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Revitalizing B.D. Owens Library: A Study of Student Engagement in an
Academic Library
Dr. Leslie M. Galbreath
Dean, Academic & Library Services Northwest Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State
University
• 7,000 undergraduate/graduate students
• Rural, residential (Maryville pop: 12,000)
• Anchor academic programs: teacher education, agriculture, business, interdisciplinary studies
• High student engagement programs (induction & academic support programming, student employment, placement rate: 97.4%)
• Students: 48% first generation college students, most receive f inancial assistance, extroverted, expect to be involved
Learning From Users
Staff as:
Cultural Anthropologists
Partners
Collaborators
Learners
Needs Assessment
• Informal interviews w ith students
• External library professionals
• Facility Services personnel
• Suggestion sources
• Marketing research study
(undergraduate students)
• Literature reviews (student
engagement, library, workplaces,
technology)
Needs Assessment
Outcomes
• Dated facility & furnishings
• Dated policies
• Dated collections
• Insuff icient technology
Climate
• 18% decrease Acquisit ions budget
• 41% decrease Operating budget
• Reduction in Force
• Facility Services staff unavailable
Where
to
Start?
B.D. Owens Library
“ Where Learners
& Resources
Meet”
Observe
Brainstorm
Use Decision Drivers
Pilot Responses
The
Transformative
Summer
The
iPlace
Revisiting
Policies
A New
Normal
Staff
Engagement
Marketing
Digital
Presence
Sustainability
Green Leaders: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Responsible
15 tons of books shipped
– 100% out landfill
– ¼ re-sold.
– reduced greenhouse gases by 45,000 pounds
– Saved:
• 160,000 gal of water
• 333 trees
• 45 cu yds of landfill space
• 68,000 kw of electricity
Green Leaders: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Responsible
Partner with a for-profit organization that sells, donates, or recycles used books.
% of each sale donated to literacy efforts and a small percentage returned to B.D. Owens Library
• 10.5 tons obsolete bound periodicals to Northwest Alternative Energy Program
• Microfilm, microfiche, VHS tape to recycling
Green Leaders: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Responsible
New
Neighbors
The vendor’s first 100% environmentally sustainable location in the nation.
Sustainable Partnerships
Thank you
Janice Bell &
Judith Andrews
Library & Learning Resources
Professor Stuart Brand &
Mr. Luke Millard
Centre for Enhancement of
Learning and Teaching