Tallahassee Community College

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Tallahassee CommunityCollege

• Academic Affairs
• Division of Library Services
• Budget Initiatives 2003-2004
• Presenter Cherry Alexander

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• The Library is a central point of contact in the
  learning centered college
• 92, 466 titles
• 116, 905 volumes
• 770 daily visitors
• Located in center of campus
• Center of the learning process

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Initiative One

• To provide virtual or online reference services
  and enhance current services.
• Issue The internet has become a major tool used
  for instruction and the transfer of information.
• Description The learning centered library needs
  to provide
• One on one assistance (remediation).
• Remote access for different populations
• (339,000 grant to the College Center for Library
  Automation)

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Initiative One

• Impact
• Online assistance is becoming more popular,
  web-assisted, web-based, online, etc.
• Students request virtual library assistance and
  need one-on-one instructional assistance.
• Information literacy from course related to
  course integrated.

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Initiative Two

• To provide efficient assistance in the lab.
• Issue To meet the research needs of the
  students.
• Description Lab is currently staffed with OPS
  hours providing services with
• The Internet
• CAD
• Electronic databases
• PowerPoint
• Librarys online catalog
• Web-assisted and Web-based courses
• Word Processing

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Initiative Two

• Description Problems encountered with current
  staffing
• Knowledge level varies/lab needs consistency
• Dependability
• Impact on other areas A full-time position will
  provide stability in staffing the lab. Students
  and faculty will benefit by getting more
  efficient assistance.

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Initiative Three

• To provide adequate library instruction on and
  off campus as needed to support curriculum.
• Issue To enhance both on and off campus library
  instruction.
• Description To serve the additional
  dual-enrolled classes in the tri-county area and
  students from other campus agreements, workshops
  are needed outside of the library.
• Estimated Cost Approximately 1,900 (one
  laptop computer).
• Impact on other areas
• Improves classroom instructional support.
• Improves partnership with other schools.
• Permits production classes to be taught in the
  studio.

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Initiative Four

• To Install a 3M library security gate system that
  meets ADA standards.
• Issue To provide disabled students easier
  access to the library and an improved security
  system to protect against theft.
•  Description The current gates are
• Non-ADA compliant (bar and counter mats)
• Do not provide reliable security
• Estimated Cost Approximately 24,000 (One
  security system)

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Initiative Four

• Impact on other areas
• Within the Florida Community College System,
  TCC has the highest percentage of students
  graduating with disabilities, 9.4. The Florida
  Community College System average is only 3.4.
  The gate upgrade will have a positive impact on
  all TCC Library patrons, but especially those
  with physical disabilities. This will enhance
  the services available through the Colleges
  Disability Support Services.

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Initiative Five

• To provide additional professional library
  assistance in circulation and the directors
  office.
• Issue To meet the research needs of students
  and to improve services in the Directors Office.
• Description
• Increase of students on campus through TCC
  growth, and campus agreements.
• Reorganization of Media Department.
• Significant increase in students requesting
  research and other circulation services.

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Initiative Five

• Complete surveys, special projects, grant
  writing, marketing, planning, report writing and
  fiscal issues
• in the directors office.
• 20 Hours in circulation, 20 hours in Directors
  Office.

• Estimated Cost - 42,000 (Library Services
  Specialist)
• Impact on other areasThis will allow students
  professional assistance.

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Initiative Six

• Add a door to the entrance of the Directors
  Office and to relocate walls in rooms 110 and
  112.
• Issue A door needs to be added at the entrance
  of the Library Directors Office to provide
  security in the work area during nights and
  weekends. Walls need to be relocated in rooms
  110 and 112 to provide a more efficient work
  area.
• Description The Library Directors Office is
  currently open access to anyone during evening
  hours and weekends with computers and phones
  accessible to students.

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Initiative Six

• Estimated Cost Not available at this time.
• Impact on other areas Confidential information
  submitted to the Directors Office and college
  property will be in a more secure area.

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Initiative Seven

• To provide assistance in preparation for the new
  Library Management System mandated by the Florida
  Legislature.
• Issue CCLA has identified several clean-up
  projects that must be completed before the new
  LMS System is implemented.
• Description Editing of data that has been
  mandated by CCLA.
• Estimated Cost - 7,000 (OPS dollars to hire
  staff)
• Impact on other areas The new Library
  Management System will provide greater
  accessibility for the Library Technical
  Processing Staff.

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Initiative Eight

• The purchase of a dot matrix printer for printing
  and keeping of records online.
• Issue The dot matrix printer currently being
  used is no longer working properly.
• Description The Technical Processing Department
  of the Library orders over 3,000 items per year.
• Requires a hard printer (laser and ink jet
  printers do not work).

• Estimated Cost - 1,253.52
• Impact on other areas Orders for purchase are
  received from almost every department of the
  College, therefore, the dot matrix printer will
  be beneficial to all, especially the Library
  staff.

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Initiative Nine

• Remove an existing wall between rooms 137 and 134
  to alleviate overcrowding.
• To meet the needs for staff overcrowding in the
  processing and storage of materials.
• Description Materials are currently being
  placed in the mail room in a non secure area,
  there is a need for minor construction.
• Estimated Cost - Not available at this time.
• Impact on other areas The withdrawn materials
  being housed waiting for Board approval will be
  in a secure location and easier to locate when
  requested from other schools in the Tri-County
  area.

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Initiative Ten

• Additional shelving is needed to accommodate
  growth of the collection.
• Issue Size of the library collection has
  steadily increased over the years.
• Description With new programs, new departments,
  a growing student population, and the additional
  agreements with TCC, the library collection has
  significantly increased.
• Two ranges of double-faced shelving are needed.
• Estimated Cost - Approximately 8,832.80
• Impact on other areas With proper shelving
  space, materials will be easier to keep in order
  and therefore more accessible to students in
  locating materials.

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Initiative Eleven

• Initiative eleven To increase funding for
  freight and postage to meet the needs of the
  increase in student population.
• Issue The price of postage and the number of
  students at TCC have increased.
• Description There has also been an increase in
  the cost of postage. In order to continue to
  encourage and remind students to return the
  materials, additional dollars are needed.
• Estimated Cost 320
• Impact on others When materials are returned in
  a timely manner, they are available for others to
  check out when needed. This contributes to the
  success of library patrons when materials are
  available for their use.

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Initiative Twelve

•  To provide assistance with the processing of the
  increased Interlibrary Loan requests.
• Issue To meet the needs of a growing patron
  population.
• Description The Interlibrary Loan operation
  continues to grow.
• Lending and borrowing have both increased over
  the years
• Lending FY 2000 869 FY 2001907 FY
  20021321
• Borrowing-FY 200099 FY 2001-186 FY 2002254
• An additional 15 hour OPS position is required.
• Estimated Cost 9,700
• Impact on other areas Making sure that
  materials are requested and processed in a timely
  manner will positively impact all patrons
  (faculty, students, and staff).

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Initiative Thirteen

• To enhance student access to computers in the
  library.
• Issue To support the instructional needs of a
  growing population.
• Description Due to students constant requests
  from surveys asking for additional computers,
  several were added to the Circulation area, and
  additional supplies are needed to accommodate
  these computers.
• Estimated Cost 1,500
• Impact on others Shorter waiting times for
  patrons doing research.

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Initiative Fourteen

• Initiative fourteen To provide furniture for
  staff position.
• Issue To accommodate the changes in relocating
  media materials to circulation, a
  workstation/desk, printer, and additional file
  pedestals are needed.
• Description A workstation is needed for staff
  being transferred to the Circulation Department.
• Estimated Cost Not available at this time.
• Impact on other areas With proper work space
  and equipment, the staff member will be more
  productive and resourceful to patrons and other
  staff members.

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• The library is indeed at the
• Center of the campus
• Center of the learning process
• The staff will continue to work diligently to
  enhance and support the instructional process
  through the many services offered by the library.
• WE AIM TO PLEASE

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Tallahassee CommunityCollege

• Academic Affairs
• Division of Library Services
• Budget Initiatives 2003-2004
• Presenter Cherry Alexander