Applied Degrees and College Library Collections

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Shaking it UP!
Applied Degrees and College Library Collections
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OLA 2004
Dr. Katharine Janzen, Associate Vice-President,
Research and Innovation, Seneca College Dr.
Catherine Wilkins, Director, Learning Resources,
Conestoga College Jo-Anne Westerby, Library
Director, Mohawk College Tanis Fink, Chief
Librarian and Director, Learning Commons, Seneca
College.
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Applied Degrees in the Ontario Colleges
T H E C O N T E X T
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Historical Context

• founded in May 1965 Educ. Min. Bill Davis
• to address high youth unemployment, low
  participation rate in post-secondary education,
  and a lagging economy

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Historical Context

• created a system of 22 (?25?24)
  Colleges of Applied Arts Technology
  (CAATs)
• Located in each Ontario community commuter
  colleges
• to ensure access for all adults in Ontario

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Historical Context

• strategically alternative to university
• purposefully different from the USA model of
  community colleges
• to offer certificates, 2 3 yr DIPLOMA
  programs, post diploma and Continuing Education
  programs/courses

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Historical Context

• strong focus on vocational relevance
• preparation of skilled workforce to meet needs of
  the economy
• provision for up to 1/3 of curriculum to be
  General Education

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The Changing Context

• trend to globalization in all areas of life
• diploma not understood globally disadvantage
  to college educated
• knowledge explosion - increasing credentialism in
  vocations/ professions generally

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The Changing Context

• 2001-2002 MTCU Pilot Project for Applied
  Degrees to be offered in the CAATs - max 4
  applications per CAAT
• rigorous application and approval process
• Reviewed by the Postsecondary Educ. Quality
  Assessment Board (PEQAB)

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The Changing Context

• total of 36 Pilot programs were approved by MTCU
• to be assessed in 4 years
• http//peqab.edu.gov.on.ca/pilot2.html

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The Current Context

• New Charter for the CAATs passed in June
  2002, effective April 1, 2003
• pushed accountability down to Board of Governors
  in many areas

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The Current Context

• legislation passed to allow ANYONE to apply to
  offer university programs in Ontario
• PEQAB assessment reqd

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The Current Context

• Differentiated Status offered to the CAATs
• authorization to offer up to 15 of their
  curricula as applied bacc degrees
• PEQAB assessment reqd

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The Current Context

• CAPACITY TO DELIVER at the baccalaureate level
  remains an important Standard that must be met
• Library Collections/ Resources are central
  

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Shaking It Up!

• Applied Degrees and College Library Collections
• Ontario Library Association 2004
• Dr. Catherine Wilkins
• Conestoga College

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Conestoga College Context

• student FTE 6,000
• schools of Information and Engineering
  Technology Liberal and Media Studies
  Biotechnology, Community Services and Health
  Sciences Business
• collaborative degree B.Sc.N.
• 4 applied baccalaureate degrees

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Learning Resources Vision

• Administrative Division
• Collection Management Division
• Learning Support Services Division
• --Educational Technology
• Presentation Technologies Division

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Committees for Communication

• Academic Coordinating Committee
• LRC Advisory Committee
• Information Resources Management Committee

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Applied DegreesImpact on Collection

• 4 programs, co-op model
• Assessment of current collection
• PEQAB Assessment

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Learning Resources

• Defining the balance
• Printbooks periodicals
• Mediavideo, CD-Rom
• Electronic Resourcese-databases
• Resources exist in multiple formats
• Linkage to LMS

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Experience with
Collaborative Degree - B.Sc.N.

• McMaster curriculum
• Resources selected collaboratively McMaster
  Conestoga faculty/library staff
• Resources acquired according to PBL curriculum
• Feedback from students

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The case for building the collection

• Degree programs, co-op model
• Delivery model-project based learning
• Teamwork integrated
• Curriculum Structure--themes
• Science Math, Technology Business, Liberal
  Arts
• Projections based on numbers

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Curriculum Themes -Architecture Program

• Foundation module
• Code and regulations of practice
• Construction materials and methods
• Building systems
• Applied mathematics
• Studio principles history of design
• Computer concepts
• Estimating specifications
• Human health, ergonomics
• Environment safety

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Process for Collection Building

• Faculty and library reps for each degree
• Identify priorities for collectionreference,
  reserve and circulating materials
• Core and liberal studies courses
• Ongoing dialogue to determine balance of
  collectionprint/media/electronic
• Evaluation of resources feedback from students
  and faculty

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Funding for resources

• Operating funds, donations and fundraisingcollege
  process
• Communication with faculty and senior
  administrationinform, educate, advocate
• Results of evaluation critical

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Where are we now?

• Building the collection
• Providing access
• Building knowledge in the College community re
  collection needs

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What does the future hold?
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OLA 2004
Shaking it Up at Seneca College! Tanis Fink,
Chief Librarian and Director, Learning Commons,
Seneca College.
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Business Case Method Methodology of Seneca
College Library
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Background
?Biggest barrier was lack of funding for
collections ?How do you quantitive a library
funding issue? ?A methodology was required ?Cost
analysis plan for the library collections
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Lets Get to Work
How do you get started developing a cost-analysis
plan for a college library collection?
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What do you want?
?Partnership with faculty ?Collections closely
linked to the curriculum ?Quick, effective and
relevant selection ?Easy to use method for
staff ?Statistical and budget framework ?Type,
quantity and level of resource for the student
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Birth Announcement
The story behind the birth of
the Collection Development
Profile
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Accountability
?Faculty Librarians Involvement and
Ownership ?Partnership with Faculty ?Commitment
of Time from faculty ?We stopped chasing faculty
and they started chasing us!
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Other Steps
?College Collections Standards ?Benchmarks with
other academic institutions ?Measurement ?The
annoying budget chart ?Estimation of all
programs ?Received new funding for books!
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Five Year Budget Plan-Travel and Tourism Number
of Students Current Number of books Cost of a
book How much to maintain the collection How much
to build the collection Cost of periodicals Cost
of media Total budget

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• Five Year Budget Plan-Travel and Tourism
• 15,860
• 17,053
• 18,019
• 19,040
• 20,120

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Success Story
? Annual commitment ? Measurable ? Academic
Partnership
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The Applied Degrees are
coming!
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We did not panic!
?We had a model! ?Measurable system ?Extensive
work on collections ?Excellent partnership with
our faculty
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Applied Degrees
Bachelor of Applied Technology in Integrated
Environmental Site Remediation
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Traditional Role
?Learning Commons Model ?Collection Profile
Process ?Five-year Plan of collection renewal ?
of books of students ?Standards and
benchmarks ?Faculty commitment and partnership
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E-Presence
?e-books, e-journals, e-databases ?electronic
library ?Learning Commons web site ?Research by
Subject pages
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Challenges-the grey ghost!
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Challenges of Applied Degrees
?Grey Ghost of collection development ?Level of
selection and availability ?Cost ?Space ?New
faculty partnership ?Journal literature
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The Future
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What Next?
Collaboration on selection Collaboration on
storage Pooling of resources, staffing and
collections More consortium agreements COLLABORATI
ON!!!!!
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OLA 2004
Jo-Anne Westerby Mohawk College
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COLLABORATION
COLLABORATION
COLLABORATION
COLLABORATION!!!!!