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Small College Library Group

Rachel Stas

Rebecca Driscoll

Jennifer Pollard

Touger Vang

Brandon Lewter

LIS 610

Dr. Bird

American Bangkok College

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American Bangkok College

American Bangkok College is a private, liberal, non-secular four year institution offering

a Bachelor of Sciences and Arts Degree in American history, American literature, business

management, media studies and sports management. ABC is located in the vibrant city of

Bangkok, Thailand, better known as the “City of Angels” and has a culturally diverse campus

community. The college has about 1,000 students and has more than 150 faculty and staff

professionals.

City of Angels Library

The City of Angels Library (CAL) is official name for the library located on the American

Bangkok College campus. CAL has the shelving capacity for more than 100,000 books,

academic journals, video and audio collections.

Mission Statement: CAL supports learning, research and services for students, faculty and staff

at the American Bangkok College with a passionate and friendly attitude while striving to be a

premier knowledge hub that promotes ABC’s global , knowledge enterprise vision for its students,

faculty and staff.

Funding

Financial support for CAL is primarily supported by tuition fees and surcharges for all in-

coming students as well as continuing students. The Dean of CAL reports directly to the Provost

of American Bangkok College. Therefore, CAL is placed with the physical budget within the

annual academic units instead of the student affairs unit. CAL is a critical part of ABC and



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directly supports the teaching goals and missions of the college. The schedule for tuition and

fees will be as follows:

UNDERGRADUATE

CREDIT

HOURS

TUITION

CHARGE

ASG

FEE

ATHLETIC

FEE

STUDENT

ACT. FEE

STUDENT

FAC. FEE

ED &

TECH

FEE

TRANSPOR-

TATION FEE

HEALTH

SERV.

FEE TOTAL

1 1565.63 0.04 22.54 15.54 11.33 13.75 1.96 2062.54

2 1565.63 0.08 45.08 31.08 22.67 27.50 3.92 2127.71

3 1565.63 0.13 67.63 46.63 34.00 41.25 5.88 2192.90

4 1565.63 0.17 90.17 62.17 45.33 55.00 7.83 2258.05

5 1565.63 0.21 112.71 77.71 56.67 68.75 9.79 2323.22

6 3131.25 0.25 135.25 93.25 68.00 82.50 11.75 4385.75

7 3131.25 0.29 157.79 108.79 79.33 96.25 13.71 4450.91

8 3131.25 0.33 180.33 124.33 90.67 110.00 15.67 4516.08

9 4696.88 0.38 202.88 139.88 102.00 123.75 17.63 96.38 6675.03

10 4696.88 0.42 225.42 155.42 113.33 137.50 19.58 96.38 6740.18

11 4696.88 0.46 247.96 170.96 124.67 151.25 21.54 96.38 6805.35

12 &

OVER 6262.50 0.50 270.50 186.50 136.00 165.00 23.50 128.50 8900.00

CAL has a private endowment in honor of an American professor from the University of

North Carolina at Greensboro called the Bird Endowment. Dr. Nora Bird has been a long-time

friend and supporter of CAL, playing a critical role in the organization. Dr. Bird has over 30

years of experience with various prestigious, American libraries, making her the perfect

benefactor. The main mission of her endowment is to help support CAL’s acquisition material

needs. Throughout each academic year, an annual fund-raising event is held to help increase the

endowment fund by asking for donations from parents of current students as well as private

business owners throughout the city of Bangkok.

Furthermore, CAL relies on the organization, Friends of CAL, which helps to generate

financial support for activities and programs, such as our book clubs. It is critical to have friends

to support the noteworthy causes of the college and its library. CAL seeks out individuals, such



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as parents of current students, and faculty and staff of ABC, to be Friends of CAL. There are

membership levels and categories, dictated by contribution amounts, and the most generous

donators will have names dis played on CAL’s Wall of Honor, located on the East wing of the

first floor.

Weeding

Weeding is a crucial component to the operation of any library. In our small college

library at American Bangkok College we strive to maintain the best material for our students and

staff. Currently we have an excellent and thorough selection of materials for our subject areas,

but within the next few years it will need to be reevaluated and updated. We weed and adjust

collections using the following weeding process.

First of all, weeding is done by individual collection. Therefore, only one collection is

weeded at a time, and librarians are assigned to a particular collection, preventing one librarian

from doing all of the weeding in the entire library. When the electronic, audiovisual, and print

materials are checked out it is recorded by CAL’s cataloging system. After the first three years

of CAL’s existence, the records will be evaluated, and if a material has not been checked out at

least four times within the three years, it will be replaced. A material that is on the shelf and not

being used is taking up valuable space that another more helpful material could replace. After

the initial three years, weeding will be done every two years. Within the two years the newly

acquired books should be checked out a minimum of two times. However, if the weeding

librarian still believes the book holds value to CAL and has only been checked out one time, she

may decide to keep the book for an additional two years. After a period of four years, if the

material has not increased in use, it will absolutely be replaced. This also applies to the first



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three years of the library’s existence. A book that is checked out two times in three years may be

difficult to determine if it is valuable to patrons. After many years, the condition of the valuable

books will be taken into consideration. If it is unable to be read, falling apart, etc, we will

replace it. By keeping the book an additional two years, a librarian can make a strong decision

on the worth of the material to CAL.

The reference materials require a different weeding policy. With reference materials

unable to be checked out by patrons, any reference book(s) frequently used are kept in easy an

easy to access location. Books that are left un-shelved or noticed in regular use will be recorded

by the reference staff. When reference materials are recorded with little use, they are stored in

an area inaccessible to patrons but still available upon request.

After the first weeding cycle, all weeded materials will be sold at the CAL book sale.

Those books that are not sold and still offer current and accurate information will be donated to

local high schools, community colleges, and public libraries. The remaining books will be

donated to Goodwill in an effort to promote reading and learning. Although the college

environment is constantly changing, regular weeding and purchasing of new materials will keep

our collection current, fresh, and scholarly. The weeding of our collections at American

Bangkok College Library will aid our students and faculty in their research and learning

experience.

Preservation

Keeping our materials in pristine condition is an important endeavor, and one which must

be undertaken seriously in order for us to provide the best service to our students, staff, and

faculty. Conservation of current materials includes an up-to-date security system, including



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RFID tags and security gates at our entrance, as well as a carefully controlled building

environment in order to prevent humidity from affecting the materials. Electronic materials are

kept in cases that are only released at the circulation desk in order to prevent people from

removing the disks prior to check-out. We address problems with books as they arise, binding

and repairing when alerted of such issues.

In the case that materials are damaged beyond repair, we consider a number of factors

(edition value, the price of replacing the material, how often it is used, and the manner of the

damage) before applying our preservation policy. For example, preserving a first edition of a

rare book is more of a priority than preserving a book that is easily replaced. Certain materials

have been and will be digitized based on necessity and availability of funds and are and will be

available on through the CAL’s website. Items that have an immediate need for digitization, at a

time when the budget does not allow for such expenditures, become non-circulating items

accessible only through the special collections.

Given the amount of time and funds it would take to digitize the entire collection, it is

impossible to make use of that form of preservation at this time for all items, even those that may

be seriously damaged. However, digitizing manuscripts and other primary sources that exist in

our collections or which may come into our possession in the future are and will be manageable

and not too fiscally taxing. Again, digitized versions of such documents are made accessible

through CAL’s website, as well as stored on disks, which are removed from the library and

placed in a safety deposit box. The physical documents themselves are stored in special

collections, where they are protected from damaging elements and treated more carefully than

they might if they were out on the stacks.












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a strategy to ensure that the materials and resources we provide are useful and applicable. Our

goal is to provide and manage information for the success of our students, faculty, and staff.

In order to provide useful and pertinent information to our users we follow the process of

consulting with each academic department of ABC. Each of our embedded librarians specializes

in a specific field of study that represents each academic department. Meetings with liaisons are

held bi-monthly to review new publications and new trends within the fields of study. The

meetings are also forums for faculty and librarians to discuss how well library materials and

resources are working for their information and teaching goals.

All of our books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, and reference materials that are not offered

online are micro-selected by each of our specialized librarians after careful consideration and

planning with their department representative. Most of our online databases and electronic

publications are acquired in bulk with multi-publisher packages and collaborative collections.

This aspect of our collection allows users to have a wide variety of updated, inter-disciplinary

information to enhance their research capabilities. Some examples of our major databases are

JSTOR, EBSCO, LexisNexis Academic, PsycInfo, and WorldCat. We also provide access to

smaller and more specialized databases such as SPORTDiscus, Shakespeare Collection, and Film

and Television Literature Index with Full Text.

Our principle responsibility is to bridge the gap between users and information. At the

ABC library we have carefully selected our material to reflect quality and quantity. We take

great pride in acquiring and managing information for our students, faculty, and staff.

Social Media Maintenance



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Because CAL uses several formats of social media for advocacy, a policy has been put in

place to ensure the social media tool’s relevance and effectiveness. Every week, or more

frequently when necessary due to unforeseen events, the library’s Web master will update CAL’s

Facebook, MySpace and Twitter pages. Content for these pages will be submitted on as needed

basis by each library department (administration, circulation, reference, etc.).

Summary

City of Angels Library at American Bangkok College is dedicated to the students and

faculty it serves. While funding, acquisition, weeding and preservation are of utmost importance

to CAL, they will also strive to create a welcoming and nurturing learning environment. CAL

longs to be the center of ABC’s community. By CAL’s leadership ensuring the aforementioned

policies and standards, they will undoubtedly achieve that goal.

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