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COMPREHENSIVE STANDARD CS P27:
The institution provides a sufficient number of qualified staff--with
appropriate education or experiences both in library or
other learning/information resources to accomplish the mission
of the institution.
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Compliance |
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Partial Compliance |
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Non-Compliance |
Collin County Community College District (CCCCD) employs
twelve full-time librarians, including the Executive Directors,
and seventeen full-time paraprofessional and support staff,
in addition to three part-time librarians and eleven part-time
support staff. The staff is identified by name, title, and
qualifications in a supporting table (Reference
1).
The CCCCD Learning Resource Center (LRC) ranks in the
top quartile of Librarian to Student FTE when compared with
peer institutions, both nationally and locally (Reference
2). The Institutional Research Office conducted the
Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory in which the
LRC ranked above the average in both staff and collections
when compared with national peer institutions (Reference
3). The information gathered in these surveys indicates
the LRC staff is sufficient in number to accomplish the
LRC mission (Reference 4).
The full-time and part-time librarians each have, at a
minimum, a Master of Library Science (MLS) degree from a
library science program accredited by the American Library
Association. In addition to the Master of Library Science
degree, many of the librarians have additional coursework
in various fields, as well as a second master’s degree.
Each campus has an Executive Director with extensive supervisory
experience in academic libraries. In addition to the Executive
Directors, each campus LRC has a minimum of two full-time
librarians, as well as a part-time (20 hours per week) librarian.
A professional librarian or a highly qualified paraprofessional
staffs each campus library during open hours. The Provosts
and Executive Directors address staffing needs in annual
strategic and budgetary planning. As the College continues
to grow, librarian and support positions are added (Reference
5).
Given the evolving nature of library work, LRC personnel
face changing requirements. Paraprofessional staff members,
as well as professional, degreed librarians, now meet the
demands of working in a highly networked and automated environment.
The District is committed to providing professional development
to meet these demands. Position descriptions (References
6, 7, 8, 9, 10) are updated to reflect the need for
new skills involving multimedia authoring, database management,
technology training, and telecommunications. These needs
are addressed through cooperation with the Human Resources
Office. The District provides on-going professional development
for its LRC staff.
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