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The Face of Regional Campus Libraries and Librarianship

The Face of Regional Campus Libraries and Librarianship. Off-Campus Library Services Conference Savannah, GA April 26-28, 2006. Introduction. Welcome Definition

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The Face of Regional Campus Libraries and Librarianship

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  1. The Face of Regional Campus Libraries and Librarianship Off-Campus Library Services Conference Savannah, GA April 26-28, 2006

  2. Introduction • Welcome • Definition • “a campus or site of an educational institution that is not temporary, is located in a community beyond a reasonable commuting distance from its parent institution, and which offers organized programs of study, not just courses.” (NCES, 1992) • Background • Others studies done, but not since 1988! • Methodology • Criteria for creating directory, problems with definition

  3. Findings • Profile • Services • Collections • Funding • Staffing • Status • Relationships

  4. Profile - Geographic 46 33 25 21 10 2

  5. Services

  6. Collections

  7. Funding and Administration

  8. Staffing

  9. Status of Librarians • Regional Campus Librarians are less-likely to have faculty status than their Main Campus counterparts

  10. Differences within the Same Institution • When Main Campus Librarians have Tenure-Track Faculty status, over 1/3rd of their Regional counterparts at the same institution do not.

  11. Relationships • Over a third (36%) are staffed by one FTE professional librarian or less • Less than half (40%) of Regional Campus Librarians visit the Main Library at least once a month • Almost half (46%) are visited once a year or less by Librarians from the Main Campus

  12. Future Research • Profiles • Definition • Directory • State-by-State comparisons • Services • On campus • Comparison to main campus • Staffing, Status • Tenure • Professional backgrounds and progression goals • Student/staff ratios

  13. Future Research cont’d • Collections • Physical/Electronic • Funding • Community • Support • Colocations • Trends • Best Practices

  14. Discussion • Does your institution have a regional/branch campus? • Do you consider the students at that campus “distance learners?” • Are you a librarian at a regional campus? • Do you consider yourself a “distance librarian?” • How much does distance matter? • Has this study affected your definition of regional/branch campuses?

  15. Questions?

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