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Catalog: Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019 [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
Rorie Fredrich, B.S., M.L.I.S. Associate Dean, Research and Customer Service
Faculty
Michael A. Cobb, A.A.S., B.A., M.L.S., M.A. Electronic Resources 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
Matthew Grannell, B.A., M.L.I.S. Electronic Resources Cataloging Librarian
Amanda Hahn, B.S., M.S.L.S. Research Assistance Librarian
JoHannah Lowder, B.A., M.L.S. Scholarship Librarian
Sean McNulty, B.A., M.Th., M.L.S. Graduate Research Assistance Librarian
Randy L. Miller, B.S., M.S. Graduate Research Assistance Librarian
Shelley Oakley, B.S., M.L.I.S. Curriculum Librarian
Nathaniel Pockras, B.A., M.L.S., M.A. Electronic Resources Librarian
Barbara Potts, B.A., M.L.I.S.
Coordinator, Scholarly Communications
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
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 30 group study rooms, 7 learning commons, outside terraces, and a spacious atrium, the library has spaces to support the needs of all students. During the academic term, the library is open daily for Liberty University and surrounding communities.
Instructional Resources
The Jerry Falwell Library has innovative technology, including an active learning classroom where classes are offered in finding and using information. It also features perceptive pixel tables, collaborative technologies for group study, a
Jerry Falwell Library
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 electronic database resources through a proxy login system. In addition, online students have direct telephone, chat, and email support through the library’s Research Support 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.
