This report highlights some of the ways the Libraries help students succeed, supports faculty research, and provides valuable cultural and educational opportunities for the UA community and the region

Everett, Stephanie Dawson

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The University of AkronIdeaExchange@UAkronLibrary Annual Reports University Libraries10-15-2019UL Annual Report 2018-2019Stephanie Dawson EverettThe University of Akron, sdawson@uakron.eduPlease take a moment to share how this work helps you through this survey. Your feedback will beimportant as we plan further development of our repository.Follow this and additional works at: https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/libannualreportsPart of the Library and Information Science CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by University Libraries at IdeaExchange@UAkron, theinstitutional repository of The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, USA. It has been accepted for inclusion inLibrary Annual Reports by an authorized administrator of IdeaExchange@UAkron. For more information, pleasecontact mjon@uakron.edu, uapress@uakron.edu.Recommended CitationEverett, Stephanie Dawson, "UL Annual Report 2018-2019" (2019). Library Annual Reports. 2.https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/libannualreports/2MISSIONUniversity Libraries provides resources, services, and expertise to support and enhance teaching, learning, and research. VISIONTo be known and valued as a collaborative partner essential to the educational and research processes, and fundamental to the success of the university community. As an intellectual asset for the campus, our creativity and adaptability will foster innovation in services, teaching and learning, technology, and resources.YEAR IN REVIEWThis report highlights some of the ways the Libraries help students succeed, supports faculty research, and provides valuable cultural and educational opportunities for the UA community and the region. The faculty and staff of University Libraries work as a team every day to help students enhance their information literacy skills, locate and evaluate resources, use technology, and create new knowledge. Our textbook affordability initiative is a state model. Newly-added manuscripts and archives document the university and region’s history and provide the underpinning for tomorrow’s researchers. As a research library, we support authors through every stage of the scholarly communication life cycle. We make a difference to students through our textbook affordability programs, distance education services, and exam week stress busters. We are committed to strategically stretching our capabilities to meet the university’s growing needs and interests.Annual ReportFY2018-19 54,053,053Searches on Library-owned databasesBy the numbers FY201946,446Tests administered at CBAE7,937miFurthest distance traveled by a resource loaned by UL11,253Items borrowed from other libraries for UA researchers18,849Group study room reservations822,353Visits to Bierce/S&T6,407Questions answered at the desk 4,026Hours of 3D printing in the MakerStudio21,524Technology items lentPhoto credit: Shane WynnMAXIMIZE STUDENT SUCCESSThe highly successful Ada Lovelace Day continued into its fifth year, aiming to confront bias and systemic barriers to inclusion in the STEM fields by presenting the experiences, perspectives and research from women in science and technology.“I loved having course materials readily available!! It makes the learning process so much easier, and saves time from searching for a good deal on a book.”“The book allows for equal opportunity learning and succeeding for all students no matter their financial situation.”We hosted the first annual Affordable Learning Ohio Summit in August, attracting more than 100 librarians and designers from 35 institutions across three states.The Libraries’ Affordable Learning Initiative empowers and supports faculty working to innovate pedagogically; enhance access for UA students to high-quality, tailored educational materials; and reduce the financial burden of expensive textbooks. It has become a state model for open education, saving UA students more than a quarter of a million dollars to date. "I wish every class had this option. It was one less book I had to purchase and it was super easy to use."AFFORDABLE LEARNING AT UAIn Spring 2019, eleven faculty across five teams received grant funding to adopt open textbooks saving UA students $620,075 in textbook cost with the added benefit of improved course quality.Since 1997, Outstanding Student Employee Awards recognize exemplary contributions to the Libraries by current students. Two awards of $1000 each come from the Friends of the Library Endowment, established to provide scholarship support for students working at the University Libraries and encourage them to consider pursuing an advanced degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS). The MakerStudio completed 646 academic3D-print jobs supervised by 36 faculty members from 14 disciplines. 12,441 students enrolled in online courses, a 138% increase since 2014. Our Instructional Designers help faculty design and support the 700+ UA classes that are offered online.We hosted three practicumstudents completing their MLIS and gave themhands-on experience: researching and designing an original exhibition from Archival materials; performing original cataloging with electronic theses and dissertations; and, developing a manual for digitizing glass plate negatives. What students are saying...SCHOLARSHIPCOMMUNITY“Lost Voices of the Great War,” a documentary film produced by Archival Services and Design & Development Services in partnership with Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens and other community partners, won two awards from the Ohio Museums Association (OMA) at its annual conference and awards dinner held in Akron on April 14. The partners took home OMA’s Best Community Partnership Award and an OMA Visual Communications Award Honorable Mention.Adoption of new technology like the Learning Glass, a transparent whiteboard paired with a video recording system, encourages pedagogical innovation making learning a more engaging experience for both on campus andonline students. The Libraries’ investment in research collections has a direct impact on the productivity of researchers at UA. This year researchers  downloaded 1.4 million journal articles and e-books.IdeaExchange, UA’s institutional repository, was accessed by nearly 13,000 institutions from 209 countries, disseminating worldwide scholarly output from both students an faculty here at UA.“The instructor presented the material in a fun and engaging way and I’m excited about implementing the activities I created… Thank you for offering this course!”- Program Participant (Sarah-Jayne Studer, School Library Media Specialist, Canton, Ohio)We teamed up with the Akron-Summit County Public Library and Michael Spikes from the Center for News Literacy to host a free, three-day News Literacy Summer Institute, a workshop focused on teaching news literacy for high school and college educators.RePlay for Kids, a local organization that repairs, modifies and creates toys for children with disabilities used MakerStudio tools and supplies for their volunteer projects. Our fourth annual New Explorations in Teaching (NEXT) Conference brought together more than 200 people from 28 institutions to share new ideas and explore topics that affect teaching in higher education.Two poets, Leslie Harrison and Aimée Baker, published by The University of Akron Press received multiple awards for their respective works “The Book of Endings” and “Doe.” Distance Learning Services continues to grow its partnerships with local communities. We now partner with 17 high schools in 6 counties to deliver College Credit Plus (CCP) classes. TheDistance Learning Network generated more than $1million dollars for UA in 2019. Library events and workshops focusing on research and scholarship brought together students and faculty from across disciplines, offering opportunities for collaboration, knowledge sharing and new connections. The Libraries delivered targeted workshops covering topics on academic integrity issues, copyright, research and scholarship. LOOKING AHEADHonors, Accolades, and GrantsHONORS: • Collections and Content Strategy Librarian, Sean Kennedy was selected by ATG Media and the organizers of the Charleston Library conference as one of their Up & Comers. • Wendy Lampner, Manager of Design and Development Services was inducted into the School of Social Work’s Phi Alpha National Honor Society as an honorary member.• Tammy Stitz was honored as the faculty winner of the 2017-18 Exemplary University Service Award. • “Lost Voices of the Great War” received an Emmy Award nomination in the documentary film category from the Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. • Life Sciences Librarian Marilia Antúnez received The Innovative Library Classroom (ILC) Conference Travel Grant to attend the June conference in Virginia.  As UA nears its 150th anniversary, we are giving a voice to those who worked, studied, and made memories here — from students, faculty and staff to sports fans and concertgoers, the employers of graduates and the vendors of goods and services. Funds from the estate of Pauline Franks will be used to renovate Bierce Learning Studio 279  to support flexible learning space equipped for media production. Faculty can record  content on the Learning Glass for a flipped classroom  approach or teach face to face. Franks, who retired from UA in 1983 as University Librarian, saw seismic changes occur in library sciences during the 1960s and 1970s.  Gifts such as this provide us with opportunities to add value to the services and collections we deliver to students, and the flexibility to be innovative in how we invite students to engage with the library.UA will be hosting the Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarian Conference welcoming more than 150 librarians from Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky in May.  These stories will be considered for inclusion in the commemorative coffee-table book and paperback versions that will be published by the UA Press during UA's 150th anniversary celebration in 2020.GRANTS: • National Film Preservation Foundation ($37,310) —to reformat and digitize 14 nitrate motion picture films from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Collection that document the construction and operation of the dirigibles U.S.S. Akron and U.S.S. Macon.• Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board ($4,680) —to process and preserve the papers of the late Opie Evans, a local African-American photographer who documented the history of Akron’s black community.• Ohio Humanities Council ($14,957) — in partnership with Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, to produce a documentary titled “Lost Voices of the Great War: Summit County in World War I,” which documents Akron and Summit County’s contributions to the First World War. • Library Services and Technology Act ($4,999) —conservation work on the three-quarter-length portrait of Charles Goodyear by noted American portrait artist George Peter Alexander Healy.

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