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Student Evaluation of Library InstructionStudent Services | SFCC College Catalog 2010-20113.8.3Library and Other Learning Resources: Qualified staffThe institution provides a sufficient number of qualified staff—with appropriate education or experiencesin library and/or other learning/information resources—to accomplish the mission of the institution.JudgmentCompliant Non-Compliant Not ApplicableNarrativeQualified StaffSouth Florida Community College (SFCC) has mechanisms in place that enable it to determinequalifications for its library staff.Professional Standards for Academic Administrators and Faculty outlines qualifications forlibrarians, and position descriptions outline qualifications for other library staff. A complete rosterand the job descriptions of library staff including degrees and number of years of relevant libraryexperience is available. Currently, the Dean, Division of Adult and Community Education, supervises theLearning Resources Center where the library is housed. Library Services are supervised by the Chair,Library Services.Sufficient StaffThe SFCC library has adequate staff to provide the services needed by the students, faculty, and staff ofthe college on the Highlands campus. The professional staff includes two ALA-accredited facultylibrarians in the full-time positions of Chair, Library Services and Librarian. In addition to theprofessional staff, the library is staffed by two library assistants, two reference assistants, and a technicalservices assistant.At the DeSoto and Hardee campuses and Lake Placid center, the general staff have been trained inproviding library services such as issuing library cards, checking materials in and out, and the collectionof fines. The two librarians make regular visits to these other campus locations. Students may call theHighlands campus for reference assistance or use the statewide Ask-a-Librarian service. A recent surveyof students at the other campuses indicates 75% of respondents believe library staff is available to assistthem.Professional DevelopmentProfessional development opportunities are available both internally and externally to all library staff.Individuals may benefit from the college’s Staff and Program Development (SPD) funds which financetravel to professional conferences, workshops, and training. The college is a member of the Tampa BayLibrary Consortium (TBLC) which is a non-profit, multi-library cooperative that assists libraries byleading and encouraging collaboration, resource sharing, staff development, and innovations. TBLCprovides training opportunities both online and face-to-face throughout the year. The college is also amember of Florida’s College Center for Library Automation (CCLA) consortium which coordinates librarycollections of the state’s 28 colleges through a common library collections management system, theLibrary Information Network and Cooperative Content (LINCC). CCLA provides professional training on itssystem to all library staff. Further professional development opportunities are available through FloridaLibrary Association (FLA), American Library Association (ALA), and Florida Association of CommunityColleges (FACC).South Florida Community College Page 148 / 202