SACS Compliance Certification Report (PDF) - South Florida State ...

Library Owned Collections and ResourcesSFCC provides adequate and relevant collections at each of its campuses/center that are consistent withthe degrees offered. As of June 30, 2010, the college’s total collection consisted of 45,775 volumes and40,580 titles. The college’s total collection also included 69 periodicals and 1,754 audio-visual items. Inaddition, the college owns 3,228 electronic books and provides access to an additional 25,218. Theelectronic books are available to the college’s faculty, students, and staff 24 hours a day, seven days aweek, from any computer with internet access.The primary source for magazines and journals has become electronic databases. Databases funded bythe college, as well as those funded by the state of Florida through the College Center for LibraryAutomation (CCLA), provide students, faculty, and staff with access to to over 100 databases and foureBook collections. Almost all of these databases are full text and contain access to thousands ofmagazines, journals, books, newspapers, and other digital material.Recognizing that the library is essential to the success of existing programs as well as to theimplementation of new programs, SFCC has committed necessary funds to library support.Staff is committed to providing the informational resources that support all aspects of the college’sinstructional, administrative, and cultural functions. To fulfill this commitment, the staff refers to theLibrary Services Policy and Procedure Manual for established criteria regarding the selection ofmaterials, library instruction, weeding of outdated materials, appropriate circulation of materials, returnof overdue materials, interlibrary loans, electronic resources, and audiovisual materials. Using theCollection Development Policy, the two librarians exercise their professional judgment in selectinggeneral learning resources that support and enhance the college’s curriculum. They also work closelywith faculty to obtain input on the collection development process.To ensure that the college’s library collection and materials are relevant and current, the librarianscontinually weed the collection in accordance with the collection development policy. Materials areweeded if duplicate titles are no longer in demand, superseded editions exist, materials are damagedbeyond repair, and/or titles are obsolete in content, style, or theme.Library Services and ResourcesLibrary services include circulation, faculty reserves, self-service photocopying, reference, interlibraryloans, instruction in library use and information literacy, library databases, library Web page, andtechnical services.CirculationThe circulation staff is responsible for registering new users for library cards and circulating materials.The college identification card serves as the library card for checking out all circulating library materials.Distance learning students may obtain a student identification card at any campus/center. Circulation andloan policies are posted on the library Web site. The circulation staff is also available to explain thepolicies regarding the use of the library services.Faculty ReservesFaculty may place materials on reserve for a predetermined length of time for students enrolled inspecific courses.Self-Service PhotocopierSouth Florida Community College Page 33 / 202A coin-operated, self-service photocopier is available on the Highlands campus for making copies oflibrary materials. Arrangements for photocopying at the other libraries are made through the front officeof that campus/center.