Basic Strategies for Marketing Community College Library Services

1982 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
Billie L. McDowell
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Library Services ◽  
College Library

scholarly journals Academic library innovation through 3D printing services

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 208-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galina Letnikova ◽  
Na Xu
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Content Type ◽  
College Library

Purpose One of the most innovative library services recently introduced by public and academic libraries, the technology of 3D printing, has the potential to be used in multiple educational settings. The purpose of this paper is to examine how this novel library digital service motivates students’ learning, and to investigate managerial issues related to the introduction of 3D printing services at a medium-size urban community college library with restricted funding. Design/methodology/approach Since Fall 2014, the LaGuardia Library Media Resources Center has been offering a portable consumer-end 3D printer for classroom use. This paper provides historical context for the implementation of 3D printing as a service offered by librarians and discusses how the community college library managed 3D printing services to support class curriculum. At the end of the three-semester-long project students were asked to volunteer to take a survey conducted by the librarian and the class instructor. Findings The results of the student survey demonstrated that library 3D printing services significantly promoted students’ motivation to learn. The conceptual model of a makerspace should be an essential part of the twenty-first century academic library. To help make that possible this paper examines certain challenges and limitations faced by librarians when introducing 3D printing, including dedicated space management, professional education, and personnel availability. Originality/value During the project described students were able to use library services to print out and study complex engineering and biology models in 3D. The proper planning and management of this innovative service allows academic librarians to enhance class curriculum by providing the means of transforming theory into physical reality.

scholarly journals Management: A Community of Collaboration

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Andie Craley
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Library Services ◽  
The Third ◽  
Job Functions ◽  
Community College Libraries ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
College Libraries ◽  
College Library

Most of us are familiar with the scenario of institutional belt-tightening and the effect that it sometimes has on staffing. Reductions and reallocations of human resources can make it difficult to accomplish our work and can affect morale—but not always. In this column, Andie Craley describes the net positives of that experience at her institution. While still facing the reality of doing more with less, Craley identifies how its inherent challenges can present definite opportunities and foster a community of collaboration.—EditorHaving started as a library technician at Harford Community College Library (HCC Library) just seventeen years ago, I already find myself the third in seniority. Library staff size seems to diminish as additional job functions are assimilated into existing positions, reallocated as new library services are introduced, redeployed to other departments, or completely eliminated as staff retire or resign. The concept of wearing many hats is common, as is the expectation to take on “other duties as assigned.” From networking with colleagues at other Maryland community college libraries, I know this situation is not unique. The current staffing reality both mirrors the evolution of the library’s facilities and demands doing more with less, but it also provides individual and collective opportunities for growth, supporting a community of collaboration.

scholarly journals Library Strategy and Collaboration Across the College Ecosystem: Results from a National Survey of Community College Library Directors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Blankstein ◽  
Christine Wolff-Eisenberg
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Student Support ◽  
Library Directors ◽  
Ecosystem Research ◽  
Community And Technical Colleges ◽  
Research Initiative ◽  
Service Departments ◽  
The Impact ◽  
College Library

How can the library be best positioned to continue enabling student and institutional success? The Community College Academic and Student Support Ecosystem research initiative seeks to examine how student-facing service departments—including academic libraries—are organized, funded, and staffed at community and technical colleges across the country. In February 2021, we surveyed 321 community college library directors to provide the community with a snapshot of current service provision, leadership perspectives on the impact of COVID-19, and challenges faced in making decisions and navigating change.

scholarly journals Automated Periodicals System at a Community College Library

1974 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Vivian Harp ◽  
Gertrude Heard
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Automated Systems ◽  
Improve Efficiency ◽  
College Library

Automated systems need not be extensive to save time and improve efficiency. Moraine Valley's off-line operation, based on a file of 715 periodical titles, generates renewal orders, sends claims, and records subscription histories.

A close look: roving reference in a community college library information commons

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-285
Author(s):  
Eileen Hali Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Information Commons ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Digital Divides ◽  
Academic Technology ◽  
College Information ◽  
Reference Service ◽  
Student Workers ◽  
College Library

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to answer the questions: What challenges do students face in an information commons and how does roving reference help?. Design/methodology/approach The author recounts her work roving in her community college information commons and supplements this with an analysis of 1,500 records from her detailed reference log that compares roving reference results with conventional references and with reference questions as a whole. Findings Her autoethnography and data reveal that roving substantially increases the number of reference encounters. In addition, her data sheds light on students’ struggles with common, productivity software, academic packages and malfunctioning hardware. More importantly, these findings show that roving reference data identify problems that librarians, as stakeholders, can solve. Research limitations/implications Roving reference in a community college information commons brings students in one library into sharper focus. Roving reference increases the number of reference encounters and the reach of reference service. It also exposes a use-based digital divide that calls for collaboration in the long run and increased point-of-need service immediately. Practical implications Even data that points to digital divides, hardware issues or other shortcomings and offers empirical evidence of problems for which library staff, unlike student workers, can find long-term solutions. This study shows that it is possible to gather rich and extensive data with minimal personnel and off-the-shelf software. Social implications A college degree is vital to social mobility and easing inequality. Fluency with academic technology and information is necessary for completing college. Roving reference means more opportunities to teach information and computer fluency at point of need and more opportunities for librarian stakeholders to find and remove obstacles to student learning. Originality/value This is one of the few, recent studies, autoethnographic or otherwise, on roving reference in a community college library’s information commons.

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