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ARCHITECTURE LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT, 2004-2005

OBJECTIVES, 2004-2005

1. Continue close collaboration with COA faculty on collection development,

library instruction, and course reserves.

Collection Development: The Architecture Librarys collection has grown to 44,942

volumes, an increase of 1370 over last years total. Collection development is acollaborative effort, involving faculty and students in all of the College of Architectures

academic programs

Library Instruction: The Architecture Librarian continues to work closely with COA

faculty on customized library instruction. Group and individual training sessions for newdoctoral students, as well as students in the Architecture, City Planning, Building

Construction, and Industrial Design masters programs, are conducted on an ongoingbasis. Each session provides in-depth coverage of library resources and research methods,

emphasizing key databases and online access to full-text articles and documents. Profs.

Nancey Green-Leigh, Craig Zimring, David Sawicki, Felix Uhlik, and Kathy Roperroutinely send their students to the library for individual instruction.

Outreach to new COA faculty is also very important. This year, the ArchitectureLibrarian collaborated with Prof. Franca Trubiano (a new member of the Architecture

faculty) and her graduate research assistants on a project involving sustainable building

materials and applications of new technology in architectural practice.

As for undergraduate instruction, once again the library played a significant role in

Prof. Sabir Khans Common First Year studio. During the spring semester, 21 different

Design Briefs (research topics) were assigned to teams of CFY students. Acustomized resource guide was created for COA 1060 Course Reserves, featuring an

online library tutorial, selected reference sources, and recommended books for

each of the 21 topics. Altogether, 159 books were placed on reserve for the course.

Course Reserves: The COA 1060 collaboration demonstrates the value of electronic

reserves as an instructional tool for the Common First Year. Course reserves are also

used extensively by students in all other COA programs. This year, 56 instructors (25 inArchitecture, 14 in the Common First Year, 9 in City and Regional Planning, 3 in the

Doctoral Program, 3 in Building Construction, and 2 in Industrial Design) placed articles

and books on reserve for their courses. Students had online access to 1018 readings(mainly journal articles) through e-reserves.

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2. Promote the GIL universal catalog and GIL Express.

This year, promotion of the GIL universal catalog and the new GIL Express statewideborrowing network has become an essential component of reference service, as well as

library instruction. GIL Express is popular with COA students and faculty.

3. Prepare for the transition to the Docutek electronic reserves system, and

implementation of revised copyright policies and procedures for course reserves.

The transition to the Docutek e-reserves system was seamless. COA students and faculty

barely noticed the change. Copyright guidelines for reserves have been revised, and new

policies and procedures are ready for implementation.

4. Create new collection development policies for the disciplines of architecture, city and

regional planning, industrial design, and building construction, based on the research and

instructional priorities of the College of Architecture.

Part One of a new collection development policy for the College of Architecture,

containing collection development objectives and a profile of the COA, is complete.

5. Continue preservation efforts, emphasizing stacks maintenance and book repair.

Increased emphasis on organization of general and special collections has resulted inimproved stacks maintenance. Continual shifting in certain sections of the stacks is a

necessity, in order to relieve overcrowding. Recently, the TA-Z sections were shifted to

accommodate growth in that area.

Conservation efforts have also intensified. Whenever possible, damaged books are

repaired in-house, using archival techniques and materials.

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Content on the Architecture Library website has been revised and updated. A new

dynamic subject guide to information resources in architecture and construction will be

available soon.

Physical Improvements: This year,permanent lighting was installed in the library

windows in preparation for special exhibitions honoring retired professors Lane Duncanand Dale Durfee.

Equipment: The COA provided two additional MAC G-4s for the librarys computerlab.

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OBJECTIVES, 2005-2006

1. Continue close collaboration with COA faculty on collection development,

library instruction, and course reserves.

2. Work closely with COA faculty on the implementation of revised copyright policies

and procedures for reserves.

3. Promote the new ILLiad Online Interlibrary Loan System.

4. Complete the Collection Development Policy for the College of Architecture.

5. Continue preservation efforts, emphasizing stacks maintenance and book repair.