Keeping the Community
College Library Relevant
MICHAEL CRUMPTON AND NORA BIRD
Introduction
Michael A. Crumpton, Assistant Dean
University Libraries, UNCG
macrumpt@uncg.edu
Nora J. Bird, Associate Professor
Library and Information Studies, UNCG
njbird@uncg.edu
Being translated into Chinese!
AGENDA
Open Educational Resources
Learning Spaces
Workplace Literacy
Impact Assessment
Economic Impact
Published Voices
“More Relevant that Ever!”
Open Educational
Resources
National Council on Learning Resources
STATEMENT ON OER - 4/21/2012
Community colleges confront many issues surrounding the free-flow of information, commonly known in the educational
community as open access to information, or open educational resources (OER). These issues (including content
ownership, copyright law, access, cost and delivery) have come into focus by both economic and technological changes.
Open access to information impacts every aspect of the educational environment - the escalating price of the students'
textbooks, materials faculty wish to use in their courses, materials for libraries, and the ownership of faculty research.
In order to preserve an innovative educational environment where there is a free exchange of information, community
colleges must support affirmative efforts in the creation, ownership, evaluation, dissemination and preservation of
information, which are essential to unfettered educational inquiry.
In response, AACC urges community colleges to join the open access/scholarly communication debate as appropriate.
The Association urges community college administrators, faculty and staff to be well represented and play a vital role in
national discussions and decisions regarding open access to information.
Further, AACC supports the active engagement of the college community in an educational understanding and
appropriate use of open educational resources to support student success.
Moreover, AACC supports the use of digital repositories for faculty research and curriculum content.
Finally, AACC supports the creation of sustainable business models for the equitable distribution and access to content
created by and for the college community.
Highlights
Further, AACC supports the active engagement of
the college community in an educational
understanding and appropriate use of open
educational resources to support student success.
Moreover, AACC supports the use of digital
repositories for faculty research and curriculum
content.
The 2011 Conference Presentation
Free the Textbook: The Rise of Open Texts (presented
by the National Council on Learning Resources)
Little presence for CC Libraries
LEARNING SPACES
Society for College and University
Planning (SCUP)
Purposefully Design Areas for CC Libraries
1.
Circulation desk
2.
Social space
3.
Information desk
4.
Quiet study room
5.
Study group space
6.
The Learning Center
Workplace Literacy
WORKPLACE SKILLS AND INFORMATION LITERACY
CAPSEE
North Carolina
Clive Belfield–Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY), Arne Kalleberg–University of North Carolina
Using North Carolina data, this study will analyze the employment and earnings outcomes for different community college pathways and awards. Thus, the outcomes for this
project will include employment (e.g., industry and occupation), patterns of employment and unemployment, and earnings. For pathways, specific attention will be paid to: (1)
remedial education, (2) vocational/technical programs, and (3) patterns and timing of student progression through programs of study. For awards, specific attention will be paid
to: (1) sub-baccalaureate credentials, (2) noncredit programs, (3) adult basic education programs, and (4) bachelor’s degrees. Variation in the benefits of college will be
examined by student characteristics, including age, gender, prior education, work experience, and specific community college. Data for this work will come from the North
Carolina Community College System, specifically the Curriculum Registration, Progress, Financial Aid (CRPFA) Report on each student (from 2001–02 to 2011–12), college
placement test data, and high school transcript data linked to Unemployment Insurance (UI) data.
Research Findings:
The Medium-Term Labor Market Returns to Community College Awards: Evidence From North Carolina (A CAPSEE Working Paper)
Institutional Determinants of Labor Market Outcomes for Community College Students in North Carolina (A CAPSEE Working Paper)
What About Certificates? Evidence on the Labor Market Returns to Non-Degree Community College Awards in Two States (A CAPSEE Working Paper)
The Medium-Term Labor Market Returns to Community College Awards: Evidence From North Carolina
Does Developmental Education Improve Labor Market Outcomes? Evidence From Two States (A CAPSEE Working Paper)
What About the Non-Completers? The Labor Market Returns to Progress in Community College (A CAPSEE Working Paper)
The Labor Market Returns to Math Courses in Community College (A CAPSEE Working Paper)
Information Use – Workplace Skill
Many Standards: Locates, Organizes, Uses,
Analyzes, and Communicates Information
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Information Literacy
Someone asked on the CJC-L listserve recently about reports specifically done in CC Libraries.
None were forthcoming, though those aimed at first years were.
Hmmmm
Collaborative focus
EDUCATORS AND LIBRARIES
Information literacy instruction on data and
tools needed to move forward
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
More on-the-job training opportunities
Low risk opportunities to learn new skills
Better access to apprenticeships for skill
growth
Innovative patterns of skill enhancement
Clarification of skills needed for job growth
Forsyth Tech’s QEP
INFORMATION LITERACY
BECAUSE WE CARE
Communicate
Access
Research
Evaluate
Opportunities for O*NET
Provide career information
Collaborating on Workplace Info Lit
Connecting librarians to student success
Needed Competencies
Engagement of team members
Retrieval of information
Finding patterns and making connections
Exploring a topic thoroughly
ACRL Framework for Information Literacy
for Higher Education
Authority Is Constructed and Contextual
Information Creation as a Process
Information Has Value
Research as Inquiry
Scholarship as Conversation
Searching as Strategic Exploration
Assessment in Action
Several CC libraries participated in ACRL’s Assessment in Action initiative including our own Julia
Melish at Wake Tech.
Very little has been formally published from those assessments.
Hmmm!
CC LL SS LS
Community College Libraries and Library Staff and Student Success
1. Phase 1: Survey of Librarians and Library about their Perception of their impact on NC
community college system-wide student success performance measures.
◦ Being analyzed – results due soon
2. Phase 2: Surveys of Faculty and Students
◦ In the field – ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION AT YOUR COLLEGE!
3. Still being designed.
Published Voices
WE NEED MORE!
Not enough time
Not enough expertise
No outlets!
Meet the new Editor of the Taylor and Francis publication, Community and Junior College
Libraries
Nora J. Bird
Other Options?
Some ideas
1) Gather the Assessment in Action articles together
2) Provide research and writing assistance
3) Bring in useful ideas from other types of libraries but focus it on CC libraries
4) More opinion columns
Lankes’ Fundamental Point
Pivot Points for Change
Keep the machines in your factory but change what they make
Keep your customers but change what you sell
Keep your staff but change what you do
Keep your mission but change your scale
Keep your technology but use it to do something different
Academic Library Contributions to
Student Success
From Assessment in Action Projects
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Student confidence in research activities
Contributes to retention and persistence
Library instruction connected to higher grades
Space fosters social and community academic works and activities
Games/programming engage students and learning of IL skills
Community College Libraries: More
Relevant than Ever
An ACRL e-Learning Online Course
April 13-May 15, 2015
Description: This five week course offers 1.5 hours each week on topics of interest to new and experienced community college librarians. The topics covered will be:
Advocating for Your Library - Advocacy is often talked about as a political activity but it really means connecting with all constituents including faculty, staff, and students. The importance of relationship building through implementing a
comprehensive advocacy plan will be discussed.
Assessment of Library Activities - One major part of successful advocacy is to be able to show how faculty, staff, and students are using the library. Types of assessment will be described and attendees will be asked to choose one or two that
might be implemented in their own library.
Embedded librarianship - There is a wide range of services that have been labeled with this heading. The presenters will cover how this service has been implemented in several libraries and ask the attendees to design a possible service for
their situation.
Instructional design - Many librarians were not taught how to teach. The presenters will cover general instructional design theory and attendees will try to revamp a particular class that they teach.
Supervision - Many first-time librarians are asked to supervise immediately when taking a position in a community college. Strategies for becoming a successful supervisor will be covered in this part of the course.
The presenters are the co-authors of Handbook for Community College Librarians, published in 2013 and experienced community college librarians.
Learning Outcomes:
Understand and value the unique and diverse mission of community college librarians in support of their institutions goals.
Design programs that fit an individual community college in the areas of instruction and embedded librarianship.
Implement strategies for better employee supervision and efficiencies.