[LIBRARYDIR] Need feedback for SBCTC on state library support

[Aden, Cindy]

Thanks, Lynn! Here are the key paragraphs from the letter that Jeff Martin and I prepared for Kim Wyman. A letter was sent to SBCTC this past week:

Washington currently receives about $3.2M annually to support statewide library programming, including the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library, the services provided in nine Washington state prison libraries and over $1 million in grants, resources and services provided directly to local community libraries.

You may not be aware that LSTA funding supports many services provided to community and technical colleges around the state. One example is the statewide database licensing program, where the State Library has negotiated a consortial rate for Proquest online databases. We have heard personally from college librarians that they would not be able to afford the price of such valuable resources were it not for the highly subsidized price they pay as a result of our service.

LSTA funds continue to provide long-term support to CTC libraries, first to develop an information literacy curriculum and now an open access curriculum both of which are vital to the CTC community's mission, preparing students for what comes after graduation. Our State Librarian participates in Library Leadership Council meetings, and one CTC dean serves on the State Library's advisory committee. In total, over $1,125,000 has been expended with LSTA funding in the past 10 years that directly supports your staff and programming.



From: LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Kanne, Lynn
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2017 5:12 PM
To: WACTC Library Directors
Subject: Re: [LIBRARYDIR] Need feedback for SBCTC on state library support

We really appreciate and value the state library!

Statewide database licensing and AskWa are very valuable ongoing support. We also found the digital literacy grants, PILR (LSTA) project to be important to developing our IL program. We appreciate the indirect benefits of having our colleagues working on OER, although we have not actively participated in that project. We participated in Boopsie, and though we didn't continue, it was helpful to have the opportunity to try it.

We also have several faculty who give research assignments based on local primary sources, so the digital collections are also very much appreciated.

Lynn
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From: LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Mindy Coslor
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2017 9:17 AM
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Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] Need feedback for SBCTC on state library support
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Hi everyone,

Mark Jenkins at the state board asked me for examples of support our CTC libraries have received from the state library.  I gave him these examples, but would appreciate hearing from all of you:


*        Librarians as Open Educational Leaders Grants 1 and 2

*        Information Literacy in Washington Community and Technical Colleges Grant

*        Pre-college Information Literacy Research (PILR) Grant

*        Professional Development individual grants

Here are some other grants that Skagit has gotten:

*        Hard Times Grant (partnership with local public libraries)

*        Virtual Reference Grant (partnership with Gray's Harbor CC)

*        Health Literacy Grant (partnership with local hospital library)


In addition, the state library has worked closely with us over the years by attending LLC meetings and inviting our input into their 5-year plans.

Please send me any examples you think should be included that demonstrate how the CTC libraries have benefitted from the State Library's support.  Please respond by Friday, April 14.

Thank you,
Mindy

Dr. Mindy Coslor, Ph.D.
Director of Library Services
Skagit Valley College
360.416.7761

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