ARCHITECTURE LIBRARY

ANNUAL REPORT, 2004-2005

OBJECTIVES, 2004-2005

1. Continue close collaboration with COA faculty on collection development,

library instruction, and course reserves.

Collection Development: The Architecture Library’s collection has grown to 44,942

volumes, an increase of 1370 over last year’s total. Collection development is a
collaborative effort, involving faculty and students in all of the College of Architecture’s
academic programs

Library Instruction: The Architecture Librarian continues to work closely with COA
faculty on customized library instruction. Group and individual training sessions for new
doctoral students, as well as students in the Architecture, City Planning, Building
Construction, and Industrial Design masters programs, are conducted on an ongoing
basis. Each session provides in-depth coverage of library resources and research methods,
emphasizing key databases and online access to full-text articles and documents. Profs.
Nancey Green-Leigh, Craig Zimring, David Sawicki, Felix Uhlik, and Kathy Roper
routinely send their students to the library for individual instruction.

Outreach to new COA faculty is also very important. This year, the Architecture
Librarian collaborated with Prof. Franca Trubiano (a new member of the Architecture
faculty) and her graduate research assistants on a project involving sustainable building
materials and applications of new technology in architectural practice.

As for undergraduate instruction, once again the library played a significant role in
Prof. Sabir Khan’s Common First Year studio. During the spring semester, 21 different
Design Briefs (research topics) were assigned to teams of CFY students. A
customized resource guide was created for COA 1060 Course Reserves, featuring an
online library tutorial, selected reference sources, and recommended books for
each of the 21 topics. Altogether, 159 books were placed on reserve for the course.

Course Reserves: The COA 1060 collaboration demonstrates the value of electronic
reserves as an instructional tool for the Common First Year. Course reserves are also
used extensively by students in all other COA programs. This year, 56 instructors (25 in
Architecture, 14 in the Common First Year, 9 in City and Regional Planning, 3 in the
Doctoral Program, 3 in Building Construction, and 2 in Industrial Design) placed articles
and books on reserve for their courses. Students had online access to 1018 readings
(mainly journal articles) through e-reserves.
2. Promote the GIL universal catalog and GIL Express.

This year, promotion of the GIL universal catalog and the new GIL Express statewide
borrowing network has become an essential component of reference service, as well as
library instruction. GIL Express is popular with COA students and faculty.

3. Prepare for the transition to the Docutek electronic reserves system, and
implementation of revised copyright policies and procedures for course reserves.

The transition to the Docutek e-reserves system was seamless. COA students and faculty
barely noticed the change. Copyright guidelines for reserves have been revised, and new
policies and procedures are ready for implementation.

4. Create new collection development policies for the disciplines of architecture, city and
regional planning, industrial design, and building construction, based on the research and
instructional priorities of the College of Architecture.

Part One of a new collection development policy for the College of Architecture,
containing collection development objectives and a profile of the COA, is complete.

5. Continue preservation efforts, emphasizing stacks maintenance and book repair.

Increased emphasis on organization of general and special collections has resulted in

improved stacks maintenance. Continual shifting in certain sections of the stacks is a
necessity, in order to relieve overcrowding. Recently, the TA-Z sections were shifted to
accommodate growth in that area.

Conservation efforts have also intensified. Whenever possible, damaged books are
repaired in-house, using archival techniques and materials.

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Content on the Architecture Library website has been revised and updated. A new
“dynamic” subject guide to information resources in architecture and construction will be
available soon.

Physical Improvements: This year, permanent lighting was installed in the library
windows in preparation for special exhibitions honoring retired professors Lane Duncan
and Dale Durfee.

Equipment: The COA provided two additional MAC G-4s for the library’s computer
lab.
OBJECTIVES, 2005-2006

1. Continue close collaboration with COA faculty on collection development,

library instruction, and course reserves.

2. Work closely with COA faculty on the implementation of revised copyright policies
and procedures for reserves.

3. Promote the new ILLiad Online Interlibrary Loan System.

4. Complete the Collection Development Policy for the College of Architecture.

5. Continue preservation efforts, emphasizing stacks maintenance and book repair.