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Organization Chart 1_. —.—. — .—. —.—. — .— -—-—-— -— -—-—-— -—-—-—- —- —-—-— -— -—-—

Murphy Libra~ Staff-. _.-. _.-. -._. -._. _._. _.-. -.-. -.-. -.-. -_.-. -._._2Director’s Report__ ._._. _._. _._. _._. _._Dale Montgome~-.-.-. _._._3

Atistrative Office Carol Stoelting _._. _._. _._._._4—.— .—. — .—. — .—. — .—

Faculty Senate Library Committee _._ Jess Hollenbach_._._ ._._._ 5-7

Public Services _._. _._. _._. _._. _._. _._. -Anita Evans -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-7-8

Circulation Services _._. _._. _._. _._. _Liisa Sjoblom _._. _._. _._. _9-10

Government Documents _._._. _____ Sandra Sechrest --- .-.- ._._llInterlibrary Loan ._._. _._. _._. _._. _._ R~dy Hoelzen _._. -.-. -l2-l3—

Library Instruction Cris Prucha 13-14—.— .—. — .—. — .— .—. — .— —.— .—. — .—. —

Odine and CD-ROM Services Anita Evans 15-16—.— .—. — —.— .—. — .—. —

Reference Services Randy Hoelzen 16-17—.— .—. — .—. — .—. — .—. — —.— .—. — .—

Special Collection & Area

Research Center _.-. _.-. _Edwin-.-._.-._ Edwin Hill -._. -._18.-._l8-l9

Teckical Services

Acquisitions/Collection

Development _._. _._. __._. _._. _._. _Karin Sandvik -.-. -._. -._202oAutomation _._. _.__. _._. _._. _._. _._. _William Doering -.-. _.-. -._2l

Cataloging-. -.-. -._. _._. _.-. -.-. -._. -.-Charles Marx-. _.-. _.-. -.-._22

Periodicals ___________________ _._. _._ Kathy Schmidt -.-. -._. -.-._23Financial Reports _._. __._. _._. _._. _._. _._. -._. _.-. -._. -.-. _______ 24-27

Value Estimate Reports_ .-.-. _._. _._. _.-. _.-. _.-. _._. -.-. _.-. _.-. -28-3O

Statistical Reports _.-. -.-. -._. -.-. _.-. -.-. -._. -._. -.-. -.-. _.-. -.-. -3O-33

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Murphy Library Organizational Chart1995-1996

PROVOST/VICE CHANCELLOR

Dr. Julius Erlenbach

EDUCATIONAL

SERVICES

*iSTANTSUPERVISOR

Carol Stoelting

Jean BondeVirginia KreyerEllen Nordstrom

ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR-INFORMATION TECHNOLGYDavid Bantz

DIRECTOR, UBRARY SERVICES rDale L. Montgomew

Anita EvansIL

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IIADVSORY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Anita EvansRandy HoeizenSandy Sechrest

PUBLIC SERVICES COORDINATOR

Anita Evans

I IINTERLIBRARY

LOAN

Randy Hoelzen

Jean BondeSusan SpikerDONLINE

AND CD-ROMSERVICES

Anita Evans31MICROFORMS

Vacant

Mary BaldMn

ACQUISITIONSCOUECTION

DEVELOPMENT

PRESERVATION

Karin Sandvik

Susan GrebelKaren LangeJan Ruesch

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Kathy Schmidt

Bonnie DairiesVirginia Kreyer

Ed Hill IILinda Sondreal

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IuDOCUMENTs

Sandra Sechrest

Mary BaldMn

rREFERENCE

SERVICES

CIRCUUTIONSERVICES

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LIBRARY

lNSRUcTION

Cris Prucha

INSTRUCTION

&REFERENCE

SEWICES

WlliamDoering

Terry Stika

CWIFICA~ON

Liisa Sjoblom

Lavonia McCartyLinda SondrealSusan Spiker

Johanna Stephenson

Randy HoelzenChades Mam

Susan GrebelBarbara Nerd

Ellen NordstromNancy

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Murphy Library Staff 1995-96

NAMEMary BaldwinJean BondeBonnie DtiesW~am DoertigMta Evans

Susan GrebelEdwin ml~dy HoekenVi@a KreyerKaren Langeaarles MarxLavonia McCartyDale Montgome~Barbara NerdEUen NordstiomCristine Pru*aJfice Rues&kin Sandvik

Kathy -idtSandra Se*estLiisa SjoblomLinda SondrealSUSan Sp&erJohw Stephe~onNancy Steinhoff

Carol Stoeltig

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Director’s Report

me 1995-96 year began with the completion ofthe $7.6 mifion building project. me projectincluded a 50,000 square foot, $6.1 fillion addi-tion to the existing library, $1 milhon for remodel-ing the original building and $550,000 for specialand moveable equipment. me addition includespaces for the Area Research Center and SpecialCollections, a computer lab and a demonstrationclassroom, a suite of offices for ~sabilityResource Services and Upward Bound, anExtended Study Reading Room, a Science andNASA Currictium Center, the Alice HagarCurricdum Center and the Film/Video Library.me project added approximately 500 additionalstudy spaces and hcluded several compactshelving areas, 3 instructional lab rooms and 30research carrels.

me building dedication was held on September17th. me program included remarks by theProvost Vice Chancellor, the Chancellor, thelibrary director and Linda Maik, Professor ofEnglish, who spoke on beha~ of the universitycomunity. Mwic was provided by the UW-LBrass Ensemble and a reception and open housefo~owed the ceremony me $2,500 budget for theevent was sponsored by several of the projectcontractors and equipment and service providerswith some matching tids from the university.

me excitement and joys smountig completionof the new building were tempered with the bud-get realities of the university and the W System.Budget reductions and reallocations were majorthemes for the year. For the first time in thedecade of the 90’s the library did not receiveadditional money for acquisitions and electronicaccess. me term “Mationaq offset” is known bymany as a condition which libraries face as thecosts to maintain existing collections and servicesincrease yearly. Without new funds cuts in collec-tions and services had to be made. me librarystaff began the process of cancelhg 300 journaltitles, and nmerous standing orders to preservethe “core collections”. Many of the cance~ed titleswill be available from EBSCO Host.

me Facdty Senate Library Committee played amajor role in the process of reallocation. Workingwith the library staff, the committee establishedtwo sub-committees to address the issues sur-

romding budget needs. One group worked withthe director to analyze the operation and acquisi-tions budgets. ~ey recommended to the FacultySenate and the adtistration that reallocation ofbudget resources on a continuing basis wodd notmeet the needs of the factity and students. Newresources will be needed in the future.

me second sub-committee worked with the peri-odicals librarian, department chair and referencestaff to evaluate the services of two vendors whoprovide Ml text journal articles via the htemet.Both vendors had unique attributes and the com-mittee recommended that at some point both ser-vices shodd be acquired. For the 1996-97 yearEBSCO Host will be puchased for $10,000. Itwill provide Ml-text access to 1000 journals. mejournal subscription cancellations will be used topay for EBSCO, PC stations and printers, as wellas fund the increased costs of the core journal col-lection.

h light of staffing reductions, the director met ina series of pi-g meetings and individuallywith hbrary units to assess the impact of thereductions on service levels. Some limits on ser-vice levels were established in the areas mostimpacted by the staff reductions. Among thesewas the Fti/Video operation. After 35 years,the Fti/Video Library service was discontinuedas an entity on campus. me lack of budget andstaff support led to the closure. me flm titlesused by factity were reassigned to departments.me more than 600 video titles remain in the LRCand are located in the ctictium center.

k conjunction with the discussion of service pri-orities in an era of staff reductions, the library fac-tity and staff developed a vision statement whichdescribes the natie and scope of the fibraryresource center to serve as a @depost for thefutie.

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Administrative Office

The transition and move to the remodeledAdministrative Office area took place over thesummer. The new workstation confi~ationticludes a reception area staffed by part-time stu-dent assistants. The workstation for theEducational Services Assistant-Supetisor has 2glass partitions that overlook the reception area.Sofid partitions on either side allow for noisereduction and privacy. ~ee seating areasaccommodate revenue processtig, a computerworkstation, and desk area. The new worksta-tions and office setup have enhanced the officeefficiency and work environment.

Student assistants Deborah Fdwood, PatiaReed, Angehca Stephem, and JacquekeSzaniawski are to be complimented for their sup-port with clerical and revenue collection activities.Angefica Stephens was especially helpti h thefibrary’s preparations to host the tiormationdTechnology Conference in September. Nine~ sixparticipants from across the state attended theconference which was held in conduction tiththe library dedication. One of the higtiighfi wasa tier cdse on the La Crosse @een RiverBoat.

By October, the 102 GPR supply and service bud-get was depleted. Expenses were shifted to rev-enue accounts, the office supply inventory wasdecreased, and puchases were limited to thoserequired for hbrary operation. Copy Vendkg rev-enue increased 6.25V0 over last fiscal year. TheBudget Office ~ocated $14,000 to assist withNOTIS maintenmce expenses. At the end of Maythe hbrary requested and was aflowed to SMWOO in student sala~ savings to the supply andcapital budget kes. Additionally, the BudgetOffice a~ocated $10,076 for computers and laserptiters.

Equipment pwchases for the year were downfrom previous years due to the LRC builtig project. Items pmchased include XCP magnetic cardsystem readers, card dispenwr, and encoder pad;an information kiosk located near the ReferenceDesk for hbra~ PaWder handouts; six comput-

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ers; and four laser printers.

1995-1996Work study and re@ar student help worked a

page 4 total of 16,199 hours dtig the fiscal year. The

fibra~ budgeted M3,000 for stident help ~dreceived an additional $34,400 from thetiormation Technology Division. It is interestingto note that in FaH 1994, the fibrary employedwork study students a total of 235 hours/week.By comparison, work study increased to 305hews/week in Fall 1995. Hopefdly, the doca-tion of work study students will remain at the1995 level.

The 1995-96 goal to develop the script for a stu-dent orientation videotape was met with theassistance of Libra~ Director, Dale Montgomery.Library staff also provided input. Taping beganin Jwe, with completion schedtied for August.h addition to completing the video, office staffwill continue to review recordkeeptig and datacollection with the goals of preparing instructionfor report completion, when possible, convertingreports to spreadsheet format, and streatifigoperations.

1995-96 Faculty Senate LibraryCommittee

Dale Montgomery (Consultant)Director, Library Sewices

Jess HoUenbach, ChahHistory Dept.

Anita EvansMurphy Library Department Chair

Barb BarkauskasComputer Science Dept.

Ekabeth CasonCurriculum & Instr. Dept.

Ron GlassPhilosophy Dept.

Keiti JonesMarketing Dept.

Maoyun MaMathematics Dept.

Dave PieMMass Communications Dept.

T.A.K. PNaiPhysics Dept.

Barry SchoctielExer/Spoti Science Dept.

Dem SheflsSocio/Archaeology Dept.

Carla ValleyEnglish Dept.

Wesley ThimmStudent

This year the Facdty Senate Libra~ Committeefocused its attention on two primary tasks: (1)developing suggestions as to how the librarycodd cope with rapidly increasing periodicalscosts M a time of stagnant or even decliningacquisitions budgets and (2) examining the over-all library budget and financial issues in the con-text of budget.

With respect to the problem of rapidly escalatingperiodicals costs (870 to 10% per year on the aver-age), the Library Committee decided, in consdta-tion with Dde Montgomery, Anita Evans, andKathy Schmidt of the Library Department, thatdepartment chairs wotid be asked to cut theirjomal subscriptions by 15% to yield $51,500 forbudget rea~ocation. This cut in journal subscrip-tion wotid accomplish several tasks simtitane-ously. First, it wodd offset tiationq increasesfor periodicals ($26,300 estimated for 1996-1997).Second, it wotid enable the library to make aone-time purchase of PCs worth $10,000 thatwotid be needed to enable factity and studentusers of electronic journals to read those journalson-he in the library. Third, it wodd provide$15>00 for the purchase of subscriptions to anelectronic database(s) that wotid give libraryusers access to Ml test electronic journal servicesas a way of offsetting the increasing costs of own-ing paper journals and provide access to titles notcurrently owned by the tibrary.

Early in the year, the Library Committee dis-cussed the problem of whether or not giving upownership of journals in favor of gaining elec-tronic access to them tight be the best way tooffset the fiationary costs of journals subscrip-tions. There was general agreement that movingin the direction of electronic access rather thanownership was probably the most financially fea-sible option open to us. Consequently, the LibraryCommitiee created Subcommittee A, the libra~staff, and other members of Library Committeeattended demonstrations of the two Ml textselectronic databases that were within our pricerange: UMI PR~UEST D~CT and EBSCO

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one single on-line database wotid meet the needsof factity or students from all departments.Subcommittee A then went on to make the fol-lowing recommendation that “Murphy Librarysubscribe to BO~ EBSCOhost Masterfile Ftiltext1000 and ~1 Proquest Direct. Additionally, it isrecommended that M~hy Library delete anypaper titles that have fewer than 10 uses per yearas determined by the 199&1994 use survey. It isunderstood that any affected depa~ent thatholds paper tides to be eliminated would havethe right to justify the retention of the paper copyMicrofilm subscriptions wodd not be affected.”This recommendation was NOT forrna~y actedupon by the financial feasibfity of subscribingsimtitaneously to both databases. The LibraqCommittee did endorse the concept of acquiringMl text electronic journals as stated below.

A second subcommittee, Subcommittee B, wasformed to examine problems related to the overalllibrary budget and fiancial issues in the contextof budget cuts. During the course of the secondsemester, Subcommittee B considered a series ofbudget cut options such as the fo~owing (a)reducing the $702,000 acquisitions budget by&0,000, b) cutting 1 FTE positions and reduchgacquisitions budget by $35,000, (c) cutting 1 FTEpositions, reducing acquisitions by $13,000, andcutting student help by $20,000, (d) lay-offs ofstudents and libra~ staff, and (e) movingTextbook Rental to Murphy Library. Recent direc-tives from the Provost/Vice-ChanceUor etiat-ed dl these budget options. The final dispositionof fibrary budget cuts came from closing the fihhbrary totaHy and reassigning Gary Coorough tomanage the text-rental fibrary. The committeereviewed the budget committee ‘%ench markingmodel” that compares W-La Crosse’s averagecosts and support levels to the average of theother W system fibraries. The library wi~ sub-mit a request of $12.50 per FTE in new money forthe 199&1997 budget be@g Jdy 1,1996.

FORMAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THEFACULW SENATE

Murphy tibrary At its last meeting of the year, tie LibraryAnnual Repod199S1 996 Committee made the fo~owing foti recom-

mendations to the Factity Senate:page 6

Recommendtilon # 1: student fee for expandingstudent access in murphy library to electronicdatabases -— It was M/S/P unanimously that, assoon as possible next year, the library committeemeet with the Student AssociationApportionment Committee to ask that $2.00 persemester per student be added to the non-alloca-ble fees for the puchase of two databases notedabove.

Next year’s fibrary committee will need to pre-pare a presentation for the September meeting ofthe Student Association ApportionmentCommittee. It is essential that we have enoughcomputer terminals avafiable for students to viewelectronic journals once we begin to subscribe toMl text electronic databases. It will do us nogood to have hmdreds of journals online if stu-dents have to stand h line for an hour to getaccess to an available terminal to do theirresearch. This fee will help ensure that that sce-nario does not happen.

Recommendation #2: Recommendation thatmurphy library move to Ml text electronic jow-nds — It was M/S/P unanimously that MurphyLibrary move into M text electronic journals assoon as administratively advisable.

It must be noted that the LibraW Committee didNOT make any formal recommendation concer-ning which vendor or vendors of electronic data-bases shodd be selected.

Rwommendation #3: an urgent appeal formore library funding in the future --- It wasM/S/P manirnously that the fo~otig motionbe transmitted by the chair to the Chancellor,Provost/Vice-Chancellor, the Senate ExecutiveCommittee, and the Senate Budget Committee fornext year:

“We, the members of the Facdty Senate LibraryCommittee, are deeply concerned about the per-sistent stagnant budgets that Murphy Library hasbeen facing in the last few years. The combkationof stagnant fibrary budgets, continued Mation in

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the cost of monographs and serials, the continu-hg Mation in the number of book titles pub-lished each year, the urgent need to update com-puter and electronic access, the urgent need toincrease the number of databases, and a decreas-ing level of library stafig support is making itimpossible for the University to ftifll its explicitcommitments in the W-L Strategic Plan to “beseen and used as an information and problem-solving resource... for the larger community” andto serve as one of Wisconsin’s major assets by“providing access to information...efianced bylibrary resources, data banks, . ..and other elec-tronic access.”

We therefore move that the Chancellor,Provost/Vice-Chancellor, Factity SenateExecutive Commitiee, and the Factity SenateBudget Committee no longer permit the contin-ued erosion of library funding. The continueddecrease in library staffing support, and decreas-ing access for students and facdty to informationservices and resources which has resdted formthe persistent stagnant budgets that MurphyLibrary has been facing in the last few years.”

We believe that the erosive effects of fiation in atime of stagnant budgets and the failure toupdate technology constitute a tie fiscal emer-gency.

Public SewicesThe Public Services units of Bibliographichtruction, Circtiation, Government Docuents,kterlibrary Loan, mine and CD-ROM Services,Reference, and Special CoHections/WC serve toassist users witi accessing local or remote infor-mation and, in concert with Technical Services, todevelop and maintain co~ections to support thatfunction. Pubfic Services strives to provide excel-lent service to its primary chentele of mdergrad-uate and graduate students, factity, academic andclassified staff, by supporting the instruction andresearch goals of the university. The PubticServices tits also assist with the Mormationneeds of the community at large.

The completion of the new building and remodel-ing project was accompanied by expected increas-es in btidkg and service Wage. Statisticsshowed a dramatic 59% increase in the number ofstudents and other library users receiving classinstruction in 1995-96 compared with the previ-

ous year. Semite desks received more inquiriesas indicated above and hterlibrary Loan sus-tained a significant increase in transactions. A2270 increase in the gate comt for tie year sug-gested strong user satisfaction with the newbuilding. Staff made adjustments to respond tothe increased demand and complexity of the larg-er building and the impact of the new areas. Staffworked with with Maw Esten in the CtictiumLibrary on circdation procedures, library data-base training and other issues. h the Spring, staffmet with Mary Esten and Gary Coorough to planthe transition in anticipation of the loss of GaryCoorough’s position in the Fih Library Jtiy 1and disbanding the flm co~ection.

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Public Services, cont.

%wice Desks 199s96 1994-95 1993-94 1992-93 1991-92

Reference 22197 18800 17935 17691 19897

*vernment 3282 6307 6727 6386 8699Dwuments

Circulation 10811 9108 7730 7932 5130

Total 36290 34215 32392 32009 33726

Work on the Libra~ Web Pages progressed dur-ing the year with K~thy %=dtchairing thecotittee. Morrnation was organized andgrapfics improved to provide easy user access tolocally prepared documentation, information onlibrary services, Ms to remote sites, entry toEAGLE, and selected reference databases.Planning was begun for several electronic fores.

During the summer of 1995 and into the fa~ pub-lic workstations were arranged in the referencearea to correspond with the appointed remodeledspace and to accommodate the new and cancelledelectronic products fisted in the unit reports.

The appointment of a hti year pubtic servicesposition with sda~ savtigs monies filed byNancy Steinhoff allowed for some suspendedwork on handouts and documentation to progressSpring Semester. The handouts are protientlydisplayed in a new kiosk laated in the referencearea whiti is patterned after the lobby kiosks.The kiosk was largely funded with EndowmentFund monies.

Stafftig issues continue to be a major concern, anda number of changes were instituted to use staffefficiently. Anew program provided for studentsat the reference desk to serve as backup dtigbusy times for basic questions not requiring pr~fessional intervention. Student workers are behg

Murphy tibrary used amoss departments to accommodate work-Annual Re~od load fluctuations. The Periodicals Department

and related questions. The lack of depth instaffing is increasingly becoming a problem inareas where service hours require specified staffavatiabitity, such as Special Collections andCircdation. The loss of a hbrarian position afterJdy 1 will add to the strain significantly as work-load and demand for services continues toincrease. Technology adds to job tictions: asmore electronic products are added, library staffmust learn mtitiple interfaces and interpret theseinterfaces through class instruction, documenta-tion and reference service for users. Staffing pat-terns til be continually analyzed to provide forflexible and creative solutions.

A focw for the upcoming year wifl be to providegreater ele~onic access in terms of adding work-stations to the public areas, providing more til-text databases, and more access potits from thefibrary’s Web Page.

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1995-1996. now housed on the first floor provide; an impor-tant resource in assisting patrons with microforms

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me mission of Circtiation Services is to providefor the greatest possible use of library material,while enstig the collection’s security andadherence to equitable policies in the provisionof services to people whose needs compete. meunit is responsible for circtiation of the generaland course reserve collections, shelving andstacks maintenance, registration of patrons andmaintenance of patron records, reserves process-ing, compilation of circtiation statistics, and theprovision of basic directional information tolibrary patrons.

Circulation of library materials increased by 470in 1995/96, up 4,951 from the preview year. h1995/96 7,665 items were processed for reserve, adectine of 1321 items from 1994/95. More peopleentered the fibrary, with the total gate count at420,303 for the year. h-house we increased by2690, from 32,668 in 1994/95 to 41,254 in 1995/96.

MONTH

07/9508/9509/951 0/9511 /9512/9501 /9602/9603/9604/9605/9606/96

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35811185

12395208241953212ml4671

15112152441851762093418

IN-HOUSE

1345584

3133372758844389145845854893716627081382

Circulation Services

Activities were varied and numerous throughoutthe year. Circtiation Services took a breatherafter two years of activities involving NO~S andconstruction. me completion of the constructionproject was followed by a massive cletig pro-ject of the general collection. By mid-October thecollection was cleaned and straightened, due inlarge part to the efforts of a super group of stu-dent shelvers.

me remainder of the academic year was spentacclimating to the new building. Most proce-d~es were updated or completely re-written toreflect the changes brought about by the newfacflity. ~le no major initiatives were mder-taken during the year, figs that had beenneglected over the past two years were attendedto and the depatient was able to update manu-als, fine-tie training materials, and initiate aweb page.

TOTAL

49261769

155282455125416163906129

196972013725683

89174800

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MANUAL/EGISTRATIONS

1158

242325

5181624171279

WRNSTILECOUNT

98015326

4706759625536814150916695507714195256766275259585

DAYSOPEN

252327312825242928282623

TOTAL I 132689 i 412U 173943 I 420303 1 317

Items placed on resewe for 1995/96 – 7665

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Circulation Sewices, cont.

Additional activities for 1995/96:

--Stdfing/StM Development----Linda Sondred assumed duties as the WeekendSupervisor.--Sue Spiker continued as the early morning LTE.--Lavonia McCarty was elected as ViceChair/Chair Elect for the Wisconsin Libra~Association’s Support Staff Section.–Liisa Sjoblom continued to serve as secretary forthe Wisconsin Library Association’s htellectualFreedom Round Table.–Circtiation staff attended several conferencesand workshops throughout the year. LavoniaMcCarty participated as a pmel member forThreats of AU ~ds: Safety in the Workplace atthe Wisconsin Library Association AnnualConference. Liisa Sjoblom was a presenter at theWisconsin Association of Academic Librariansduring a session on The Role of the Librarian andthe World Wide Web.--Supported the Summer Youth Program spon-sored by the Private kdus~ Councfl by hiringparticipmts to work in the department.–htituted the Nine Yards Award for studentstaff in circdation. Given to student staff on anirre@ar basis for exceptional service related totheir duties in the depatient.

--Recor& Maintenance----Contiued updating forms and written instruc-tions for Circdation.–Revised public services statistics compilationmethod using @attro Pro for Windows.Developed a new statistics sheet for use indepartments.

–Updated NO~S calendar, patron records andcircdation profile as needed.--hcreased the use of PCs in record collection andmaintenance.--Stacks Maintenance----Continued shifting of general collection to adaptto increases and decreases in various subjectareas.–Cleaned and dusted entire collection fo~owingcompletion of construction.

Murphy tibrary –Shelved 98,822 books.Annual Repod --Updated security gate violation procedures and199$1996

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--Future Plans--–Continued equitable access to tie libra~ collec-tion through accurate shelving and stack mainte-nance.--Continued matitenance of a course reseme col-lection at the circtiation desk.–Continued accurate and efficient service at thecirctiation desk.--Continued improvements and changes in stu-dent trafig materials.–Provision of library services to distance educa-tion students and factity.--hplementation of an e-mail renewal system forlibra~ materials.–hplementation of electronic request forms forresemes.–hcrease staff knowledge of/we of pc applica-tions, internet and ~.–Begin electronic reserve project in the Fall of1996. Expand the program in the Spring of 1997.

Government Documents

The Government Documents Department is aselective depository for Federal and Wisconsindocuments. Federal documents come in paper,microfiche, and CD-ROM formats and are alsoaccessible tirough the kternet. We select docu-ments, process them, and aid patrons in their use.Cataloged microforms, law books, and top~graphic maps of Wisconsin are also housed in thearea.

More and more paper or microfiche documentsare being transferred to electronic format, eitheron CD-ROM or on the htemet. There is aCongressional mandate to make the Federaldepository program entirely electronic witi fiveto seven years; at one time a two year plan waseven proposed but was found unretistic due totechnological and human shortfa~s.

Wiltiam Dtietig, the Automation librarianhelped us convert one of our Document CD-ROMstations to an htemet station. Popdar Federal,state, and international agency websites werebookmarked on the mactie as well as generalaccess (Ms to many agencies) sites. h additionto bookrnarking, a handout on Governmenthtemet sites was prepawd, student assistantstrained, and the Documents Librarian SandySechrest gave an workshop on government Websites April 16, 1996. Some of the heaviest usedktemet sites have been the Census Bureau,THOMAS (Congressional materials), theSectities and Exchange Commission, andWisconsin sites deahg with we~are reform.

We continue to receive many docuents CDROMs. One especially hteresting set is GeneralOffice Records pre-1905; we are receiving thesefor various states including Wisconsin andMinnesota. These homestead records shoddprove useti to genealogists. Another CD-ROMset consists of three montiy weather chart CDswhich wi~ be housed in the Geo~aphyDepartment but hsted in our odine catalog.

b non-government CD-ROM news, it was a timeof change. EHC and SPORT Discus were movedto the new to Murphy Curricdum Library andthe Reference area respectively. The subscriptionto EWC was later cance~ed since it was also onthe odine catalog. The MonWy Catalog, the pri-

mary index to Federal government publications,has also been added to the odine catalog and thesubscription to the CD-ROM product cancelled.The Human Relations Area Files CD added lastyear was cance~ed in constipation withAnthropology due to difficdty of use and techn~logical problems.

A major shift of the Documents stacks and a finalclean-up of construction dust was completed thissummer. k addition to our re@ar studentemployees, two young women enrolled in thePrivate hdustry Comcil program worked on thisproject duringthe s~er. Some little used documents setswere moved to the compact storage area. MaryBaldwin, the Documents Assistant sent out twomajor discard lists this semester.

We have started the process of putting theWisconsin doc~ents collection on the otiine cat-alog. h constipation with the AutomationLibrarian and the Catalog Librarian CharlesMarx,the Documents Assistant began enteringcurrenfly received Wisconsin documents in thecatalog. The Docuents Librarian began a majorweeding of the previously received Wisconsindocuments in preparation for a futwe retrospec-tive cataloging project.

h staff news Mary Baldwin now works 10 hoursa week in Periodicals with the periodicals onmicroform and microform reader-printers whichare now housed in that depatient. She waselected classified staff representative to theEndowment Fund Cornmitiee this year andattended the OCW Symposium in the sptig.As was mentioned earher Sandy Sechrest present-ed a workshop on April 16 on government Websites; the two sessions were well attended bylibrary staff but other attendance was low.

Plans for the future include having Marcive protide cataloging for the Documents CD-ROMSwhich until now have otiy been cataloged selec-tively and having the older Wisconsin docmentscataloged some day. We W continue to workto make the proposed electronic transition ofFederal docments go smootiy for our patrons. Murphy Ubrary

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Interlibrary Loan

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The mission of the hterhbrq Loan Utit is toprovide patrons access to library materials notcurrently owned by Murphy Library, nor avafl-able at other local libraries. h accordmce withnational, regional, and local resource sharingagreements or guidekes, Murphy Library obtainsmaterials for our patrons from other fibraries, andlends materials requested by other libraries.When appropriate, materials are dso obtainedfrom commercial document dehvery services on afee based arrangement. It is also our goal to beable to identify and report to the appropriateacquisition authority those materials not ownedby ow libra~ that are in frequent demand by ourhbrary patrons.

The 1995/96 academic year was one charactetiedby much stress but also major accomphshments.Volume for the year was heavy, a 14V0 hcreasefrom the pretious year. Requests from ourpatrons rose by 27% and now represents 44% ofthe total traffic. We are stil a net lender but theannual increase in lending traffic was not as great,a 6V0 ticrease. Once again the statistics representa good news-bad news scenario. The good newsis ow patrons are using an ever increasing shareof the ~L resouces. The bad news is that bor-rowing requests demand a great ded more labor,at higher staffing competency levels, than lendingrequests. This “na~d” stress created by thisheavier traffic was further aggravated by the lossof considerable classified staff time due to sickleave taken and resticted work functionalityrestiting from a work related physical condition.

The five-year s~ary table below points out thesteady wowth of our patron requests. Traffic overfive ye=s has increased by 28 per cent.

mR RE$f~~ RE~U:~ TOWLVOLUME

1991/92 3866 2387 6253

1992/93 3863 1885 5784

1 993/94 4472 2594 7W6

1994/95 4241 2W1 7~2

1995/96 4489 3542 ml

The express service is in its third year. Trafficdecreased to 149 requests, a 2570 decke in vol-me from last year. Performance levels improvedin fill rates however. my 29, or 20V0 of therequests were not tiled within the 48 hour timelimits. This compares to a fi~e of 35% outsidetime limits last year. The primary reason for thedrop in volume is due most probably to anincrease in the fee charged for the service, whichtook effect in the Spring term. The fee went upfrom five do~ars to a ten dollar minimum, tithcost recovery principle in effect for those itemsmore than ten dollars.

The goals for the 1995/96 academic year provedto be worthy of the focus placed on them. Asmentioned earlier, much time and ener~ wereplaced in meeting the emergency staffing needs ofthis unit. This did distract from efforts in otherareas but several goals did receive extensive atten-tion.

A summary of how meeting these goals wasaddressed fo~ows.

1. Cost saving strategies. Two actions were taken,primtiy due to stafig shortages, but resdtingin cost savings. As mentioned earlier the fee forthe Express Semite was raised. The fee for out ofstate photocopy requests was doubled to eightdollars.

2. me access versus omership question becamemore than an academic debate when tiation-ary periodical subscription costs forced AcademicDepartments to explore the possibility of cancel-ing tides. The Director of the Library and theHead of Periodicds discussed The ~COVERReveal service with Departments during theirmeetings to identify periodical titles to cancel.~L had proposed and then developed a plan touse this current awareness service, in tandem withtheir docment defivery service, to providedepartments with access to jomds being can-celed. The Biology and Chemistry Departmentsopted to take the option of cutting titles beyondtheir reqfied amount and receitig access tothese setices. It is my behef that this cotid proveto be cost effective for the Library and effective forthe departments h question.

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3. Windows 95 was not made available to the WLtit. Staffing shortages were too dismptive tointroduce this new product at this time.

4. me electronic LL form was still under devel-opment during 95/96.

Goals for next year include:

Interlibrary Loan, cont.

3. Explore the issue of patrons direct borrowingat the system level. I til be serving on a systemwide committee which is exploring this and otherLL issues.

me importance of LL services has become muchmore apparent in the last decade. As volumecontinues to increase, new methods will be need-ed to work on both old and new challenges.

1. Explore staffing patterns and job responsibdi-ties witi the tit. Continuation of the currentsituation of having o~y a 5070 office manager isnot practical.

2. Explore receiving assistance from other unitsfor what has been traditionally LL tictions.me Circtiation Department in June assmedresponsibdities for the retrieval of materialsrequested of us.

Library Instruction

LIBRARY lNSTRUC~ON STATISTIG 1995-96SESSIONS CONM~ HOUM A~NDANCE

Undergraduate 173 191.01 3665

Graduate 26 35.49 448

Special UW-L Programs 9 12.25 182

Workshops (Faculty) 6 5.25 73

Workshops (Students) 3 2. 7

Tours 13 6,25 266

Community 7 8.33 145

me demand for library instruction increased dra- statistics represent a 1,190 increase from that termmaticdly dmhg the 1995/96 academic year.4,786 individuals attended a tour or instictionsession, compared to 3,012 the previous year.~s represents an increase of 1,774 patrons fromthe previous year or 5970. 19945/95 statisticshowever were impacted negatively by the disruption of the library construction project. A moreaccurate point of comparison might be the1993/94 academic term, when 3,596 tidividualswere served by library instruction. me 1995/96

or a 3370 increase.

me breakdown of 1995/96 statistics reveals thatof the 237 instruction sessions, 199 were courserelated md 9 were presented to special W-Lgroups. ~s compares to 129 course relatedinstruction sessions and 7 special group presenta- Murphy Library

tions in 1994/95. Special events planned to cele- Annual Repoti

brate the dedication of the new btiding restited 1995-1996

in an increase in tour statistics. 13 tours were page 13

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offered to 266 individuds. We the bwiestmonth of 1994/95 was September, the busiestmonth of 1995/96 was October with 43 sessionsor 18% of the total year’s activity.While library instruction is an endeavor sharedby all librarians, the coordinator of the program(Prucha) taught 120 sessions Or 51%of tie en~eyear’s activity.

Community groups receiving presentations ortows in 1995/96 included. La Crosse KwafisClub, La Crosse County Library Staff, PublicSchool Media Coordinators, VA Medical Center,Fort McCoy /Lakelmd CoHege, Royal High%hool, G~ High School, and Winding RiversLibra~ System Librarians.

W-L Special Programs included: ComputerCamp, Student Activities Staff, htemationdStudents, Retig Adtit Students, Drake Hall,the Archaeology Club, the Graduate StudentOrgtiation, and Student Support Semites.

One hig~ight of 1995/96 was a meeting betweenthe Library Assessment Cotittee and theEnglish Department for the purpose of gathetigfeedback about the Ebrary instruction program.As a resdt of that meeting, a notebook of samplefibrary instruction worksheets was placed in theEngfish Department office.

Another important accomptisbent was the revi-sion of the library instrucdon component for taxaccounting classes. me CCH odine system uti-tied by the classes tistalled a new windowsbased ofie system in January, 1996, requiringthe revision of instructions and handouts for theclasses.

Partial funding of the vacant BI/Reference posi-tion for the spring 1996 term, not ofly deviatedsome of the stress of the huge increase in requestsfor fibrary instruction but also made it possiblefor fibra~ guides to be updated, many for thefirst time a number of years.

Nancy Steinhoff was hired to work from thebeginning of the spring 1996 term through theend of June, 1996. k addition to her referenceresponsibilities, Stetioff assumed responsibdi~for preparing library information packets for newfactity members, posting the hbrary instruction

schedtie on Meeting Maker, and correcting stu-dent library worksheets. Steinhoff offered FirstSearch demonstration for Retu*g Adtit stu-dents, conducted tours for cornmti~ groups,presented basic library titruction sessions, andconducted workshops in the computer lab onsearching the EAGLE odine system.

me assistance provided by the Stetioff position*O enable progress on the revision of approxi-mately 47 library guides. me guides were re-organtied into two categories: Library Guidesand Database Guides. me guides were also re-numbered so that related guides wotid be dis-played near each other. Au the librarims partici-pated in this project, which was coordinated byPrucha and Steinhoff. me extensively utiltiedEAGLE searching guide was revised, and a verypoptiar Guide to Searchg the Web was created.We were not able to complete the revision of all ofthe guides before the Steinhoff position expired,but at least 21 were completed. A number of theguides were coded in ~~ and made availableon the hbrary web page.

Funding for a new information kiosk wasapproved by the Library Endowment FundCotittee on December 1,1995. me new kiosk,insta~ed during the summer of 1996, is effectivelydisplays library @ales and other handouts andencourages their use.

k response to the lack of funds for the vacantBI/Reference position (Stefio~ and the increasein demand for libra~ instruction, a decision hasbeen reached to place limits on instruction ses-sions in the future. my 12 sessions maybeschedtied per week. k addition, each hbrarianhave agreed to teach a minimum of 6 sessions persemester instead of 4.

Online and CD-ROM Services

The mine Services program encompassesremote otiine bibliographic and textual databasesand CD-ROM products which support faculty,student and staff research. Cwently the program offers access to the vendors, Wght-Ridder,Ovid, OCLC’S FirstSearch, CCH and STN. CD-ROM databases are provided for a number ofareas including Education, Sports, Business,Psychology, Sociology, Literature, History andGovernment Documents. Users are charged forsome of the commercial odine databases on acost-recovery basis, and CBROM access is free.

~~a~ Move. As the btilding project was com-pleted h the summer of 1995, the new confi~a-tion of CD-ROM and hternet stations wasplanned and implemented in concert with theAutomation Librarian and Head of Reference forthe Reference area. Anew built-in wall shelfplanned for a heavily used area@ maximizetable and floor space.

CD-~MS. A number of CD-ROM titles weredropped this year including HW (HumanRelations Area File), -AT and EticNewsWatch. The cost for Ethnic NewsWatch hadincreased dramatically since the product first hadbeen leased. The SilverPlatter version of EHCwas cance~ed as this database is available onEAGLE as an MDAS file. The choices are diffictitas the library seeks to increase the number ofelectronic products which are offered withoutcorresponding budget increases. Hardware wasreconfigured to correspond with product changes.

Direct Acess software was added to the stationfeaturing MLA htemational Bibliography, ABCPOL SCI, and America: History md Lfie (ML),products added during the summer of 1995. Thesoftware wi~ a~ow for gathering statistics ondatabase usage to inform collection developmentdecisions.

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Full text databses. k conjunction with thePeriodicals Librarian and with assistance from theAutomation Librarian two M text periodicalproducts were piloted, EBSCO Host and UMIPro@est Direct. A grid was created to compareand analyze featwes of the two products, andinformation shared with other state diversitiesalso evaluating Ml text products. Mormal feed-

back via a form which was available by the threepilot stations was solicited from students andother users. The Factity Senate LibraryCommittee participated in reviewing thesesomces. EBSCO Host will be added in fall of1996. Discussions are mderway with system toarrange for a system level contract for this prod-uct. This continues a trend for more cooperativepurchasing among UW institutions to maximizepurchasing power and insure favorable contractnegotiations.

FirstSearch Service. UW-La Crosse with anuber of other UW campuses participated in atrial of 10 FirstSearch databases over a 3 monthperiod in the spring to evaluate adding them assubscription databases. Under the currentarrangement, searches of the 50+ FirstSearchdatabases are conducted with a cost associatedwith each search. This provides a disincentive forusing FirstSearch databases and suppresses theuse. During the trial, the Automation Librarianarranged for access to several of the databasesthrough the NO~S Eagle system. On screenmessaging was revised for the trial.

The trial at W-La Crosse was very successfd,with more uses at W-L during the find monththan any of the ofier campuses participating inthe trial. The subscription wdl be put tito placefor 96/97. Expanded access will be provided forkey fles such as Mefie, WorldCat andArticleFirst. With the tiimited searching forArticleFirst, this database and EBSCOHost willserve as a replacement for Periodicds Abstracts(PERA) on Eagle. PERA which is loaded at UW-~tewater has been meliable with frequentdowntimes, and the move to ArticleFirst andEBSCO Host shodd provide greater stability. It isanticipated that the number of FirstSearch search-es across all databases which totaled overin 95/96 til increase si@cantly in the comingyear.

CCH. Anew computer was tided by theCoHege of Business Administration to supportmuch im~roved access to the CommerceClearin&ouse -e Database. The newly con-figured station allowed for searching the win- Murphy Ubrary

Annual Repotidews version of the remote file. With the added 1995-1996simphcity of use and speed, Accountancy

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Online and CD-ROM

students have responded very favorably to thechange.

Web ~ge. Morrnation was added to thelibrary’s web page in the summer of 1995 todescribe the Firs&arch service and providehypertext ltis to appropriate OCLC companyweb pages. A revised CD-ROM descriptive listingalso was added to the Web page.

Other activities for the year included:Mtial work with TribNet wtich wtil allow forelectronicdy accessing La Crosse Tribune articles.Marking periodicals owned by Murphy Library inthe PsycLit database. Reconfi@g the libraryinstruction computer from a menu choice to win-dows icons for product entry. Continuing work onadding, updating Government Documents CDROM products.

Reference SewicesThe purpose of the Reference Department is toprovide professional level informational semicesin a personaltied manner to au of ow patrons.This assistance is provided through the matitenance of a quatity reference co~ection and thetools to access same, instructing patrom in effec-tive utitiation of reference materials, answetigspecific factual questions, explatig hbra~ pofi-cy, referring patrons to appropriate resources oragencies outside the library, and production oflibrary specific information retrieval aids.

Librarians stafig the Reference/Homationdesk provide the core service in this Department.They provide imediate and personal assistanceto d patron popdatiom. This past year the refer-.ence desk was ~icdy open 59 ho~s per week.During these service hours Reference Librarimfound-dewnds on their time had increased sig-

Murphy tibrarynificantly. Learning hardware and software capa-

Annual Repoti bilities of new products in the Reference area,1995-1996 becoming proficient in navigating the kternet,

md semicing mahctiofig workstations andpage 16 printers were just a few of the tasks daily engaged

mSewices, COntm ~

mNext year will bring a special challenge as jobassignments among several librarians are changed ,for a year and beyond (6 to 12 months). The mPeriodicds Librarian wi~ be trained to assumeCD-ROM/~tie 8emices assignments. h theelectronic products arena, there will be everincreasing challenges as the number of electronicproduct grow, Ml-text adds complexity, andavenues for more remote access are pursued.sufficient technical support as more and moresupport is required for maintenance, upgradinghardware and software, is a continuing concern.

in by today’s librarian. The core service contin-ued to be providing for the informational needs ofour patron popdation via assisting them in thediscovery process through the use of the mtiti-phci~ of resowces at ow imme~ate disposal.Personal reference contacts were documented andthe statistical record follows:

1991/92 . . . . . . ...18.8261992/93 . . . . . . ...17.6911993/94 . . . . . . ...17.9351994/95 . . . . . . ...18.7991995/96 . . . . . . . . .~,197

There was an impressive increase in Referencetraffic over the past year. The 18% increase was, Ibefieve, the resdt of a nuber of factors. Perhapsthe most important being the increase in overfluse of the fibrary, as measured by gate counts,increases in the nwber of students receivingLibrary hstruction, more user friendly electronicreference resources, and the adoption of a policyto use student assistants at the desk.

Reference Sewices, cont.

The student assistant plan came after much dis-cussion locally, and in the profession, as to theadvisability of using non-professionals at this ser-vice point. It was determined that a pilot projectwotid start with the Fall term with studentsengaging in very specific, limited reference trans-actions. A description of Reference StudentAssistant responsibfities was formdated, withperhaps the most important variable being limita-tions on types of questions they wodd attempt toanswer. At the be@g of the 1995 fall termtwo students, working two evenings each, assist-ed at the Reference Desk. The project wasviewed to be a success and there was a consensusto expand the hews in the upcoming academicyear.

Other major projects included the start of areview of standtig order titles, completion ofplacement of titles in compact shelving, comple-tion of the stack sfift in Reference, increase in thenmber of OPACS in the Reference area, a reviewof tifles in Ready Reference, final revisions onlayout and utiltiation of the Reference Desk,weeding of the phone directories, review for pur-chase of cd-rem titles in the areas of businessdirectories, human-resources and labor law, andpsychological testing.

Contemporary Authors and The Encyclopedia ofAssociations was made available to our patronsvia the hternet.,

A review of the above list of activities wotidindicate that the goals from last year were met,in part or in whole. Goals for next year include:

1. Exploration of current Ref. Desk studentstaffing-especia~y as it relates to their role asinformation providers and hours on the desk.

2. Continued comparison electronic and printresources.

3. Assme proper hardware in place to servicesoftware.

4. Completion of the review of our ReferenceStanding Order titles.

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Special Collections and AreaResearch Center

Total patron registration for the 1995-96 year was port of our steamboat photo project from the Sons1509, slightly above the 1498 of the previous year. and Daughters of Pioneer ~verrnen. The num-This year represents the first Ml year in our newquarters, where we moved in January of 1995.kdividual categories of use were up or down

CATEGORY OF MATERIAL 1994-951995-96

St. Hist. Sot. Registrants 201 197

St. Hist. Sot. Daily Registrations 414 412

Rare Books 235 220

Wsconsiana Books and other WIS. items 659 522

Universi~ Archives 136 167

Oral History Interviews 37 w

Photographs, all categories 314 303

Lectures and Tours 12 10

Telephone and Mail requests 236 252

from last year, with the detafis below:Overall patterns of use remained steadyCurrictiar use by facdty and students-wasdso steady with the departments of history,education, the graduate co~ege, and art pre-dominating. There is a slow but steadygrowth of interest in local architecture and his-toric preservation. Use of ow photograph col-lections remains strong and requires moretitensive staff supervision. &nealogy alsoremains strong but did not grow substantia~yfrom previous years.

Nthough the numbers of registrants for photouse went down sfightiy, income from sales anduse of that co~ection, along with research fees,went up thirty-tie percent from last year.h total kcome from these sources was$5639, up from W243. We provided picturesfor several books, for the official Olympics sum-mer games pro~am, for the U.S. Postal Service’sseries of steamboat stamps, for three video pr~ductions, and for a number of other projects.

hers of photos added to this collection havedecreased as we have concentrated on older andrarer images.

Materials added to the collections are detailedbelow, with new total holdings:

CATEGORY ADDED/07AL

Wlsconsiana books 71 5399Rare books 170 12547Cataloged university archives 17 –UW-L theses 75 905UW-L seminar papers 31 1676UW-L action learning projects 2 49Vertical files, all categories 35 4792Oral history tapes 28 1194Photographic images, printed 4179 101131Photographic images, unprtd negs 441 21348Color slides 68 7102

TOTAL PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES 4688 129581Other images - sketches, lithos, drawings 406Maps 488

STORAGE INVENTORY

ARC (SHSW materials 12fi, 878 H.(public records 570; mss 308)

Microfilm, in reels 12 458Universi~ archives 15fi. 630 R.Photographic collections 6 R. 316fl.Vetical files, all 1 R, lllfidOral history collection 2 R. 85 R.Other boxes & bound records, miscell. 7 R. 267 R.

TOTAL SPACE OF DEPT.STORAGE AREA 91W Sq.fi.

HOU~When school was k re@ar session, we wereopen for 36 hours each week. During vacation

Sales of the book La Crosse in Light and Shadow: and titersession periods, we were open odya pictorial reco~ection, published by the library in weekday afternoons for 17.5 hours per week.1992, continue steadily. hcome from these sales Semite and security issues require that we have

Murphy Library goes to the library’s endowment fund. Seventy at least two persons on duty during open hours.

Annual Repod percent of the ori@al printig of 2000 copies It appears that we wi~ be able to hold to this1996 have been sold. schedtie for the next year in spite of the impact

page 18We received another $5000 grant in April in sup- of the higher fimum wage levels.

Specia

STAFFINGLinda Sondreal, Librarian Senior, continued inher half-time assignment in this department.Her high level of skills and experience areamajor asset. We had a total of 65-68 hews perweek of student assistant help, varying with thesemester. This included one evening per weekand Saturday afternoon.

Student assistants for the year included RochelleGallenberger, Cynthia Weisinger, JenniferPranckus, Kristy Clark, Heidi Murphy CtistinaCots, Jennifer Strugalla, Erin Skdecki, JannaKirschbaum, Rachael Page, and Carrie Bohman.

SIGNIFICANT P~JECTSSecurity measures were tightened and enhancedto correspond to recommendations of the StateHistorical Society and the W System ArchivesCouncil. There is no doubt that such measwesare needed; we have seen evidence of missingmaterials, especiaHy from our photographic col-lections.

Om photographic collections were used fornumerous projects, as noted above. It is obviousthat the richness of these collections has attractedmore users md that tie photographic image hasbecome more important to a variety of users. Wehave futher refined the subject categories andimproved the security of these materials. Theplace files for Wisconsin towns and vi~ages havegrown to over one thousand place names.

An updated architectural survey for the city of LaCrosse used several collections, including the Mlrun of city tax records which was sequentiallytransferred to the State Historical Society readingroom for a researcher there. This run of recordsfrom 1857 to 1918 constituted nearly a ton ofleather-bound volumes, shipped and re~edvia the statewide cotier. This constituted thelargest such shipment in our history.

k March, the La Crosse city clerk established acity archives committee, which included tislibrarian, to provide advice on mostly olderrecords held in storage. As a restit, records wereeither discarded, maintained for better access, orgiven to the La Crosse Public Library archives.

co ections and AreaResearch Center, cont.h mid-Jme, the fibrarian gave a presentation onthe steamboat project to a steamboat history con-ference in Louisville, Kentucky. It was clear fromcomments made there that the Murphy Libraryco~ection is we~-known md appreciated, andthat there is much interest in this aspect of nation-al histo~. As MS is written, a pictorial book pr~ject is being discussed with a publisher inMassachusetts.

Early in June, the Midwest Riverboat Buffs heldtheir sptig meeting in La Crosse. Over threedays, the group dined on campus as guests of thelibrary, towed the special collections area, took ariverboat trip, and enjoyed a slide program givenby our field researcher, Ralph D@ae. Somemembers spent several hours doing research inthe libray.

Work continues on improving access to miversityarchives and on providing a ready-reference cate-gory of material for users.

SUMMARYThe staff and the co~ections are nicely settled intoour new quarters. ~ facflity is more accessibleto users with its central location in the new addi-tion, albeit with more stigent security measuresand more tited on-campus partig. We contin-ue to be useti to a wide variety of clients whoserequests are ever more complex and time-con-stig. It is the nature of this work that it isusually interesting, informative, rewarding, anddemantig.

We are grateti to dl those in Mqhy Library,the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, andmany other agencies and org~ations whosesupport and expertise have made our work moreproductive.

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Acquisi ions/Collection Development

It is the responsibfity of this department toacquire book material which is essential forinstruction, is important to the discipline, andsitificant to the mission of the Universi~.

is

fiough the factity liaison we work clos~ly withthe facdty to insure that the materials needed forinstruction are available when student need them.To achieve this, the library apportions part of thelibrary book budget to the academic departments.With the help of the haison, who is appointed byeach academic department, we monitor the rec-ommendations for materials made by the teachingfactity to insure that we adhere to the CollectionManagement Policy which was revised by theFactity Library Committee in the spring of 1995and which guides us in prioritizing afl recommen-dations.

1995/96 was a productive year. The departmentmoved into their permanent quarters and theindividual workstations work out well.

An open house was held by Acquisitions for theLibrary Rpatient. At that time we shared withthe Library staff how the unit functions andwhere information needed to help patrons can befound on the order record.

Since NOTE will definitely be discontinued intwo or tiee years, no more effort was put intothe writing of reports which wotid make it possi-ble to inform academic departments of the titlespurchased for their disciptie. At this time odythe Fund Status Report is sent to the facdty liai-son bi-montiy to keep them fiormed of the pur-chases made from their budget a~ocation. Wehave compiled statistics of do~ar amount spentby departments for standkg orders, that report isnow part of the information sent to each depart-ment.

For the new discipkes on campus, i.e.Occupational Therapy and Physici- Assistantsan analysis of the co~ection was done. The hold-ings in these subjects were checked against theBrandon and ml fist to insure that the most basicmaterial was avadable. We continue to use thatlist to keep the collection up-dated.

The German holdings of the library were ana-Murphy tibrary lyzed and the restit shared with the chair of theAnnual Repoti Foreign Language ~partrnent.1995-1996

Weeding in the H classification continues. The fac-tity liai~on from the Economics ~pt. spent manyhours reviewing our activities. We removed out-dated titles from that classification. The filling ofthe gaps created by the removal of material hasnot yet been completed.

1980 titles were weeded from the collection.

We communicated with each teaching departmenton tie amount spent by the tibra~ on standingorders for that discipline. A list of the titles whichover the years have been requested by the depart-ments was sent to them. Bpartrnents wererequested to list those titles which are no longerrelevant to the department’s mission. These willbe cancelled. 29 titles were removed from the listof standing orders to date. We are now workingon removing the volmes from the shelves. Theprocess is not complete. We are checking the onthe use of the volumes in the series, those with fit-tie use, we hope, wifl be cancelled and weeded.That is to be accomplished during the school year1996/97. Money not spent for standing orderswi~ go into the allocation for new books.

Of the gift books the library received from factityand the community 509 tides were added to thecollection.

TWO booksdes netted $698.95 for *e Iibrav Ofwhich $319.30 was added to the acquisitions fundand $379.63 went into the LibraryRvelopment/Staff Recognition Fund.

The Library raised $246.83 at a Barnes and NobleBookfair for the acquisition’s budget.

The Library added 209 tifles in categories ofBsign for ~versity. The library liaison programis becoming better understood and is workingwe~. With the help of the Eaison we were able toe~end the budget on time and the last minutemh was avoided.

Karen makes great effort to keep the library vol-umes in good condition. 380 book tides and 59periodicals were mended in house.

Jan, Sue, and Karen have worked hard and Iwotid like to thank them for their contribution tothe functioning of the ~partment.

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Automation Department

The mission of the Automation Department is toprovide a stable otiine catalog which meets theneeds of our patrons and all the tibrary depart-ments. k addition, the Department providesassistance to the various library departments withcomputer and network issues (including hard-ware and software). And lastiy, to ensue that thelibra~ is moving forward with regard to newtechnologies.

EAGLE, our odine catalog, received severalimprovements:

s The addition of seven tibrary catalogsfor Midwest research libraries.

. The addition of several Firstsearch databases including Article First (generalperiodical index,) Medine (medicalperiodical index), Proceedings Firstand Papers First (conferenceproceedings and papers index), GPOMonMy Catalog (index of materialspublished by the Government PrintingOffice), Books in Print, and WorldCat(database of books cataloged bythousands of hbrary across tie world).

● We added two additional terminals toaccess NO~ from witi the library.

. We continued to load marcive recordsfor government documents. This year3,506 MARC records were loaded intoEAGLE.

c Anew release of NOTK was issued andinstalled 5.1.2

s A review of security was conducted, andnumerous changes were made to makethe system more secure.

Several achievements were also made with regardto computer access for staff and students. A net-work laser printer was installed so that all librarystaff have access to laser quality printing. Sevenlow quality printers were obtained free from ~ tohelp ease printing needs by Library staff.Updates to existing software were installed forstaff and patrons for Netscape, Eudora, TrumpetWinsock, Trumptel, and with the help of KathySchmidt, new software was evaluated, purchasedand instafled for windows access to EAGLE,Firstsearch, UNBYS, and Dow Jones. And with alot of help from Katiy Schmidt, new security soft-ware was evaluated, purchased and installed toprevent patrons from changing system settings,loading software of the hard disk, etc.

With the remodeling project completed, the finaltouches were put on the computing needs.Computers were moved to their final locations.All computers were vacuumed thoroug~y. Andall storage rooms, communications closets wereorgatied, labeled and mapped.

A ~ant was written and funded to begin elec-tronic reserves. The Automation Department hasserved to determine what hardware and softwaremeet ow needs, and to load, configure and setup

~ he hardware and software.

MO~ OPAC SEARCHES OF SEARCHES OF DAWBASESSEARCHES O~ER UBMRY M CROSSE’S SEARCHESCA~LOGS CATALOG

JULY 1995AUGUST 1995

SEPTEMBER 1995

OCTOBER 1995NOVEMBER 1995

DECEMBER 1995

JANUARY 1996

FEBRUARY 1996

MARCH 1996

APRIL 1996

MAY 1996

JUNE 1996

11759

2915147272

48537

28747

14627

40746

35072

41121

19584

12897

310169

6011058

1091

620

5571349

741

762

580

140100344472

364153

200

340

304

290

129

128

4616

5209487

15852

15548

8308

303414881

14683

28598

4076

4556

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Cataloging Department

Mer two years of turmoil, this was a more rou-tine year for the Cataloging Department. Staffinghas stabfltied and we were able to replace ouroldest computers. We also implemented Formatbtegration, Phase U.

We were able to take advantage of a generousrebate program by WLC to ~place two comput-ers. me ~LC workstation and EllenNordstrom’s computer were replaced by DellPentium computers. Charles Marx, Barbara Nerd,and Susan Grebel stifl have Zenith 486 computers.

We have had so much trouble getig WLCCataloging Microenhance to work on BarbaraNerd’s computer that she is now doing her origi-nal cataloging on WLC. Charles Marx is stilluskg the Cataloging Microenhance, wtich worksacceptably on his computer.

WLC implemented Format htegration, Phase Dthis year. ~s completes the format integrationprocess. WRC records now have ofly one for-mat, with various fixed field sets possible.

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MURPHY LIBRARY CATALOGING DEPT.STATISTl~ SHEET

R EVISIONS

Corrected OCLC cataloging (recataloged for new call number, series, name; typos, etc.) 7256 (-51 .7%

Transfer be~een holding libraries 2 (-96.5%)

Titles canceiled on OCLC 1943

(+0.3%)Non-Book Format Cataloging Dept. (Edit + Input, New In OCLC)

Serials 48 (-54.490)

Scores 11 (+77 .4?0)

Manuscripts 1 (-76.2%)

AmoRm WO R K

Names established 5918 (+27%)

Series established 414 (-23.6%)

CWNGE REQUESTS SUBM~D

Input Forms 223 (4.7%)

Retrospective conversion 68 (-73.7%)

Added WthdrawnTitles 4209 (- 12.3Yo) 2205 (1 1.4%)

Stack Volumes 5086 (12.7%) 2308 (+13.1%)

Reference Volumes 728 (-8.~) 510 (-46.670)

Special Coil. Vol. 337 (-1 6.3Yo) 134 (+306. 170)

Microfilm reels 1 (-93.8%)

Microfiche sheets 175 (+6.3%)

Other Microform pieces

Mircoform titles 107 (-61 .7%)

Periodicals Department

h order to provide the library’s users with accessto information published in journals, thePeriodicals Department’s ongoing activities andfunctions include the fo~owing:

1. Selection, ordering, and funds control ofperiodicals, newspapers, and microforms;

2. Receipt and check-in of periodical issues,volumes, newspapers, and microforms;

3. Claiming of non-received titles or issues;4. Shelf maintenance and shelving of bound,

cwrent, and microfom periodicals andnewspapers;

5. Binding of periodicals retained in paperformat;

6. Weeding, withdrawal, and disposition ofperiodicals;

7. Cleanup and maintenance of theperiodicals databases.

Vendor Subscriptions 1632 $319,075

Publisher Subscriptions 54 $26,974

Microform Subscriptions 687 W3,519

Gifi Ttles 118 nja

TOTAL X91 $3M,721

Mouse Jomal Uses 1995/96: 83,855Public Service @estions 1995/96: 2,589

The 1996/1997 fiscal year began with thePeriodicals Department adjusting to increaseddemands put ~pon it as a new public service unit.AU staff and studenfi working in the departmentas well as staff in the Circtiation Department hadto be trained in the operation and repair of themicroform machines. Mary Baldwin was respon-sible for this trafig.

As the year progressed we noticed a good num-ber of students having trouble with microfilmthat completely unwound into the mechanisms ofthe new reader/printer reaches. Bonnie Dakesinvestigated this problem and found that thesolution was to use plastic “wedgies” to securethe microti to the reel. After acquiring a largebag of wedgies our student shelvers were kept

busy inserting them into reels as they were beingreshelved.

Another problem was the heavy accwtiation ofmicrofilm reels needing to be reshelved over theweekends. A pilot project to have periodicals stu-dent workers come into shelve over the week-ends dwing the busiest weeks of the semesterwas instituted and was successti.

Shifting of the collections was necessary after themoves due to remodeling. Christopher Zobin, aformer student worker, volunteered to help withthis effort and donated many hours to shifting thebound stacks.

An important advance for the library’s users wasthe implementation of barcoding of bound peri-odical volumes. Barcoding allows a message tobe displayed in the OPAC which indicates thatthe volume is at the bindery and when it is due tobe re~ed.

Other bebd-the-scenes accomplishments for theyear included: deletion of the old SC350 check-indatabase, updating written departmental proce-dures, W~S union listing training, and the switchto a windows based telecommunications softwareto access NO~S. k addition, Virginia Kreyerbegan cataloging the various ticamations of theLa Crosse Tribune which the library has availableon microfih.

By far the largest project accomplished this yearwas the cancellation of periodicals across all thedepartments on campus. Due to an average Ma-tion rate of 1070 per year for periodical subscriptions, a cut in the collection was necessary inorder to stay witi the budget. Rather than justcancekg journals, a strate~ of puchasing anelectronic fti-text periodical service was seen asa way of stretcbg the periodicals budget. DaleMontgomery, Director, and Kathy Schmidt,Periodicals Librarian, met with DepartmentChairs across campw to discuss the cancellationprocess as we~ as to promote some of thelibrary’s electronic services. Although depart-ments were not delighted with tie prospect ofjournal cancellations, they all were interested in

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the newest electronic developments in the libra~ 1995-1996and were supportive of these efforts.

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mFinancial Report for University Library and NOTIS#Library System, June 30, 1996

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 102 M M5900 BUDGET EXPENDEDSTUDENT HELP $43,000 S43,000

+ S34,400 - S913 (Grad Stu.) - S4800 S7 1,687 S71 ,499

TRAVEL S2,400 S 1,836

SUPPLIES & SV=. S48,617 S48,280

Contractual Sewices S18

Postage S635

Telecommunication S8,388

Telephone Charges so

Centrex Svc. so

Toll Calls so

Toll Calls STS so

Advertising so

Subscriptions so

Dues & Memberships so

Job Training & Development so

Computer Maintenance S 14,222

Maintenance of Misc. Equip. S1,431

Transpoti. & Freight (U%) S490

Maintenance of Structures S338

SoWare so

Data Process. Svcs. (Private Vendors) S 18,383

Data Process. Svcs. (Univ.) so

General Svcs. $910

Supplies S2,660

Office Equip. < S 1000 S546

Furniture < S 1000 $0

Operating Supplies S97

Print/Dupl. (Univ.) S162

Print/Dupl. (Private Vendors) so

CAPITAL BUDGET EXPENDEDComputers/Ptinters $30,393 s 14,404

Computer So~are $15,990

Information Kosk S899

NOTIS 102 M 0&908 BUDGET EXPENDEDSUPPLIES & SERVICES S22,600 $16,383

CAPITAL s 10,350 $10,350

Last quarterly payment ofS6217 to Ameritech did not clear in W 6, Per Sharon Radtke, it will be

carried over into H 7.

S1196 paid to Graduate Students is not included in Expended Student Help figure.

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Financial Report for Library Acquisitions,June 30, 1996

LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS BUDGET = $659,052+$1000 (Fines) + $2500 (AL&S) + $940(Booksale) + $102 (Society for Human Resource Mgt.) + $209(NTIS) = S663,803

ELECTRONIC ACCESS & QRP BUDGET = $41 ,394+ S 1105 (Classified salary savings)+ S975Rev, = S43A74

TOTAL BUDGET = $700,446+ $1000+ S2500 + $940 + $102 + S209 + S1105 + S975 Revenue= S707,277

ACQUISITIONS BUDGET EXPENDEDCAPITAL

Domestic/Foreign S226,302 S227,979Microforms S1,150 S1,781AV s 1,000 s 1,753CD-ROM S35,491 S26A28Reflects S 1000 from Fines

SUB-TOTAL S263,943 S257,940SUPPLIES

Svcs Provided by Entity S2,185 S1,377Copyright Clearance, Carl Uncover

Lease Agreements S1,615 S3,023Dun’s

Data WP Svcs S15,1OO S 16,530COWL/OCLC, STNCCH Access, COWL FirstSearch

Freight for Document Delivery S2,125 S2,125Red Box Service

SUB-TOTAL S21 ,025 S23,055

ACQ. TOTAL S284,968 S280,995PERIODICALS

CAPITALDomestic/Foreign $341,166 S340,879Microforms S46,340 S46,570Binding S14,000 S 12,829Reflects credit of S2500 from AL&S

DOCUMENTSCAPITAL

Supt. of Dots./NTlSMicroformsCD-ROM

SPECML COLLECTIONSCAPITAL

OTHERMDAS MaintenanceComputer MemorySoWareComputer

PER, TOTAL S401 ,506 S400,278

S359 S150S8,365 S8,829S1,414 S1A54

DOC. TOTAL S1O,138 S1OA33

ARC TOTAL S4,000 $3,997

S5,690 $5,690so S 1,396so S300

OTHER TOTAL S6,665 S 11,576

GWND TOTAL S707,277 S707,280

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1995-1996

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Financial Report for Self-sustaining Funds,June 30, 1996

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ONLINE BUDGETSupplies/Services $1,000

ILLSupplies/Services $500

FINESLTE $4,500Student Help $0Travel $1,100Supplies/Sewices $8,050Equipment $1,000

TOTAL $14,650

COPY VENDINGStudent Help $0Travel $2,000Supplies/Sewices S67,815

Contractual SewicesPostageTelecommunicationToll CallsTelephone InstallToll Calls STSAdvedisingSubscriptionsDues & Memberships

Job Training & Development— Operator Lease Equip.

Liabili~ Prem.Workers’ Comp,Computer Maintenance

—Maintenance of Misc. Equip.Transport. & Freight (UPS)Maintenance of StructuresSoWareData Process. Svcs. (Private Vendors)Data Process. Svcs. (Univ,)General Svcs.SuppliesOfice Equip. e $1000Furniture c $1000Supplies MaintenancePrint/Dupl. (Univ.)Print/Dupl. (Private Vendors)

Equipment S 11,496

EXPENDED$916

$582

S3,426$0

$560S7,929S1 ,070

$12,985

so$597

S62,857$0

$2,659S836

$53$425S686S452

$60$20

$0S3,981

S18S57

$310S1 5,060

S426$2,471S1 ,608

S769so

(s4)S30,119S1,718

soS35

S890S208

S1 3,362

REVENUE REPORT FOR JUNE

MbNTHLY CUMUWTIVE MONTHLY CUMUMTIVE

FUND REV. 1995 REV. 1995 REV. 1996 REV. 1996

Copy Vending* S2,049 S69,993 S2,326 S74,359

Fines S1,190 $13,843 s 1,053 S 13,663

ILL S8 S456 S78 $662

Dnline $12 S565 $7 $113

COPY VENDING REVENUE COMPARISON FOR 1994-95 & 1995-96

80

60’

50 r

2 0

1 0

nu7 ’ 8 ’ 9 1 1 0 ’ 1 1 ’ 1 2 ’ 1 ’

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—

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1995-96page 27

Value Estimate Report of Library Holdings

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AS OF JUNE 30, 1996

BOUND VOLUMES, MICROFORMS,

Bound VolumesCirculating & Non-CirculatingPeriodicalsSpecial CollectionsDocumentsMapsCD-ROM Titles

TOTAL

Microfilm & Microfiche TOTAL

Special CollectionsVetical FilesPhotographsOral History Tapes & IntewiewsMaps WI & Old N. W.)Slides

Value as ofJune 30, 1995

S 15,389,581.46S8,817,305.87S 1,665,572.16S2,959,830.00

S85,91O.OOS57,112.52

S28,975,312.01 +

S7,046,313.39 +

Number

4792129581

1194448

7102

TOTAL 143117● Estimated Current Market Value per Section IIIC of Policy

FIRST PAGE TOTAL

AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Fiscal Year 95-96 Value as ofExpenses June 30, 1996

S227,979.28 $15,617,560.74S340,878.67 S9,158,184.54

S3.997,49 S 1,669,569.65s 150.00 S2,959,980.00

S2.936.50 S88,846.50S27,880.53 S84,993.05

S603,822.47 = S29,579,1 34.48

S57,1 80.23 = S7,103,493.62

@ Estimated CurrentMarket Value* =

Slo.ooS15C00

$200.00Sloo.oo

S3.00

S328.00Paper FPPP#33.

Value as ofJune 30, 1996

S47,920.00S1,943,715.00

S238,800.00$44,800.00S2 1,306.00

S2,296,541 .00

S38,979,169.1O

Value Estimate Report of Library Holdings, cont.

I VALUE ESTIMATE OF FILM LIBRARY HOLDINGS

16mm Titles & Additional Copies

I Videocassette Tities & Additional Copies

TOTAL

Value as of Fiscal Year 95-96 Value as ofJune 30, 1995 Expenses June 30, 1996

$2,926,67 1.~ Collection Liquidated $0.00

$52,796.42 $2,752.57 $55,548.99

$2,979 fi7.42 $2,752.57 II $55,~.99 II

VALUE ESTIMATE OF CURRICULUM RESOURCE CENTER

Children’s BooksPaperback BooksProfessional BooksTetibook SetiesTetibooks not in SeriesMultimedia & Math KtsRecordsPamphletsStandardized TestsCurriculum GuidesEconomic Ed. CenterBooks of Historical SignificanceTOTAL

$67 S37.00S6,000.00

$20,000.00S32,400.00$11,735.00

$4,000.00$2,000.00s 1,000.00$4,000.00S4,000.00$1,000.00$1,000.00

$1~,672.~

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Value Estimate Report of Library Holdings, cont.

WITHDRAWAL OF BOUND VOLUMES AND PERIODICALS

Withdrawal of Bound Volumes

June 1996 ValueCirculating & Non-Circulating $15,617,560.74Special Collections S 1,669,569.65

TOTAL S17,287,130.39Total Volumes 366961Withdrawals in 1995-96 3103

S 17,287,130.39 Total Value Divided By 366961 Total Volumes= S47. 10

3103 Withdrawals @ S47. 10 = S 146,151.30 Value of Bound Withdrawals

Wflhdrawal of Bound Periodicals

June 1996 Current Value S9,158,184.54Total Volumes 60471Withdrawals in 199596 268

S9,158,184.54 Total Value Divided By 60471 Total Volumes= S 151.44

268 Withdrawals @ S 151.44= S40,585.92 Value of Bound Withdrawals

Qllxtion Total Less Wtihdrawals

Collection Total From Page 1 S38,979,169.1OLess Withdrawal Value of Bound Volumes (s146,151 .30)Less Withdrawal Value of Bound Periodicals (S40,585.92)

TOTAL VALUE OF LIBRARY COUE~lON ml

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Murphy Library Statistics, 95-96

STATISTICS 1995-96

July Aug Sept Ott Nov Dec Jan Feb M a r c h April May June Totalnterlibrary LoanBorrowed Volumes 46 62 124 171 135 55 91 154 119 110 57 68 1192Photocopies Requested 111 84 187 345 369 103 118 269 279 251 82 152 2350Loaned Volumes 155 125 188 255 201 98 201 290 232 219 154 143 2261Photocopies Sent 113 82 224 288 218 90 126 354 281 211 118 123 2228

TOTAL 425 353 723 1059 923 346 536 1067 911 791 411 486 8031Periodical Subscriptions 1862 1861 1914 1917 1915 1874 1870 1869 1868 1868 1869 1866 1866Subscriptions Added 12 0 57 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 78Subscriptions Dropped 6 1 4 1 2 41 4 2 3 0 0 4 68

Periodical Gifts 98 98 98 97 97 97 96 96 98 101 102 101 101Documents Depository o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 382 382Circulation

Main/Reserve 3581 1185 12395 20824 19532 12001 4671 15112 15244 18517 6209 3418 132689In-House 1345 584 3133 3727 5884 4389 1458 4585 4893 7166 2708 1382 41254

TOTAL 4926 1769 15528 24551 25416 16390 6129 19697 20137 25683 8917 4800 173943Community Borrowers 27 10 15 24 22 14 14 22 27 21 14 19 229Turnstile Count 9801 5326 47067 59625 53681 41509 16695 50771 41952 56766 27525 9585 420303Days Library Open 25 23 27 31 28 25 24 29 28 28 26 23 317Library Instruction 67 97 1273 994 439 10 176 878 405 348 17 82 4786Reference Questions 1593 627 4663 5246 517 3463 1595 4577 3406 4934 1626 1977 34224Data Base Searches o 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4

RetroconTitles Converted o 0 9 20 0 12 2 20 7 0 1 0 71Converted to Date 177443 177443 177452 177472 177472 177484 177486 177506 177513 177513 177514 177514 177514

EAGLE Catalog Searches 13927 6102 37833 58770 58107 33047 17411 53092 39779 54634 20048 13477 406227

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II

Murphy Library Withdrawals, 95-96

Bound VolumesCirculatingReferenceSpecial Collections

Sub-TotalPeriodicals

TOTALTitles (Bound)

BooksPeriodicalsSerials

MicroformsMicrofilmMicrofiche

TOTALTitles (Microforms)

BooksPeriodicals

Government DocumentsUnited NationsUnited StatesWisconsinCD-ROM

July

17443

021726a4a5

15a30

0

1524972512

04

01520

Aug

3422

0560

56

3300

1272a

o1

031

10

Documents on Microfiche -2497 -27TOTAL 17 32

Sept

2ao27

0307

0307

25ao0

0611611

00

0169

00

-611169

WITHDRAWAL 1995-96

O t t

16461

a233

0233

14700

0aa5aa5

o0

0110

20

-aa5112

Nov

1 a66319

26ao

26a

19ao0

0322322

00

0234

40

-32223a

Dec

414236

1190

119

7600

07676

00

043

9340

-76977

Jan

10546

0151

0151

aao0

0212212

00

0126550

-212lal

Feb

7a67

11460

146

5600

023a23a

o0

01613aa

o-23a549

March

23755a

1560

156

800

0177177

00

0154

00

-177154

April

59651

a655

0655

56000

0135135

00

04534

0-135

79

May

6aa164

7oao

7oa

67300

023a23a

o0

01 oa154

0-23a262

June

4443

0a7

oa7

3a10

000

00

04

190

-10523

Total

2413556134

310326a

3371

2293310

16541a5434

05

012001593

0-55232793