROWARD COLLEGE (BC) NEWSARCHIVES

With the return of Andrew Dutka to his faculty position

in the Archives & Special Collections department, the

Archives participated in providing items for the Pop up

Art exhibit.

NEW LIBRARY STAFF

Lynette Vargas, Library Specialist

Elita Kalma, Reference Librarian

Keren Brunache, Web Specialist

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Keren Brunache joined the University/College Li-

brary in April 2015 as the new Web Specialist. She

is a recent graduate from the University of Flor-

ida where she earned her Masters degree in On-

line Communications specializing in Web Design.

She also has a background in Arts and Design.

She earned a Bachelor of Art Degree in Studio Arts

from Florida Atlantic University as well as an Associ-

ate Degree in Graphic Design from Broward College.

Elita Kalma joined the University/College Library

as a Reference/Instruction Librarian in May from

her position as Library Program Manager for the

Seminole Tribe of Florida. Elita has been a librar-

ian for 10 years and has experience in academic and

law libraries, as well as in public library administra-

tion. She is a graduate of the Pratt Institute, where

she earned her Master’s in Information and Library

Science, and the University of South Florida, where

she earned a Bachelor’s in Mass Communications.

Lynette Vargas started working at the University/College

Library in January 2014 as a part-time Library Techni-

cal Assistant. One year later she was hired full-time as

Library specialist in the Technical Service department.

She earned the Associate of Arts degree in August

2014 and is now enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts pro-

gram to earn a degree in Latin American Studies.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES & COMMITTEE WORK

Andrew Dutka Presented @ FLA

Andrew presented at Inspiring Innovation, the May

2015 Florida Library Association State Conference

in Orlando, FL. His presentation was entitled: In-

creasing Connections to Collections: Taking the Next

Step with Digitization. Andrew’s presentation dis-

cussed Archives & Special Collections partnership

to digitize historic Broward College documents.

Suzette Spencer goes to ACRL

Suzette attended the Association of College and Re-

search Libraries Conference in March 2015 in Portland

Oregon.

Judi Tidwell in San Francisco

Judi attended the American Library Association Annu-

al Conference in June 2015. This years activities were

in San Francisco, California.

Michelle Apps at FLA

Michelle attended the Florida Library Association

May 2015 conference, Florida Libraries Inspiring In-

novation, in Orlando. She attended the Integrating

Information Literacy in a Post Developmental Educa-

tion Environment, and Information Literacy Frame-

work: Inspiring Instruction in Academic Libraries

sessions as well as FLVC and FACRL Board meetings.

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U/C Library administrators, faculty and staff continue

to participate in governance and professional commit-

tees on campus as well as in other professional arenas.

Broward College CommitteesCurriculum Committee

Faculty SenateGeneral Education Taskforce

Sustainability Central Campus Sustainability (chair)

College Endowed Teaching Chair Quality Enhancement Plan

United Faculty of Florida Chapter Executive Council UFF Chapter Contract Negotiating Team

FLVC/SEFLIN Committees FLVC Digital Initiatives

SEFLIN Cataloging Discussion Group SEFLIN Technology Discussion Group

SEFLIN Training Administrators Committee

Broward College Faculty Advisor Gay Straight Alliance

Advisor Muslim Student Association

The Academic Success Center (ASC) had a great year serving faculty, staff, and students with resources that contribute to student success par-ticularly in the TOP12 and Developmental Education classes. A goal was set for a 20% increase in student visits. The ASC achieved a 47% increase in student usage of its services.

In addition, the ASC staff served over 15,000 students through outreach initiatives such as classroom visits, orientations and much more. For the

year, there were 513 orientations serving 11,380 students. Of the 513 orientations, 166 were for TOP 12 classes serving 2,122 students. Some of the special outreach efforts included programs such as Start Smart camp, “Talk STEM”, and A&P Mock test. Of the review sessions, we focused on targeted courses in the areas of Math, Science, and English. Services offered in addition to tu-toring included Early Alert, Smarthinking, laptop circulation and e-testing.

Additionally, for the year there were 25 classroom visits serving 561 students. Classes includ-ed FRE1120, ENC1101, ENC0025, ENC1102, MAT1033, MAC1105 and STA2023. Of these, 531 were students in TOP 12 classes. There were seven department visits (Biological Science, ESL, Accounting, and English classes).

The ASC continues to serve students and looks forward to reaching new goals in the upcoming year.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER

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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT @U/CLAUGUST 2014• New Student Convocation Marketplace• Student athlete Library Tour / Coach Vicky

Ruiz-Rosario

SEPTEMBER 2014• APA Boot Camp• U/C Library takes part in Honors Institute Wel-

come Back @ Tigertail • Hispanic Heritage display at DTC • GSA Bullying event cosponsored by Library and

Student Life• BSN New Student Orientation

NOVEMBER 2014• Exhibition | Spirits of the Passage: The Transatlan-

tic Slave Trade• Financial Aid Day table in 19• FAU Transfer Orientation Showcase of Services

DECEMBER 2014• FAU Transfer Orientation Showcase of Services

JANUARY 2015• FAU Welcome Back Fest / Showcase of Services• Just Ask Campaign FAU and BC joint initiative to

provide support during first week of semester

FEBRUARY 2015• FAU Broward Transfer Student Open House• APA Bootcamp, In-text Citing and Formatting • OER & Flatworld Knowledge Workshop

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• Broward During Civil Rights exhibit

U/C Library, Archives & Special Collections hosted

“Broward College During the Civil Rights Era”, a ten

panel exhibit documenting the history of the Civil Rights

Era and the integration of the College during the early

1960’s. The exhibit utilized primary source documents

from the Archives Historic Scrap Book Collection.

MARCH 2015• APA Bootcamp: References and Special Examples• OER & Flatworld Knowledge Workshop

• U/C Library Hosts STEM event

U/C Library Faculty librarians and ASC staff joined

together to showcase STEM resources available to

students. The event focused on STEM Career Path-

ways, STEM Careers, and electronic STEM re-

sources available through the U/C Library portal.

ASC promoted its STEM tutors and support staff.

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APRIL 2015

• Human Library

U/C Library hosted the Human Library in April,

2015. The Human Library, an international concept

that has taken place across the globe, allows students

to “check out” human books, instead of traditional li-

brary resources like hard copy books and electronic

resources. Human Books included faculty, staff and

administrators from Broward College and Florida

Atlantic University. Subjects ranged from aviation,

calligraphy, careers to anthropology, drones and po-

etry, among many others. Over thirty human books

were available during the event and over 100 students

were able to meet and converse with a human book.

• U/C Library Tells Students To Keep Calm

An outreach effort to help students focus and provide

stress relief during exam week saw its second iteration at

the end of Spring 2015. The project, piloted successfully

in December of 2014, has met with popular approval and

the library plans to offer it at the end of every semester.

The theme “Keep Calm and Quiet – It’s Finals Week” is

based on the famous British WWII era London Tube

signs urging passengers to “Keep Calm and Carry On”.

U/C Library offered BC and FAU students directional

services, support materials such as pens and scantrons,

and most importantly a smiling face and a kind word

to assuage student concerns during finals week.

MAY 2015

• The Excelsior Artz Preparatory School

The Excelsior Artz Preparatory School, based in Tam-

arac, Florida, brought 60 of their students, from the

second grade through the eighth grade, for a tour

of the Library and the Academic Success Center.

JUNE 2015• BC New Student Welcome

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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT @U/CL

(Johnathan Faubert Reading Lab, ASC; Elena Hall U/C Library Faculty Librarian, Asta Zarembaite, Archives Work study)

632,050 albums

tracks 8,291,277

Streaming music available11

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY (FAU) NEWS

FAU LIBRARIANS VISIT U/CL

U/C Library hosted a visit of the FAU Librarians in April

2015 to promote collegiality and learn about each other’s

operations. The half-day meeting included a tour of the

U/C Library followed by a meeting to discuss current

academic library issues. We gained a perspective on the

challenges and opportunities at each of our institutions.

FAU BY THE NUMBERS

The U/CL Faculty Librarians pride themselves on the

ability to meet the service needs of all students from the

entry level Certificate seeker all the way to the doctoral

level students.

Over the past year, the Faculty Librarians and library

staff provided fifteen (15) Information Literacy Classes

to FAU students at Broward. They also held three (3)

FAU New Student Orientations, seven (7) FAU Transfer

Student Orientations, three (3) APA Boot Camps and

participated in the “Link to FAU” event.

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE LIBRARY

Building 17

3501 Davie Road

Davie, FL 33314

954-201-6648

Reference Desk

Library Hours

Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sunday 2 p.m. - 10 p.m.

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(Front Row left to right: Dawn Smith, Kristy Padron, Zach English)(Back Row left to right: Jane Strudwick, Ken Frankel, Ted Doras)

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Library Research Needs

1,826,944The number of database searches during the fiscal year represents a 46% increase over last year.

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STATISTICS

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Circulation Transactions

2013-14 2014-15

University/College LibraryAnnual Statistics

Circulation Transactions 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15Books 24,903 25,055 25,609 23,502 20,637 22,218 21,330ebooks 22,465 37,934 42,473 41,712Reserves(Study Rms&Books) 6,945 12,952 12,858 11,858 10,830 11,861 18,322ASC 32,435 38,399 38,338 34,328 36,190 27,484 33,522

2,617 2,307In-house 26,832 25,330 23,356 19,618 17,913 18,352 16,119Renewals 4,115 5,037 5,946 6,032 5,627 5,029 4,935Total 95,230 106,773 106,107 117,803 129,131 130,034 138,247

Gate Count 770,472* 1,082,493 1,123,388 1,027,362 1,424,843 994,298 904,589*Gate malfunctioned throughout year - repairs from 10/23/08-11/21/08

Information Literary SessionsClasses/Tours 333 353 391 351 359 345 413Students 6,423 7,131 7,613 7,000 7,312 7,614 8,219

InterLibrary Loan Lending Transactions Filled 2,613 2,751 2,022 2,384 1,835 2,006 5,281 Borrowing Transactions Filled 413 377 346 464 706 528 1,203 Total Requested Transactions 6,369 6,267 5,585 5,125 4,305 4,320 6,484

Libguides (guide views) 112,090 117,090 189,365 237,961 277,842

Reference Transactions 26,972 28,590 25,350 20,951 21,695 18,042 18,913

Study Room Use 14,406 12,638 12,962 12,434 9,645 9,612 11,364

Website 17,962,014 19,366,758 19,008,009 *1,197,558 *1,076,393 *856,527 *863,383*The U/C Library now uses Google Analytics to collect website usage statistics. The unit of measure reported is “Page Views”. This is a more accurate representation of actual usage than the previous methodology which counted a “hit” for every component of a web page that got loaded.

Leisure DVDs

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COLLECTION HOLDINGS

230495

175788

799 261 47 180

Collection Statistics (by Titles)

Print books

eBooks

Disc

Videos

Microfilm

Serials

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2014-2015: FINANCIAL & OPERATING SUMMARY Library Materials Expenditures Books (Print and eBooks) $171,567.00 Serials(including databases) $217,143.00 Audio/Visual $4,180.00 Total materials $392,890.00 Salaries And Wages Full Time Personnel $1,367,838.27 Part Time Instructional $13,255.14 Part Time Non-Instructional $118,199.17 Total $1,499,292.58

Fringe Benefits $467,280.92

Total $1,966,573.50 Other operating expenditures Travel $3,433.14 Freight & Postage $1,543.81 Printing $4,198.11 Repairs & Maintenance $274.25 Rentals $4,615.94 Other Services $22,567.97 Professional Fees $76,884.46 Data Software - Non-Capitalized $1,075.20 Maintenance & Construction $852.16 Other Materials & Supplies $4,870.39 Purchases For Resale $120.70 Other Expenses $26.79 Total $120,462.92 $2,479,926.42 **Non 141301 Expenditures Staff Development $3,000.00