Substantive Change Report: Consolidation July 24, 2015 Kennesaw State University CR 2.9 Learning Resources and Services

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1 Part II. Impact of the change on selected requirements of the Principles of Accreditation F. Library/Learning Resources CR 2.9 The institution, through ownership or formal arrangements or agreements, provides and supports student and faculty access and user privileges to adequate library collections and services and to other learning/information resources consistent with the degrees offered. Collections, resources, and services are sufficient to support all its educational, research, and public service programs. (Learning Resources and Services) Compliance Statement is in compliance with this core requirement. Impact of Consolidation No substantive changes have occurred as a result of the consolidation of Kennesaw State University (KSU) and Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) with respect to the support of students and faculty or to their access to library collections, services, or other library-related learning, and information resources. The Sturgis and Johnson libraries on the Kennesaw and Marietta campuses, respectively, of the new KSU continue to provide the same levels of service and resources previously available before consolidation. Those two substantial libraries are now consolidated under the administrative oversight of a single assistant vice president of Library Services reporting to the vice president of Operations. Student and faculty access to the statewide library collections of the GALILEO Interconnected Libraries (GIL) and the state s online virtual library collections (GALILEO) are also unaffected by the consolidation and are available. Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 1 of 19

2 Students enrolled in online courses and programs and those at off-site instructional locations continue to have access to library resources online and over the Internet, and through in-person access to and borrowing privileges at the state s GIL network. Narrative KSU Libraries The mission statement for the consolidated libraries of states: The mission of the Library System is to be involved in teaching, learning, and discovery taking place at. Essential to achieving this mission is a Library System that selects, organizes, presents, and preserves resources for the KSU community of faculty, students, and scholars. Both the Kennesaw and Marietta campuses continue to have full-service on-site libraries, online training on services and resources, and active agreements to provide access to electronic databases and print collections through consortial arrangements, which are described throughout this narrative. Library facilities are open at each campus as discussed below, librarians and staff are accessible 24/7 via and chat, and access to online collections and resources remains accessible 24/7. Students, faculty, and staff maintain their access to and borrowing privileges from the collections of other college and university libraries in the state of Georgia. For example, KSU is a member of the GALILEO Interconnected Libraries (GIL) system [1] and Georgia s virtual library, GALILEO [2] (Georgia Library Learning Online). GIL alone includes all 30 state colleges and universities in the University System of Georgia (USG) and has over 13 million bibliographic records in its USG Union Catalog, including Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 2 of 19

3 the resources of the state s top research universities, the libraries of the Atlanta History Center, and the Georgia Department of Archives and History. GALILEO provides anywhere/anytime electronic access to over 200 databases, indexing thousands of periodicals, newspapers, and scholarly journals, with more than 10,000 journal titles provided in full-text. GALILEO serves USG and Technical College System of Georgia institutions; Georgia public libraries and K-12 schools; and some private colleges, universities, and K-12 schools. The consolidated KSU continues to benefit from these services because they are funded by the state of Georgia and supported by the USG Office of Information and Instructional Technology. In addition, the KSU libraries have access outside GALILEO to full-text databases, historical newspapers, government documents, sound recordings, photographical archives, musical scores, and data-sets. Access to and use of the rich array of GIL and GALILEO resources has not changed or been affected in any way as a result of consolidation. The libraries of the consolidated University [3] are less than 10 miles apart and located off a major north-south corridor accessible by interstate, state highway, county bus transportation, and campus shuttle. Both libraries are available to all KSU students and faculty in addition to having specific resources at their respective locations. The KSU libraries information, learning services, and programs are defined on a single library website and accessed electronically through the GIL portal [4]. Associated policies, procedures, workflow, and assessment were consolidated to ensure that educational and research needs continue to be delivered appropriately without interruption and meet the needs and expectations of students and faculty. The Horace W. Sturgis Library on the Kennesaw campus provides support for undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the arts, business, education, health professions, human services, humanities, social sciences, sciences, and mathematics. Primary service areas are access and reserves; collection Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 3 of 19

4 development; library instruction programs; research and consulting assistance; institutional repository and copyright services; interlibrary loan and GIL Express; Government Document Repository; digital publishing and journal hosting; and research and consulting services. The L. V. Johnson Library on the Marietta campus provides support for undergraduate and graduate degree programs in architecture, construction management, computer science, engineering, and engineering technology. All the services available at the Kennesaw campus will be available at the Marietta campus. User-focused Support and Services The KSU Library System [5] in cooperation with KSU University Information Technology Services (UITS) maintains more than 130 public reference workstations at Sturgis Library and the Bailey & Family Performance Arts Center on the Kennesaw campus and at the Johnson Library on the Marietta campus. These workstations provide easy access to electronic books, journals, documents, scores, video/audio tracks, government documents, maps, databases, and data-sets across the entire range of subject fields taught at the University. In addition, each workstation has access to additional software such as Microsoft productivity software. The Library System also has more than 50 tablets and laptop computers for check out within the library buildings. KSU librarians serve as subject liaisons to the faculty and academic program directors. This arrangement forges a strong relationship between teaching faculty and library faculty. Procedurally, either teaching faculty or library faculty contact each other about materials for purchase, assistance with online resources and instructional sessions, or assistance with research needs. Requests for purchases may also be made via the library electronic request form. Individual librarians responsible for a subject or discipline area have a variety of selection aids and analytical information available such as YBPs Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 4 of 19

5 GOBI Service [6], Choice [7], Resources for College Libraries [8], and Bowker s Book Analysis System [9] in developing the collections. Through Demand Driven Acquisitions [10], book titles become part of the KSU online catalog. During discovery, students and faculty can browse these e-books for free or borrow them. Upon the second loan of an individual title, an automatic purchase takes place. This method benefits library users by providing access to a larger number of books and by purchasing only those that are used by students and/or faculty. Items maintained in the KSU libraries book repository can be retrieved within four hours of a request. Selection of new materials in all formats is completed under the guidance of the library's Collection Development Office. Similarly, replacement or removal of library materials is as important as the purchase of new books and learning resources. This process takes place on a regular basis within the libraries. Though most duplications and heavily worn copies are withdrawn, they are first examined by librarians and staff, who often consult with faculty of the associated programs and departments before making decisions on removal. Additionally, the Library System staff have an emergency response and disaster plan [11] that details actions to be taken in the event of an emergency and actions to take to preserve the collection to mitigate damage to the libraries physical resources. Library Collections and Collaborative Resources Faculty and students at each campus have access to an immense amount of scholarly and research literature through the holdings and licenses of the consolidated libraries. Approximately 30 percent of the KSU Library System s monograph collection is available in electronic form. Other collections that are fully online or approaching fully online format in full text/image/sound types are available to faculty and enrolled students at all times via secure login with their KSU network identification and password, regardless of their locations. These collections include: Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 5 of 19

6 165,872 e-books; 50,000 e-journal titles; 13,557 Federal Serial Sets (approximately 9.7 million pages); 56,000 federal maps; 45,000 music scores; 1,000,000 tracks of music; 15,500 video titles; 1,000,000 art images; 90 collections of data-sets representing over 12,000,000 data points. The KSU Library System uses a discovery service that enables students and faculty to search across multiple databases, the consolidated libraries catalog, and the Digital Commons all in one search effort. This discovery layer increases each search by making it easier to find content in a variety of formats. The impact is best illustrated in Table 1 below. KSU Library System users searched the primary databases more than 27 million times during As the second largest USG user, KSU users accounted for 30 percent of all uses of the USG s three largest universities. KSU users account for 79 percent of all Proquest searches among the top users. Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 6 of 19

7 Table 1. Comparison of Library User Search Activity 1 (as of March 2015) 2013 January - December Ebsco Searches Lexis-Nexis Searches Proquest Searches Total Searches % of Total searches University of Georgia 69,049,128 46,108 39,277 69,134,513 41% Georgia State 50,273,306 28, ,784 50,767,810 30% University Kennesaw State 47,557,609 16,793 2,581,951 50,156,353 29% University and Southern Polytechnic State University (combined) Totals 166,880,043 91,621 3,087, ,058, % 2014 January - December Ebsco Searches Lexis-Nexis Searches Proquest Searches Total Searches % of Total searches University of 37,741,155 19,598 36,873 37,797,626 41% Georgia Kennesaw State 26,548,800 9,689 1,384,462 27,942,951 30% University and Southern Polytechnic State University (combined) Georgia State 26,897,353 15, ,520 27,411,281 29% University Totals 91,187,308 44,695 1,919,855 93,151, % Each campus library provides learning and information resources that are consistent with the needs of KSU s academic programs at each degree level, thereby ensuring adequate support of the consolidated University s mission for teaching, research, and public service. Students, faculty, and staff will continue to have access to information resources in a variety of formats such as audiovisual, print, microform, electronic, and data sets. Both libraries collections are searchable through the integrated library system (Voyager) that is a common USG interface to individual library holdings available to 1 The methodology for count searches is determined by the University System of Georgia in coordination with the database vendors. Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 7 of 19

8 students and faculty regardless of their location. The consolidated libraries continue to participate in a number of collaborative organizations and consortia that enhance the availability of print and electronic resources for students and faculty, regardless of their physical locations. Regional, national, and international resource-sharing memberships facilitate resource sharing and consortia purchasing discounts. Examples of current and continuing resource sharing and purchasing consortial groups include those described below. Listings of cost-sharing databases and journals [12] are included as evidence with this narrative. Through collaboration and resource sharing, GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online (GALILEO) provides access to library information for all Georgia citizens and seeks to improve local library services by lowering institutional costs for database subscriptions while increasing online access to a wider range of shared electronic materials. Georgia s virtual library was initiated in 1995 by the USG. GALILEO supports more than 100 core databases and 10,000 journal titles in full-text that are enhanced by 200 other databases funded either by Sturgis Library or Johnson Library to discipline-specific, peer-reviewed journals. Participating members include the USG s 30 public colleges and universities (including KSU), 29 private colleges and universities in Georgia, 24 TCSG institutions, 13 public library systems, two special libraries in Georgia, and hundreds of K-12 public schools. GALILEO Interconnected Library (GIL) provides access to the collections in the libraries of all 30 USG institutions of higher education. The purpose of this interlibrary cooperation is to allow each institution to participate and share resources equitably while developing the necessary core resources for each local institution. Access to these consortia collections is through each library s online catalog (GIL) and the Union Catalog for GIL. GIL is the integrated library management system for acquiring, cataloging, discovering, and circulating the collections of all libraries in the 30 USG institutions (including KSU), the Atlanta Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 8 of 19

9 History Center, and the Georgia Department of Archives and History. GIL maintains an online Union Catalog of more than 13 million bibliographic records housed across the USG, two-thirds of which are unique holdings at one of the member libraries. GIL Express facilitates borrowing materials across the system. USG students, faculty, and staff have access to all eligible circulating material at all USG libraries through either on-site or remote requesting services. The Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education (ARCHE) [13] comprises 20 public and private colleges, universities 2, and other institutions of higher learning in the Atlanta area. The diversity of institutional missions represented by the membership includes liberal arts colleges, major research universities, comprehensive undergraduate/graduate universities, a school of medicine, a college of art, faith-related institutions, historically black colleges and universities, and single-gender colleges. The consortium provides access to more than 10 million titles through interlibrary loans and interlibrary use. Interlibrary loan is available through truck delivery of library materials. A supplemental advantage of ARCHE over GIL is that its membership includes 12 private colleges and universities in the Atlanta area that provide library usage and lending [14] to member faculty, students, and staff such as KSU. Consequently, KSU has access to unique collections at institutions such as Emory University, Agnes Scott College, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, the Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta, the International Theological Center, and others. KSU is a member of the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) [15]. More than 204 college, university, and independent research libraries in the United States and other countries are members. Since 1949, member libraries have worked together to identify, preserve, and acquire critical evidence and documentation 2 The ARCHE website is not yet updated and separately reflects the two consolidating universities. Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 9 of 19

10 for advanced research and teaching. Researchers, faculty, and students of member libraries benefit from CRL collections and services such as access to primary source material from national archives, foreign and national government documents, trade and industrial journals, and newspapers. CRL collections are associated with the fields of science, technology, engineering, agriculture, humanities, social sciences, and law. KSU is a charter member of LYRASIS [16] (formerly known as SOLINET: Southeastern Library Network), a national and international bibliographic cooperative in library resource management [17]. LYRASIS uses its large library membership to secure discounted purchasing prices and licensing fees for a wide variety of eresources and econtent materials. Upon consolidation, membership for the consolidated libraries will be retained under the KSU name. KSU libraries participate in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) [18] administered by the U.S. Government Printing Office. FDLP libraries offer free public access to collections on demographic, legal and regulatory information, statistics, careers, consumer information, public health reports, nonclassified policy and national strategy documents, federal courts case and docket information, and business and trade information. Additionally, through partnerships, the FDLP provides public access to project or resource information developed by universities and public agencies. The Digital Commons at KSU [19] is a licensed suite of tools and services that enable participating institutions to develop their own open access repository, host conferences, support faculty scholarship, and provide digital journal and monograph publishing. At KSU, the content in digital repositories is managed by staff of the KSU Graduate Library and is easily found through search engines. Aside from institutional repositories, scholarly works are easily accessed through the Digital Commons Network. The network provides free access to peer- Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 10 of 19

11 reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, and conference proceedings in 10 fields from more than 300 colleges and universities. A list of articles [20] available in the Digital Commons on engineering is included as evidence. The Digital Commons website hosts the intellectual and creative works of the consolidated University. KSU s Library Facilities and Resources The Sturgis Library is housed in a modern and recently renovated 104,000-squarefoot facility in the center of the Kennesaw campus [21]. An additional 6,000 square feet of on-campus warehouse space for book storage is also utilized. The library building provides seating for 636 students/users and office space and workrooms for 40 librarians and support staff. The four floors offer users space for classes, group/individual study, meetings, and research. University archives, rare books, and stacks are co-located with assisting staff, and productivity equipment such as copiers, scanners, and film readers are conveniently located on several floors. The Sturgis Library maintains 89 workstations that provide access to electronic books, journals, documents, musical scores, video and audio tracks, government documents, maps, databases, and datasets providing resources to a broad range of subject fields. More than 50 percent of the library s monograph collection is available in electronic form. The collection is available to faculty and enrolled students via secure network login regardless of location or time of day. Examples of other learning resources and services provided by the Sturgis Library include copyright consulting, guides to literature, mobile access and resources for current technologies, group presentations and study rooms, digital scanning, laptop and ipad loan service, and convenient copy/print locations within the library s facilities. This spring, the ground and first floors of the Sturgis Library were renovated, creating an improved front entrance for the Sturgis Library. The entrance creates an open, inviting space, increases computing resources (50 more computer stations), and provides open collaborative space and small group rooms. The first floor will also be opened to create Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 11 of 19

12 more collaborative space, seating, and floor space. These improvements directly benefit students and faculty by increasing overall seating by 350 seats, adding needed collaborative space, incorporating a variety of technology resources, and providing a classroom large enough to allow for collaborative work by librarians, faculty, and students. The Johnson Library [22] on the Marietta campus is housed in a 60,000-square-foot facility. The library building provides seating for 373 students/users, eight office/work spaces for 11 librarians and support staff, and 34 study rooms. The study rooms include space for faculty and staff Web conferencing, collaborative technology-equipped rooms for students, and copier and scanner space. The three floors of the Johnson Library offer users space for classes, group/individual study, meetings, and research. University archives, rare books, special collections, and stacks are co-located with the staff. Productivity equipment such as copiers/printers, scanners, and film readers is located throughout the facility in addition to a laptop loan service. The library maintains more than 70 workstations and 16 scanners that provide access to electronic books, journals, and databases across a broad range of subject fields. More than 10 percent of the library s monograph collection is available in electronic form via secure network login regardless of the user s location or time of day. Administration and Staffing of the Libraries The consolidated libraries (Sturgis and Johnson) employ qualified faculty and staff [23] who assist and support faculty and students regardless of program, research area, or location. As the organizational chart [refer to 5] reflects, administrative oversight of all library operations is the responsibility of the assistant vice president and dean of Library Services. The Sturgis and Johnson libraries are managed by professional librarians physically located at both campuses. Librarians engage with students and faculty at the University s instructional sites and with those in online courses and programs through technologies such as chat, , and telephone. Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 12 of 19

13 Both libraries adhere to the Association of College and Research Libraries standards, which require a master s degree in library and information science from an institution accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) for any person employed as a professional academic librarian. Presently, 32 full-time librarians hold an ALA-accredited master s in library science or its equivalent. Eleven librarians hold an additional master s degree, and four possess a doctoral degree. In total, the consolidated libraries employ 18 support staff, three graduate research assistants, and 30 student assistants. Additionally, one of the librarians serves as the assessment lead, collecting and analyzing service and performance data for continuous improvement of services and programs. Some of the projected efficiencies resulting from this consolidation are librarians who possess a broader range of advanced credentials serving faculty, students, staff, and the public. centralized library staff for: o management of all databases; o book and journal ordering; and o Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Office recordkeeping services. consolidated staffing to oversee services such as: o the KSU libraries website primary link to virtual services; o 24/7 chat and online reference service; o cataloging and processing; o budgeting, supply ordering, and financial processes; o facilities management; o study room booking service; and o utilization of off-campus book repository with delivery. Student and Faculty Access and Training Access to library staff, resources, and services is essential for students and faculty, regardless of their location or need, whether that is at clinical or internship sites, at off- Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 13 of 19

14 campus locations, and/or via distance learning technologies. The libraries publish their operating schedules for in-person/walk-in access and service. Hours are adjusted to accommodate the need for increased access such as during exam periods. Online library services are accessible via individual user login authentication all day, every day, and online and distance education students also benefit from ubiquitous access to highquality information resources. For example, each library offers orientation sessions and instruction for accessing on-site and virtual resources; borrowing and loan programs; archives and special collections; research assistance; and use of library facilities for study groups and meetings. Library staff are available to all users by a variety of means, both virtually and in person. In collaboration with the Office of Student Development in the Division of Student Affairs, the libraries meet the needs of patrons with disabilities. Facilities at each campus are ADA compliant. Specific needs are met as outlined below. Assistive software is used to access online library resources such as JAWS screen reading software and E-Text Reader for people with visual disabilities and learning disorders. Textbooks can be converted to audio or electronic format. Subtitled videos, audio, and other alternative formats are available for students and faculty. Furnishings are modified for wheelchair access. Librarians and library staff retrieve items from stacks, shelves, and resource areas. Library faculty deliver instruction in the use of information resources through group and individual sessions as well as workshops. The libraries also provide online tutorials, user guides, and reference assistance. Library staff who serve as liaisons to program faculty collaborate with those faculty and students to develop learning resources associated with program curricula and research. Librarians also collaborate with faculty as a whole to develop effective search strategies; assist with critical literature reviews Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 14 of 19

15 for research proposals; introduce information resources at faculty meetings; and produce scholarly publications and presentations. The consolidated University s department of University Information Technology Services (UITS) provides general technology training resources. The UITS department serves as a primary point of contact to students and faculty for network access, campus applications, and productivity software and tools. UITS services and provides support and training to faculty and students for the University s learning management system, Desire2Learn (D2L) Brightspace. Relevant Discipline-specific GALILEO Resources and Discipline-specific Refereed Journals for Doctoral Programs Because the KSU libraries (Sturgis and Johnson) are participating members of GALILEO (Georgia Library Learning Online), the University has excellent resources to support current and planned degree programs and areas of study. Library resources include access to the combined collections of the state s most comprehensive research universities and the state s most valued special-focus collections. Examples of online discipline-specific databases available through GALILEO relevant to the consolidated institution s instructional, research, and service mission are: All disciplines: Research Library at Proquest; Business Administration: ABI/Inform; Education: ERIC; Engineering: Engineering Village; Health professions: MedLine and Ovid; Science: Web of Science and ScienceDirect; Social Sciences: Social Science Citation Index, CQ Research, and Lexi-Nexis. GALILEO permits access to relevant refereed journals in full-text online to support KSU s doctoral students and faculty in education, business, data analytics, nursing, and international conflict management. GALILEO Interconnected Libraries (GIL) and the Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 15 of 19

16 Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education (ARCHE) offer KSU doctoral students and faculty convenient, Atlanta area-based, on-site access to and borrowing privileges at Georgia s premier doctoral research university libraries, including those at the University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, and Georgia State University. Specific examples of the most notable refereed journals available for KSU s doctoral/thesis programs through GALILEO are: All disciplines: Academic Search Complete; Business Administration: Econ Lit (with full text); Computer Science: CS Index; Education: EBSCO Images, Education Journals; Engineering: Compendex; Health professions: CINAL Complete, Merck, JAMA; and Social Sciences: Economist (historical archive), Europa World, ICPSR, military journals (Proquest). Funding of the Libraries The budgets and administrative organizations of the existing libraries were consolidated under the direction of the assistant vice president of Library Services, who will continue to work toward efficiencies in operational and management areas. Initially, little change in overall library funding and staffing is anticipated as a result of the consolidation. The FY2016 operating budget for the consolidated libraries is projected to be approximately $5 million, as shown in Table 2. Table 2. Approved Budget for Consolidated Libraries (as of April 2015) Budget Category Projected FY2016 Budget Personnel Services $3,161,856 Travel $35,000 Operating Supplies and Expenses $1,416,084 Equipment Capital Outlay $387,060 Totals $5,000,000 Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 16 of 19

17 Student and faculty access to the latest information in journals and books is critical to teaching, learning, and research. The greatest impact of consolidation concerns access to electronic collections that were licensed by Sturgis Library. To ensure a broader educational experience for students and faculty of the new University, the KSU Library System has changed all licenses to access all electronic digital content. With these changes comes increased cost based on FTE. This cost will be addressed in current and future years to ensure that access to learning resources for all disciplines is met. The Department of Museums, Archives, and Rare Books The Division of Museums, Archives, and Rare Books (MARB) for the consolidated KSU comprises services and operations formerly at both KSU and SPSU. The executive director of MARB [24] continues as a direct report to the vice president of Operations and chief information officer/chief business officer. The MARB staff [25] consists of fulltime professional and support staff, two faculty liaisons, and two distinguished scholars. No substantive changes are projected as a result of the consolidation with regard to services, collections, and educational resources available to the consolidated University s students, faculty, staff, and the broader community. Table 3 details the services offered at each campus at this time. Archives Table 3. KSU Archives, Collections, Museums, and Other Operations Kennesaw Campus Museums: Museum of History and Holocaust Education Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art Rare Books Collection Bentley Rare Book Gallery Records Management Office of Records Management Archives Art collection within library Rare Books Collection Marietta Campus Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 17 of 19

18 All patrons of KSU s Museums, Archives, and Rare Books services continue to be able to access catalog records in GIL for items held by KSU. The KSU Archives uses GIL as a supplementary access point for collection-level records. Archival materials are searched primarily through a custom, open-space portal called Archon, a standard software tool used by archives to present hierarchical information and archival finding aids. On-site access to collections at both campuses is by appointment, with reference services provided by phone or . Patrons and users access information about archives and collections through a single, consolidated website of the MARB. In summary, no significant impacts in MARB have occurred with regard to access to and services for students, faculty, staff, or the public as a result of consolidation. CR 2.9 Evidence of Compliance 1. GALILEO Interconnected Libraries (GIL) About 2. GALILEO About 3. KSU Area Map Kennesaw and Marietta Library Locations 4. GIL Portal Web Screen for KSU 5. KSU Library System Organizational Chart 6. YBP GOBI Service About 7. Choice About 8. Resources for College Libraries About 9. Bowker About 10. Demand Driven Acquisition About 11. KSU Library System Emergency Response and Disaster Plan 12. KSU Library System Cost-Sharing Resources 13. ARCHE Membership 14. ARCHE Loan Program 15. CRL Information 16. LYRASIS KSU Membership 17. LYRASIS Information Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 18 of 19

19 18. FDLP KSU Membership 19. Digital Commons at KSU 20. Digital Commons Samples 21. KSU Sturgis Library Kennesaw Campus Location 22. KSU Johnson Library Marietta Campus Location 23. KSU Librarians Credentials and Responsibilities 24. KSU Department of Museums, Archives and Rare Books (MARB) Organizational Chart 25. KSU MARB Staff Credentials and Responsibilities Substantive Change Report: KSU Page 19 of 19

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