Newsletter

May 2015

Test Centre - Locations & Contacts senecacollege.ca/testcentre

King Campus(416) 491-5050 ext. 55114Mon-Fri: 8:30am – 4:30pm

Seneca@York(416) 491-5050 ext. 33090Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 8:30am– 4:30pmWednesday: 8:30am – 8pm

Markham(416) 491-5050 ext. 77464Mon-Fri: 8:30am – 4:30pm

Newnham(416) 491-5050 ext. 22717Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 8am – 8pmWed: 8am – 10pm | Sat: 8am – 2pm

Exam Week At The Test Centre

The Test Centre supported over 4 000 student visits during the exam week. In order to facilitate this influx and to reduce student anxiety, the Test Centre scheduled extra staff, arranged study lounges and provided students with light refreshments.

Since its launch in May 2014, MyLearning has supported a large number of Seneca staff and students by offering a collection of engaging online academic resources. In order to address student retention and expand their services and outreach, several exciting initiatives are being considered for the upcoming academic year.

Lynda.com Usage Report Via MyLearning - May 2014 - April 2015

Active Users 40 763 Distinct Courses Viewed 10 119 Total Views 210 676Logins 49 065 Distinct Videos Viewed 133 838 Exercise Files Downloaded 2 837

Lynda.com Courses Completed 2 030

Publication of the Learning Services newsletter will resume August 2015. For current events and general information please visit the following websites.

senecacollege.ca/testcentresenecacollege.ca/learningcentreslibrary.senecacollege.ca

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LEARNINGCENTRE Newsletter

May 2015

King (inside the library) Mon. - Thurs.: 8:30am - 6pmFri.: 8:30am - 5pm(416) 491-5050 ext. 55138

Seneca at York (Room 1120) Mon. - Fri.: 8:30am - 7:30pm (416) 491-5050 ext. 33047

Markham (2nd �oor, near the elevator) Mon. - Fri.: 8:30am - 6pm(416) 491-5050 ext. 77429

Newnham (Room B2100) Mon. - Fri.: 8am - 8pmSat.: 10 am - 2 pm (416) 491-5050 ext. 22421

Learning Centre - Locations & Contacts senecacollege.ca/learningcentres

Year-End Report - Highlights Year-End Report - Gains 2014 - 2015

TOTAL NUMBER OF VISITS BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

King776 Markham

1610

Newnham14157

Seneca@York3572

Yorkgate, 23

Total 20138

TOTAL ONE - ON-ONE, GROUP AND WORKSHOP VISITS

2680 4432

22309

9040

7761915 8723855

29575

4062

187

25009

345386

3773

240

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

King Markham Newnham Seneca@York Yorkgate

One on One Group Workshop In Class

TOTAL APPOINTMENTS FOR TOP 20 COURSES

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

EAC1

50AC

C220

ACC1

20M

DM10

1AC

C106

QN

M22

2AC

C400

IPC1

44U

LI10

1Q

NM

106

EAP5

00IB

C233

NU

R102

EAC1

49EA

P300

QN

M44

4BA

B210

DBS2

01BA

B110

SMS2

16

King Markham Newnham Seneca@York Yorkgate

The annual Seneca Learning Services report analyzes student engagement within the Learning Centre by comparing 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 data.

Report Gains

• 15% increase in student visits/appointments across all five Centres• 21.75% increase in student visits/appointments at the Newnham Learning Centre• 13% increase in unique visitors to all four Seneca Learning Centres• Our Facebook page now has 529 followers, that represents a 52% increase. facebook.com/senecalc• Our Twitter account now has 850 followers, that represents a 23% increase. twitter.com/senecalc

TOTAL APPOINTMENTS VS. UNIQUE VISITORS

8003669653

8582 7591

0100002000030000400005000060000700008000090000

2014 / 2015 2013 / 2014

Total Visits Unique Students

The library has decommissioned the Course Readings (e-reserves) repository as the number of faculty using blackboard to manage course readings has increased and substantial changes to the copyright act have been made. Faculty can refer to this guide for instructions on creating course readings: seneca.libguides.com/spark-CourseResources or contact their Liaison Librarian for more information.

Course Readings Repository - Decommissioned

The Photography Collection 1967 -2001 -The size of the collection is conservatively estimated at 100 000 pieces and consists of prints, negatives, slides and contact sheets. The content of the collection includes a diverse range of subjects: ground breaking at Finch campus, our first president's installation, board of governors meetings, college athletics, fashion shows, Seneca Mile's, famous visitors, campus architecture, as well as headshots and promotional material.

Seneca Libraries is following archival best practices in the processing, conservation and preservation of the collection. Access to Memory, an open source web based digital repository, has been chosen as theplatform for our digital collections and is scheduled to go live September 2015. As the work progresses, selected images are being shared on Seneca's social media accounts.

Seneca College Photography Project Update

Sean Hayes, MI, was hired by Seneca Libraries this past January to begin processing the photo collection. Sean has previously worked for the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services, University of Toronto Media Commons: Media Archives, and the United Nations Archives. Sean is available for internal consultation on archives and records management best practices, Tuesdays to Thursdays, Seneca Libraries, Markham Campus.

About the Archivist

Listening to Music on a Turntable in the LibraryAccession Number: C2015-0001-002-12-2

Early Childhood Education Bake Sale, March 1969 Accession Number: C2015000100145

Fashion Shots, March 1971Accession Number: C2015-0001-004-01-1

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May 2015