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II-9. The institution, through ownership or formal arrangements or agreements, provides and supports
student and faculty access and user privileges to adequate library collections as well as to other
learning/information resources consistent with the degrees offered. These collections and resources are
sufficient to support all its educational, research, and public service programs.
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JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Compliance
NARRATIVE/JUSTIFICATION FOR JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE
1Library Physical Facilities
Killam Library comprises four floors of the east side of the
Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library Building. There are over 42,000
square feet of public space, including lobbies, reference and
instruction space, federal documents, microforms, periodicals, and
special collections on the first floor; media, curriculum collection,
juvenile collection, and Texas state documents on the second floor
(which the library shares with Programs for Academic Support and
Enrichment, particularly the Writing Lab); general collection
stacks, five groups study rooms, and the Great Room (the library’s
main reading room) on the third floor; and more general collection
stacks and five more group study rooms on the fourth floor. There
is seating space for 555 library users (approximately one seat per
seven students enrolled) and 44 computer workstations available
for public use.
Observation indicates that seating and workstations are
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sufficient for present needs - all seats in any area are never filled,
and rarely are more than 30 computer workstations in use at the
same time. Over the last four years, an average of 58% of
respondents on the annual library survey (Killam Library
Institutional Questionnaire) have indicated that they were
“satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the number of computer
workstations and printers (66% in the most recent survey). During
the same time period, an average of 76.5% of respondents
indicated that they were “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with library
organization and signage (78.5% in the most recent survey).
Results of these surveys are included with the supporting
documentation below.
In the collections areas detailed above, Killam Library
contains over 27,000 linear feet of book shelving. On the average,
the bookshelves are filled to a little over 80% of maximum
working capacity (treating 85.7% full as maximum working
capacity). The General Collection (main stacks, third and fourth
floors, 22,298 shelf-feet) is slightly more full, at approximately
82% of maximum working capacity, with space for a little more
than 40,000 additional book volumes. The Special Collections
room on the first floor (262 shelf-feet) is at approximately 80% of
maximum working capacity, with space for fewer than 600
additional volumes. A large gift could exhaust virtually all the
growth space in Special Collections. The Media Collection (2nd
floor, 245 shelf-feet) is at approximately 84.5% of maximum
working capacity. Other areas (reference, documents, periodicals,
curriculum, and juvenile) have much more growth space.
Library collections
Killam Library collections are described numerically as follows:
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Books (print)
Special Collection
Books in Spanish
TITLES
192,443
2,293
12,033
eBooks
38,305
not applicable
195
not applicable
Electronic databases
VOLUMES
221,372
2,541
13,838
Electronic journals
8,000 plus
Audiovisual media
1,617
2,589
526,736
560,676
Current subscriptions
1,464
27,225
Government Documents
Federal
Texas
1,421
4,527
22,881
29,910
Microforms
We have a support document that provides, for our print
book collection, a breakdown of Library of Congress Classification
ranges that correspond to academic departments (support
document).
Government document materials are catalogued in a database
separate from the general library catalogue.
eBooks are organized into six collections. Five of them are
shared resources collections. One is owned by Texas A&M
International University. We have permanent access to all them
(support document available).
Due to the bilingual nature of our student body and
community we are reporting number of titles in Spanish to
emphasize that over 6 percent of our collection is directly
supporting Spanish Language and Literature, Latin American
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Studies and Hispanic Studies programs.
On the most recent survey (Killam Library Institutional
Questionnaire FY2002-2003), 80% of respondents indicated that
they were satisfied or very satisfied with the library's book
collection, 76% indicated that they were “satisfied” or “very
satisfied” with the library's periodicals collection, and 85%
indicated that they were “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the
library's electronic database collection (support document
available).
Databases available to our patrons cover all disciplines taught
at Texas A&M International University. Some of the individual
databases available are embedded by vendors and aggregators into
larger databases. The majority provide access to the full text and
image of relevant articles. Others are indexes and abstracts. This is
a very dynamic set of information, and is constantly changing. The
databases can be consulted from an authenticated computer at:
http://library.tamiu.edu/dbases/index.htm (support document
available).
Very much related to our databases are the more than 8,000
electronic journals that our patrons have access to. This is also a
very dynamic set of information. As mentioned in the paragraph
above, most of the articles published by these journals are
accessible in either full text and/or image. A listing of all journals
available electronically and in print is available at:
http://library.tamiu.edu/per/, where our patrons can search for
relevant titles alphabetically, by keyword in title and/or by subject.
Library User Access Privileges
Killam Library is open for service 84 hours per week during
the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. Peer institutions’ libraries
average 86.4 service hours per week, ranging from 81.5 hours to
90 hours per week, excepting North Carolina Central University’s
Shepard Library at 115 hours per week (NCCU has more than 50%
higher enrollment than Texas A&M International University
(TAMIU), and eighteen full-time-equivalent librarians). On the
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most recent library survey, 73.4% of respondents indicated that
they were satisfied or very satisfied with the library’s hours of
service. All basic library services (circulation, periodicals, and
reference) are available during all library hours of service.
All TAMIU users (students, faculty, and staff) have full
access to all online databases and user aids described above under
Collections, both in the library, from any campus office or
workstation, and from any remote location using our proxy server.
This includes access to all electronic books and all electronic fulltext journals. All print materials in Killam Library are in open
stacks except the Special Collections, which can be accessed by
anyone making a request at the Reference Desk. Circulating
materials (books in the General Collection, Curriculum Collection,
Juvenile Collection, and federal and Texas state documents) have a
three-week circulating period for students, 120 days for faculty.
Media Collection materials check out only to faculty and only for
three days, but they may be viewed or heard in-building using
equipment in Programs for Academic Support and Enrichment.
Reference and Special Collections materials do not circulate. On
the most recent library survey, 83.5% of respondents indicated that
they were “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with Killam Library
circulation periods.
The Killam Library Access Policy for information and
materials and the Killam Library Circulation Policy are included in
the supporting documentation below.
Inter-Library and Consortial Agreements
The Killam Library maintains arrangements with a number of
other institutions and organizations to supplement our local
collections. It is a member of TexShare, a state-wide cooperative
program for academic and public libraries through which we
participate in the following programs:
TexShare Card Program (state-wide reciprocal borrowing for our
patrons at other participating libraries).
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TexShare Database Program (consortial subscriptions to
bibliographic and full-text or full-image databases ),
TexShare Interlibrary Loan Program (promotes resource sharing
using a common protocol and offers free reciprocal interlibrary
loans , and supports using Ariel software to transmit requested
material via the Internet or using courier service to expedite
interlibrary loans)
TexPress Courier Service (provides 5 day-a-week pickup and
delivery service to participating libraries and interfaces with the
Trans-Amigos Express courier service of the Amigos Library
Services at no additional charge to increase the service reach.).
The Library is also a full member of OCLC (Online
Computer Library Center) through its regional affiliate, Amigos
Library Services. OCLC offers WorldCat, a worldwide union
catalog of 52 million online records of bibliographic and
ownership information created and maintained collectively by
more than 9,000 member institutions. OCLC hosts an electronic
interlibrary loan system to facilitate borrowing among the member
libraries.
The Killam Library has signed special interlibrary loan
agreements with Amigos Library Services, BCR (Bibliographical
Center for Research, another regional OCLC affiliate) and LVIS
(Libraries Very Interested in Sharing, a national group of OCLC
members) which facilitate interlibrary loan by offering free service
among participating institutions. The Killam Library has acquired
perpetual access to thousands of ebooks by participating in four
Shared Resource Collections (SRCs) through the auspices of
Amigos Library Services. The SRCs included cataloging records,
which have been added to our local, public access catalog with
links to the online full text of the works.
The Killam Library cooperates with Texas A&M University
(TAMU) in College Station, Texas to subscribe to databases
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acquired collectively for participating libraries of the Texas A&M
University System (TAMUS). The Library also belongs to the
TAMUS library automation group that shares an integrated library
management system called Voyager.
The Killam Library also maintains a reciprocal borrowing
agreement with the Harold R. Yeary Library of Laredo Community
College, located approximately 12 miles from our campus.
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SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
SOURCE
Killam Library Institutional
Questionnaire, report on results FY20022003
Killam Library Institutional
Questionnaire, report on results FY20012002
Killam Library Institutional
Questionnaire, report on results FY20002001
Killam Library Institutional
Questionnaire, report on results FY19992000
Print book collection by academic area
LOCATION/Special Instructions
EBooks support document
http://library.tamiu.edu/SACS/eBOOKS_support.doc
List of electronic and print journals
http://library.tamiu.edu/per/
List of databases
http://library.tamiu.edu/SACS/List_of_electronic_databas
es.doc
Access Policy
http://library.tamiu.edu/SACS/access_policies.doc
Circulation Policies
http://library.tamiu.edu/SACS/circ_policies.doc
http://library.tamiu.edu/SACS/KLIQ_02-03.doc
http://library.tamiu.edu/SACS/KLIQ_01-02.doc
http://library.tamiu.edu/SACS/KLIQ_00-01.doc
http://library.tamiu.edu/SACS/KLIQ_99-00.doc
http://library.tamiu.edu/SACS/Holdings_by_Academic_A
rea.xls
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TexShare Membership List
http://www.Texshare.edu/
Upon successful connection with link click on “Libraries
& Catalogs” under Member Information for a list of
members and program participation. Click on “T” in the
alphabetic index labeled academic libraries to retrieve a
list of libraries beginning with “T” and scroll down to
Texas A&M International Univ. and see “yes” in the
fields indicating program participation in Card Program,
Interlibrary Loan, Courier Service and Databases
program.
http://www.texshare.edu/generalinfo/about/programst.html
OCLC (Online Computer Library Center)
Membership Record.
http://www.oclc.org/contacts/libraries/default.htm
Upon successful connection with link scroll down on
participating institutions search page and find search
block labeled “OCLC Symbol” and enter the letters TLS
in the block. Click on start search at bottom of page to
retrieve membership record for Texas A&M International
Univ.
http://www.oclc.org/common/cgioclc/pi.pl?Submit3=Start+Search&all=TEXAS+A%26M+INT
+UNIV
OCLC WorldCat Union Catalog
documentation
OCLC Interlibrary Loan Program
Description
Amigos Resource Sharing Agreement List
of Signers
http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/
http://www.oclc.org/ill/
http://www.amigos.org/interlibraryloan/f9167.html
Upon successful connection with link click on letter “T”
in index and scroll down to find TLS in left column to
locate the record for Texas A&M International Univ.
http://www.amigos.org/interlibraryloan/f9167.html - T
Amigos/BCR (Bibliographical Research
Center) Reciprocal Interlibrary Loan
Agreement list of signers.
http://www.amigos.org/interlibraryloan/abcr.html
Upon successful connection with link click on letter “T”
in index and find TLS in left column to locate Texas
A&M International Univ.
http://www.amigos.org/interlibraryloan/abcr.html - T
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LVIS (Libraries Very Interested in
Sharing) Participation Documentation.
Shared Resource Collection ebooks in
Voyager Catalog
http://www.oclc.org/contacts/libraries/default.htm
Upon successful connection with link scroll down on
participating institutions search page and find search
block labeled “OCLC Symbol” and enter the letters TLS
in the block. Click on start search at bottom of page to
retrieve membership record for Texas A&M International
Univ. Locate “LVIS” in right column indicating our
participation in this group.
http://www.oclc.org/common/cgioclc/pi.pl?Submit3=Start+Search&all=TEXAS+A%26M+INT
+UNIV
https://voyager-iu.tamu.edu/
On the Rio search screen locate the search block labeled
“find this” and enter Mexico as a sample search topic.
Scroll down. Under “Find Results In” menu select
“Keyword Relevance” In “Quick Limit” drop-down
menu select “netlibrary”. Click on search button to
retrieve list of ebooks related to Mexico.
Note: records of ebooks will automatically be retrieved
with print books if search is not limited to “netlibrary”.
https://voyager-iu.tamu.edu/
Intrasystem Cooperation Contract with
Texas A&M University FY 2003-2004 &
FY2004-2005 for databases & Voyager
Library System participation.
Laredo Community College Library
Cooperation Agreement
http://library.tamiu.edu/SACS/System_agreement.pdf
http://library.tamiu.edu/SACS/LCC_agreement.pdf
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