alternative methods of delivery.
Learning Resources
The major learning resource utilized by the nursing education unit and faculty is the Florida State College North Campus Library Learning Commons (LLC), located in building D-301 and the Deerwood Center Library and Learning Commons, located in G2700 of the Deerwood Center. The Library and Learning Commons’ in both locations are adjacent to the nursing education unit.
The North Campus Library and Learning Commons occupies an area of 46,656 square feet, and the Deerwood Center LLC occupies an area of 22,709 square feet. Both locations have areas designated for student utilization that include multi-media workstations, internet access and online databases, study carrels, audio-visual carrels, study tables, study rooms, microform viewing/printing stations, word processor stations, viewing rooms (large and small groups), lounge seats and a classroom for
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bibliographic instruction. All of these items are strategically located to allow for easy access to the open stacks and other learning aids.
Every Library and Learning Commons location also includes, in addition to its library services, Learning Centers that provide walk in tutoring services for students. Current Learning Centers include the Communications Lab, Math Lab, Science Lab and Foreign Language Lab.
The North Campus LLC is open Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., Fridays 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and Saturdays 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. for a total of 75.5 hours each week and the Deerwood Center LLC is open Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Three other Florida State College Library and Learning Commons, at the Downtown Campus, Kent Campus and South Campus, are available to all Florida State College students for weekday and Saturday hours. Students are able to access nursing data bases from these locations. In fact, the College’s Library Web site (www.fscj.edu/library) and Virtual Library
(www.distancelearning.org/VirtualLibrary/faculty.html) are available continuously on each Florida State College campus and center through Internet access. Virtual Tutoring Labs are also available for students online through the Blackboard Community which is accessible with their student logon and password.
The North Campus LLC and Deerwood Center LLC, strive to support all educational programs located at each site, including the nursing education unit, has traditional print sources such as books, indexes, and periodicals. The collections have both reference and circulating titles, which are classified by the Library of Congress Classification System.
As of January 1, 2011, the North Campus LLC holds a total of 38,268 volumes in its collection, to include 2,106 printed titles on health-related subjects. The Deerwood Center LLC holds a total of 16,769 volumes in its collection with approximately 350 printed titles on health-related subjects. Many of these titles are well circulated and more than one copy of the title may be owned, adding to the total number of physical books in the collection:
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Subject Area North Campus Health Related Titles Owned
Deerwood Center Health Related Titles Owned
Nursing 767 142 Diseases 461 100 Pharmacology 64 10 Genetics 79 43 Pain 30 5 Human Anatomy 97 35 Medicine 563 5 Medical Dictionary 45 10
In addition to the printed resources, both the North Campus LLC and Deerwood Center LLC, have a total of 1,218 full-text electronic book holdings in health related areas that are accessible to students from any computer with Internet access:
Subject Area Quantity
Nursing 176 Disease 348 Pharmacology 25 Genetics 129 Pain 29 Human Anatomy 11 Medicine 401 Medical Dictionary 99
The periodical collection, which supports research activities in the nursing field, contains both current and back issues of approximately 71 periodicals located at the North Campus LLC and 5
periodical titles located at the Deerwood Center LLC. A list of nursing periodicals will be available on site.
Educational and research activities are further enhanced by technology. In addition to the traditional print sources, the North Campus LLC and Deerwood Center LLC have an online computer catalog, LINCC (Library Information Network for Community Colleges), which allows for quick and easy retrieval of materials as well as other pertinent titles housed at other Florida State College Campuses. LINCC is the Library Information Network of the 28 Community and State Colleges of the State of Florida. Also available with LINCC are full-text journal articles (currently over 9,000), newspapers (some with full- text back issues), a statistical database, and many other resources.
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Materials from any Florida State College Library and Learning Commons may be requested to be sent to another campus for pick up through interoffice mail. Any material located at another campus, can be sent and be available for pick up by the requester within 48 hours. The materials not readily available at the Florida State College LLCs can be requested through interlibrary loan (ILL) for use by students and faculty. Most ILL requests can be completed online from any internet connection. ILL courier service is available between all state and community college libraries in Florida, state university libraries, most private institutions higher education libraries and points within the public library systems of most Florida cities. This courier service arrives three times per week.
On-line Resources
ADN students using library resources at other campus locations or at home can access on-line journals and periodicals at any time using internet access. In addition to the traditional print sources, the North Campus Library has an on-line computer search engine, PRIMO™, which allows for quick and easy retrieval of thousands of books and e-books, full-text journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles and audiovisual materials. PRIMO™ is a newly adopted library information network for all twenty- eight (28) community and state colleges within the state of Florida. PRIMO™ also provides a direct link to holdings at the nine state universities in Florida on the Florida State College at Jacksonville Library and Learning Commons home page.
Electronically accessed on-line databases are available and heavily used for teaching, learning and research. There are approximately 100 on-line databases offering both general and specialized access to periodical and newspaper information. Some provide full-text coverage and others provide only an index; still others give an abstract, simple or detailed. The most recently acquired database is OVID Nursing Full Text Plus, a comprehensive source of full text journal content through the current date with links to relevant full text Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews. Health-related databases to which the library subscribes include those listed in Table 5.3b:
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Table 5.3.b: Health-Related Databases at Florida State College at Jacksonville
Associates Program Source Plus (EBSCO) MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)
Biomedical and Life Sciences e-Journal Collection
(Springer) Medicine e-Journal Collection (Springer)
Child Development and Adolescent Studies
(EBSCO) MEDLINE via FirstSearch (OCLC)
CINAHL Plus Full Text (EBSCO) MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO)
Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO) Nursing and Allied Health Source (ProQuest)
Current Issues in Health (Wilson) Nursing Reference Center (EBSCO)
Dentistry and Oral Science Source (EBSCO) Nursing Resource Center (Gale)
Health and Nursing (EBSCO) Ovid Technologies, Inc (OVID)
Health and Wellness Resource Center (Gale) Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR) (Micromedex)
Health Reference Center (Facts on File) PsycArticles (EBSCO)
Health Reference Center Academic (Gale) Salem Health (Salem Press)
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO) Springer e-Journal Collection
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO) Thomson Healthcare Series
Audio Visual Equipment and Technology
More than 400 multi-media/audio-visual (AV) nursing and health related materials are available for the ADN program. While some of the AV materials are in videotape ½ inch format, nursing faculty and library staff are in the process of updating the collection to DVD. Multi-media/audiovisual equipment is available for utilization of the various AV materials. These include computers, electronic presentation units, video projectors, ½ inch videocassette players/recorders, monitors, DVD players, slide projectors, ELMO/overhead projectors and cassette tape recorders.
Specialized AV equipment used for videotaping is housed in the LLC for student and faculty use, and is kept at various points around the campus for access by the faculty. Equipment can be checked out from the LLC by faculty for use in the classroom. ADN faculty can call on the LLC staff to provide videotaping services or multi-media set-ups for special presentations such as new student orientations, as well as for prospective faculty interviews, which are frequently videotaped.
Many classrooms located at North Campus and Deerwood Center are equipped as “smart” classrooms for electronic and internet presentations and are supported by the Library and Learning Commons. Actual classrooms will be available for observation during the visit.
The college has computer labs for students. The Library and Learning Commons at North Campus contains 138 computers in the open lab. The Library and Learning Commons at Deerwood
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contains 100 computers in the open lab. All of these technologically advanced resources and facilities are available for use by students, faculty and staff.
Library Staff Within the LLC
Trained library personnel who understand the importance of research and are skilled in the use of all library resources are available at all times that the library is open, in order to provide quality service to students, faculty and staff utilizing the facility. The North Campus Library and Learning Commons staff consists of one full-time Associate Dean, holding a doctoral degree, two full-time librarians, one doctorally prepared; four part-time librarians, one full-time Advisor I - Library, one Academic Success Center
Manager, two Academic Success Center Advisors, three full-time library assistants, one part-time library assistant, one full-time multi-media specialist, and a varying number of student assistants. The
Deerwood Center Library and Learning Commons staff consists of one full-time Director, holding a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Studies (MLIS), one full-time Librarian (MLIS), four part-time Librarians (MLIS), one full-time Library Manager, one part-time Library Assistant, one full-time Advisor II – English & Reading, one full-time Advisor II – Math & Science, one part-time Advisor II – Math & Science, one part-time Advisor II – Foreign Language, one full-time Academic Success Center Advisor, one full- time Multi-media Specialist and a varying number of student tutors.
Library assistants as well as certified librarians are available to assist students in locating and using audiovisual materials and equipment. Librarians instruct and assist in locating information in the general on-line databases and also in the on-line databases of the LINCC system. Formal instruction is available for operation of AV materials, equipment and researching databases upon request for classes, small groups or individuals.
LLC staff members can provide student access to technology-based instruction in general areas such as basic mathematics, reading, English and foreign languages. Computer tutorials, videos, learning packets, and audio tapes are some of the tools used. Face-to-face review and support is also available.
LLC and ADN Collaboration
The North Campus and Deerwood Center LLC’s are committed to establishing holdings to support the ADN curriculum. This is accomplished by seeking requests from ADN faculty, the ADN
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Nursing Materials Coordinator, Dr. Victoria McGlone, and the Associate Dean - Associate Degree Nursing as well as utilizing library tools for the selection of books and materials. The LLC budget for fiscal year (2011-2012) has $85,600 for books and materials, with 40% of this amount allocated to all nursing and allied health material requests. Additional educational materials and supplies are funded from the ADN education unit’s operating budget and equipment budget. Carl Perkins funding and the Health Programs Plan funding are additional sources for equipment funding.
A dynamic, responsive and continuous collaborative process between ADN faculty and the LLC staff serves as a method of evaluating, acquiring, and maintaining appropriate and up to date holdings. Print, on-line, and audiovisual holdings are provided by LLC staff on request. ADN faculty review holdings at the close of each semester as they prepare course materials for the following semester but a
comprehensive faculty evaluation takes place each May. Any decisions regarding addition or deletion of materials is also shared with other Nursing/Nursing Related Program faculty before LLC act on ADN recommendations in the event the resource is also used by another program. Criteria used when considering replacement or deletion of print holdings includes historical value, currency of content, and publication dates older than five (5) years. The major criteria used during the evaluation of audiovisuals are condition and currency of content and documentation of this process will be available on site.
Publisher catalogs are circulated to inform nursing and health-related faculty when new materials and equipment are available. Audiovisual previews are arranged to evaluate titles before requests for purchases are submitted. Any faculty requests are compiled and sent to the LLC. When items are received into the LLC, the department is notified in writing. Lists of newly acquired holdings are distributed to faculty using email.
Technology Support
Along with the resources, these LLC staff are very valuable to the success of the nursing education unit. AV equipment is housed in the Library and Learning Commons for students/faculty use, and is kept at various points around the campus for access by the faculty. Equipment is available for checkout from the Library and Learning Commons by faculty for usage in the classroom. The nursing faculty have access to the Faculty Resource Center (FRC) overseen by the multi-media specialist. The nursing faculty regularly call on the multi-media specialist from the LLC to provide multi-media set-ups for
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special presentations (new student orientation and Honors Day) as well as for prospective faculty interviews (which are frequently videotaped). Additionally, faculty will often have special classes and/or workshops videotaped and placed in the Library and Learning Commons for student use.
The Deerwood Library and Learning Commons also houses a Faculty Resource Center, overseen by the Multi-media Specialist. The Multi-media Specialist is available for appointments with faculty for one-on-one assistance with developing presentations and utilizing the various technologies located within the center. The Multi-media Specialist at the Deerwood Center LLC, is also available to train faculty on the use of the Blackboard Online Learning Environment.
Criterion 5.4 Fiscal, physical, technological and learning resources are sufficient to meet the