2012-2013 - Sweet Briar College

exempting from the requirement must take the course in stand-alone sessions. The resources of the
Mary Helen Cochran Library are supplemented by those in two branch libraries: the Junius P. Fishburn
Music Library in the Babcock Fine Arts Center and the Martin C. Shallenberger Library in the Pannell
Center, which houses rare books and the College archives.
The rare book collection includes more than 5,000 volumes and thousands of manuscripts to support
the curriculum. Of special note are the Virginia Woolf Collection, the W.H. Auden Collection, the
George Meredith Collection, and the Evelyn Day Mullen T.E. Lawrence Collection.
The Fanny B. Fletcher Archives hold the records of the College. Students who take the course in
historical research methods use these records as primary research materials.
The Sweet Briar College libraries are leaders in the use of advanced technology to improve the
accessibility of information for students and faculty. A shared automated catalog, LION (Lynchburg
Information Online Network), established in cooperation with Randolph College, the County of
Amherst, and the City of Lynchburg Public Library, allows students to search and borrow items from
their combined library holdings. Borrowed items are delivered to Sweet Briar. Access to the catalog is
available to students in branch libraries and computer labs on campus and via personal computer in the
residence halls.
The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) system provides access to millions of titles in libraries
throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, and Europe. Online search services
provide access to thou- sands of databases, indices, and abstracts, and offer full texts of information in
hundreds of disciplines.
The John B. and Irene Vongehr Vincent ’40 collection features more than 4,000 books and ephemera in
English on Chinese culture and history.
The Media Services Department provides training in simple video production and editing techniques,
media equipment, and support to the College. Resources include video projection facilities, broadcast
capability on the campus cable system, and interactive computer-driven multimedia workstations. The
library also maintains extensive collections of audio and videotape programs, sound recordings, DVDs,
and multi-media software.
Administration 2012-2013
Office of the President
Jo Ellen Parker
President of the College
A.B. Bryn Mawr College; M.A. University of Kansas; Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
Christy C. Cole
Director of Institutional Research
B.S. Methodist College; M.S. Capella University
Louise S. Zingaro ’80
Vice President and Chief of Staff