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Catalog: Graduate Catalog 2016-2017 [Archived Catalog] Title: Jerry Falwell Library
Jerry Falwell Library
Library Administration
Angela M. Rice, B.A., M.L.S. Dean, Jerry Falwell Library
Rory Patterson, B.A., M.A., M.L.I.S. Associate Dean, Planning, Administration and Operations
Pavel Vasioutovitch, B.S., M.B.A. Associate Dean, Technologies and Collection Services
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
Kimberly J. Day, B.S., M.L.S. Resource Sharing 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
Rorie Fredrich, B.S., M.L.I.S. Associate Dean, Research and Customer Service
Matthew Grannell, B.A. Cataloging Librarian
Amanda Hahn, B.S., M.S.L.S. Research Assistance Librarian
JoHannah Lowder, B.A., M.L.S. Research Assistance Librarian
Randy L. Miller, B.S., M.S. Graduate Research Assistance Librarian
Shelley Oakley, B.S., M.L.I.S. Curriculum Librarian
Barbara Potts, B.A., M.L.I.S. Research Assistance Librarian
Abigail R. Sattler, B.S., M.S. Archivist
Cynthia Schmidt, B.A., M.S. Head, Communication and Customer Services
Rachel E. Schwedt, B.A., M.L.S. Research Assistance Librarian
Timothy Siegel, B.S., M.A., M.S.L.S. Systems Librarian
Gregory A. Smith, B.A., M.L.S., M.B.A. Director, Management Information Services
Howard “Rusty” Tryon, B.A., M.L.S., M.Div. Head, Collection Management
Lowell Walters, B.S., M.S.L.S. Acquisitions Librarian
Robert Weaver, B.A., M.L.S. Collection Management Librarian
Purpose
The Jerry Falwell Library is the focal point of academic life at Liberty University. Strategically located in the center of campus, the library supports teaching, learning, and research by providing information, resources, spaces, and related services for the Liberty University community.
Overview
A collection of approximately 65,000 highly used and recently published titles is available for browsing. The majority of the collection is housed in an automated storage and retrieval system allowing the library to conserve space for student use. With over thirty group study rooms, seven learning commons, outside
Jerry Falwell Library
the Archives department.
Curriculum Library
The Curriculum Library supports the School of Education at Liberty University by providing access to a variety of instructional resources. Offerings include textbooks and teaching materials for pre-school through grade twelve, including teaching English as a second language, as well as standardized educational assessments. Educational games, manipulatives, and models enhance the collection.
An extensive selection of juvenile titles provides reinforcement for classes in Children’s Literature and Adolescent Literature in addition to classes in curriculum development. Materials related to educational theory and research are found in the main collection of the Jerry Falwell Library.
Services
The Jerry Falwell Library services are organized and provided through a highly qualified faculty and staff. A broad range of support is provided to help students and faculty use information resources and technology effectively. These services include classroom-based instruction, topic-specific workshops, personalized research assistance, and software support. The Customer Service Center on the main floor of the library serves as a starting point for help with borrowing services, research questions, and computer assistance.
The Jerry Falwell Library provides many 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 telephone, chat, and email support through the library’s Online Call Center, which provides access to research assistance librarians and staff. 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 academic needs. This includes the delivery of books and journal articles as well as research and reference services.
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 American Theological Library Association, the Christian Library Consortium, Lyrasis, the Virginia Library Association, VIVA (the Virtual Library of Virginia), the Center for Research Libraries, and other information services organizations.
