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NVC Library Statistics, Standards, and Accreditation

ACRL, IPEDS, and SACSCOC

Instructions

Gathering data, easier to compare years:

2021 /  2022 / 2023

*2021 numbers will be lower due to COVID and low enrollment.  

The institution provides adequate and appropriate library and learning/information resources, services, and support for its mission.

To do list, evidence, screenshots.  

- Library's Mission Statementhttps://nvcguides.libguides.com/c.php?g=330311&p=2217773, 
Do we need to revise the mission statement?  It has to map to our strategic goals, https://www.alamo.edu/nvc/about-us/strategic-plan/2018-2023/ 
Example, https://www.utrgv.edu/library/about-us/mission-statement/index.htm 

- Library's Strategic Plan,   We can use SPOL information for now, but need to create something like this,
 https://utrgv.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=44454599

Library's Homepage, easy, need to capture an impressive shot, something that demo's how chat pops up on the screen, book a librarian pic, features https://www.alamo.edu/nvc/academics/library/

- Circulation policieshttps://nvcguides.libguides.com/circulation  (updates needed)                        ex. https://www.utrgv.edu/library/departments/circulation-dept/index.htm

- Links to Texshare, Amigos, mention the Alamo Colleges Pony service (do we have a link to this or documentation?) If not, we need to create a page that explains what it is and how it functions. 

- collection program review for Bachelor's degree

- Amanda anthropology example of collection analysis

- Suggest a purchase form, https://alamonvc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3EsnhhGzbPH8QAt

- ILL request process

- course reserves, faculty process

- chat services (include stats)

- book a librarian (do we have stats?)

- instructional videos

- subject librarian email examples

- dual credit communication, Pat used to send a newsletter, also ask Bilbe.

- Need circulation of resources:  by students, by faculty/staff, by community members  per year.  2022 and 2023

- Number of physical items per subject area (by LC classification), if not possible, total number of physical items, increase in numbers? compare 2022 and 2023. If a decrease, explain why.

- ILLs filled and requested 2022 and 2023

- faculty survey's, formal and informal

- student survey's formal and informal

- database usage stats; turnaways; keyword analytics