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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.