Key Documents

• Mission and Library Learning Outcomes – mapped to ILOs and PCCD Goals (reviewed annually)
• COA Library Assessment Process – a summary (reviewed annually)
• SLO and SAO Plan for LIS / Library 2023-2026
• Library Policies (scroll to the bottom of the staff/services page)

 Unit Plans, Program Reviews, Discipline Plans and Department Meetings

• Annual Program Update – Library / LIS 2024-2025
• Annual Program Update – Library / LIS 2023-2024
• Library Program Review – Library / LIS 2022-2023
• Annual Program Update – Library / LIS 2021-2022
• Annual Program Update – Library / LIS 2020-2021
• LIS Discipline Plan 2021-2022
• COA Librarian Meeting Agenda (Fall 2020)
• Annual Program Update – Library/LIS 2019-2020 (Oct. 2019)
• Program Review (2018)
• LIS Curriculum Review (2018)
• COA Librarian Meeting Agenda (Fall 2019)
• LIS Discipline Plan 2019-2020 (Fall 2018)
• COA Librarian Meeting Agendas (Fall 2018)
• Annual Program Update – Library/LIS 2017-2018 (Oct. 17, 2017)
• COA Librarian Meeting Agendas (Fall 2017)
• Annual Program Update – Library Services/LIS 2016-2017
• COA Librarian Meeting Agendas (Fall 2016)
• Program Review (Fall 2015)
• Annual Program Update – Library Services/LIS 2014-2015
• Annual Program Update -Library-LIS-2013-2014
• Program Review (Fall 2012)
• Annual Program Update – Library Services/LIS 2011-2012
• Annual Program Update – Library Services/LIS 2010-2011
• Annual Program Update – Library Services/LIS  2009-2010
  
• Annual Program Update – Library Services/LIS 2008-2009
  
• COA Library Technology Plan 2008-2009
  
• Annual Program Update – Library Services/LIS 2007-2008
• Program Review (Oct. 2006)

Integrated Budget Plans

• • Library Budget Proposals post 2021 are now part of Annual Program Update / Program Review documents (see above)
  • Library Budget Proposal 2020-2021
  • Library Budget Proposal 2019-2020 (approved Sp2019)
  • Library Budget Proposal 2018-2019 (approved Sp2018)
  • Library Budget Proposal 2017-2018 (approved Sp2017)
  • Library Budget Proposal 2016-2017 (approved Sp2016)
  • Library Budget Proposal 2015-2016
  • Library Budget Proposal 2014-2015
  • Library Budget Proposal 2013-2014
  • Library Budget Proposal 2011-2012 (Oct. 2010)
  • Library Budget Proposal 2009-2010 (Oct. 2008)

Yearly Statistics (2002-2024)

• Services
• Instruction
• Collection
• Age of Collection
• Reference
• Staffing
• Funding

Library Surveys – (additional surveys available within Taskstream/CurricUNET META)

• • COA Library – Student Survey (Fall 2019)- A total of 102 students completed the survey. Overall, students are satisfied or highly satisfied with our staff/librarians (95%), facilities (96%) and collection (72%).  The majority of our users are COA students (92%) and tend to use the library more than once a week (68%). Of those that looked for a book in the COA Library, 81% found what they needed. Of those that looked for an article in the COA Library databases, 81% found what they needed. A quarter or more of students surveyed would like to see more study rooms, more comfortable seating, charging stations, laptops for checkout, charging cords for checkout and new books. Student comments responding to the question asking “what else they would like to tell us” were overall very positive with 80% expressing gratitude for various library services and the other 20% making recommendations for additional services.  There was only 1 negative comment for this question and it was not about the Library. Action Taken: As a result of the survey responses, the Library identified funding, developed processes for, and began offering Chromebooks, charging cords and graphing calculators for checkout.
  • COA Library – Faculty Instruction Survey (Fall 2019) – Faculty participating in library instructions sessions expresses a high level of satisfaction with the librarian presentations.  Action Taken: As a result of the survey results, the Library began to offer Zoom instruction sessions, in addition to in-person sessions. This was done in an attempt to provide more flexible options for session times and to reach more online classes.
  • CCSSE Community College Survey of Student Engagement, Survey Data for Library Questions – 2017, College of Alameda, 2017 – (Question #12 relates to Library Services)
  • COA Campus-wide Survey Results, March 2016 – published within the Data Portfolio for the Educational Master Plan (pg. 46, Question #17 relates to Library Services).
  • CCSSE Community College Survey of Student Engagement, College of Alameda, 2014 – (Question #12 relates to Library Services)
  • Fall 2013 Library Student Survey
  • Fall 2013 Library Student Survey – Summary
  • Fall 2013 Library Student Survey Analysis for Accreditation
  • Student Survey Spring 2008
  • Faculty Survey Results Fall 2007
  • Student Survey Fall 2005

Follow-Up Studies – (additional surveys available within Taskstream/CurricUNET META)

• Fall 2017 Study Results – COA Circulating Book Checkouts Increased Student Success and GPA for Equity-Impacted Groups  – data shows that checking out a COA Circulating book is associated with a 10% higher student success rate and a higher average gpa compared to the institutional standard for that semester.  Data also showed higher rates of checkout for equity impacted groups as compared to their make-up in the general population. Action Taken: continue to advocate for funding to update the print collection and insure that the collection meets the needs of the curriculum through surveying of students and faculty.
• Embedded Librarian Comparison Data for Eng 1A Success Rates in Summer 2018 –  data shows that the Eng 1A section receiving 2 or more library orientations had a 12% higher success rate than the average success rate for all Eng 1A sections that semester.
• Embedded Librarian Comparison Data for Eng 5 Success Rates in Spring 2018 – data shows that the Eng 5 section receiving 2 or more library orientations had a 20% higher success rate than the average success rate for all Eng 5 sections that semester. Action Taken:  The Library has agreed to provide 3 library instruction sessions for every Eng 1AS section.
• Embedded Librarian Comparison Data for Eng 1A Success Rates in Spring 2017 – The data shows that the ENGL 1A section that participated in the Embedded Librarian program (with 3 orientations for one section) saw much higher rates of success than all the other sections. Action Taken: The Library worked with District IT and the DE Coordinators to develop a process and a librarian role within Canvas that allows instructors to request that a librarian be embedded within their Canvas shell.
• Statistical Study- Library Workshop/Eng1A(Fa09) with Follow-up in Sp10
• Statistical Study -Library Workshops/English 1A Student Success – Fa06

Library Courses: