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Catalog: Graduate Catalog 2014-2015 [Archived Catalog] Title: Jerry Falwell Library
Jerry Falwell Library
Library Administration
Angela M. Rice, B.A., M.L.S. Dean, Jerry Falwell Library
Rachel E. Schwedt, B.A., M.L.S. Associate Dean, Research and Customer Services
Lowell Walters, B.S., M.S.L.S. Associate Dean, Library Technologies and Collection Services
Gregory A. Smith, B.A., M.L.S. Director, Finance and Assessment
Library Faculty
Michael A. Cobb, A.A.S., B.A., M.L.S., M.A. Electronic Resources Librarian
Kathryn Cox, B.A., M.S.L.S. Research Assistance Librarian
Erin R. Crane, B.A., M.S.L.S. Electronic Books Librarian
Jessica Daly, B.S., M.L.S. Research Assistance Librarian
Kimberly J. Day, B.S. , M.L.S. Resource Sharing Librarian
Jeffrey M. Dull, B.S., M.S.L.S. Liberty University Online Research Assistance Librarian
Thomas W. Fesmire, B.A., M.A., M.L.I.S. Head, Cataloging and Metadata Services
Anne Foust, B.S., M.L.S. Cataloging Librarian
Carl Merat, B.S., M.S.L.S. Acquisitions Librarian
Randy L. Miller, B.S., M.S. Graduate Research Assistance Coordinator
Shelley Oakley, B.S., M.L.I.S. Curriculum Librarian
Curriculum Librarian
Rory Patterson, B.A., M.A., M.L.I.S. Coordinator, Undergraduate and Online Research Assistance
Elisa Rollins, B.A., M.P.P., M.L.I.S. Research Assistance Librarian
Abigail R. Sattler, B.S., M.S. Archivist
Cynthia Schmidt, B.S., M.S. Head, Communication and Customer Services
Timothy Siegel, B.S., M.A. Systems Librarian
Lori Beth Snyder, B.A., M.S.L.S. E-Resource Cataloging Librarian
Howard "Rusty" Tryon, B.A., M.L.S., M.Div. Head, Collection Management
Robert Weaver, B.A., M.L.S. Collection Development Librarian
PURPOSE The Jerry Falwell Library is the focal point of academic life at Liberty. Strategically located in the center of campus, the library supports teaching, learning, and research by providing information, instruction resources, spaces, and related services for the Liberty University community.
A collection of approximately 65,000 highly used and recently published titles is available for browsing. The rest of the collection is housed in an automated storage and retrieval system allows the library to conserve space for student use. With over thirty group study rooms, seven learning commons, outside terraces, and a spacious atrium, the library has spaces to support the needs of all students. The library is open across a wide range of hours each week during the academic term.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES The Jerry Falwell library has state-of-the-art technology, including an active learning classroom where classes are offered in finding and using information. It also houses pixel tables, collaborative technologies for group study, a media wall and self-serve kiosks.
The computing resources within the library consist of 160 computers housed in a computer learning commons and and stand-up stations throughout the facility. With the exception of machines reserved for library catalog searching, all library computers are pre-loaded with a variety of software titles available for student use, including Microsoft® Office, Adobe® Creative® Suite, Mathematica, and SPSS.
All library computers have a high-speed connection to the Internet. In addition, wireless network signal is available throughout the facility, allowing laptop computer users to access the full array of network resources.
The Jerry Falwell Library provides many of its library services and resources to students in the Liberty University Online programs. Online students can access virtually all database resources through a proxy login system. In addition, online students have direct toll-free telephone and email access through the library’s Online Call Center, which provides access to a librarian specializing in online support. A Customer Service Center, staffed with librarians and specially trained research support specialists, is available during all hours the library is open. The Jerry Falwell Library is committed to being the primary library for Liberty University Online students by offering timely personal contact and document delivery in order to meet their special needs. This includes the delivery of books and journal articles as well as research and reference services. Fees are assessed for copying, mailing, and faxing.
MEMBERSHIPS Academic libraries are undergoing significant changes as they adapt to the terms of a new information economy. Not only are information and technology resources in unprecedented demand, but they must be configured to support teaching, learning, and research regardless of the end user’s location. In this context, the Jerry Falwell Library benefits from collaboration with other agencies and professionals through membership in the Christian Library Consortium, the Consortium of College and University Media Centers, Lyrasis, VICULA (Virginia Independent College and University Library Association), VIVA (the Virtual Library of Virginia), the Center for Research Libraries, and other information services organizations.
