Program areas at AUC
The AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library serves as the center of the academic village for Clark Atlanta University, the Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse College and Spelman College, providing the highest level of information management; instruction, research and consulltation; and access to globally-curated resources in support of student and faculty success. The Library serves approximately 8,874 undergraduate and 754 graduate students and maintains an extensive holding of volumes, serials, periodicals, microfilm, and electronic databases, including special collections and archives rich in African American and African Diaspora materials. Principle activities include reference and research consultation services; curricumlum-centric-instruction; acquisition, organization, arrangement, dissemination, and preservation of information in all formats; and interlibrary loan services. In FY23/24 the Library added about 19,700 new items including print, media, and electronic resources; added 12 new colllections and publications to its electronic scholarship repository RADAR (Repository of AUC Digital collections and Archives, and Research); had over 200 instructional sessions. The Library is responsible for the provision of information technology services including network and website management, hardware and software acquisition, and desktop support for 410 workstations and continued upgrade and maintenance of the wireless footprint throughout the building and designated perimeter spaces. In addition, the Library provides the following services to facilitate teaching and learning, scholarship and cultural preservation: facilites and maintenance; human and resource management; security; and shuttle transportation service from the four AUC campuses to the Library and designated locations. The AUC Woodruff Library completed Phase II Renovation Project: Brawley Greenscape and Pedestrian Parkway, which transformed the grassy lot across from its main entrance into an outdoor learning space, which included adding an outdoor dining area for the Library's Woodi Caf. The AUC Woodruff Library provides the Bloomberg Finance Lab, which supports the teaching and learning activities of students and faculty in business, economics and finance-related programs.The Library provides a Digital Preservation Lab to support many of its AUC and collaborative digital preservation projects and initiatives. In 2023, the Library began renovating its 10,000 square-ft Exhibition Hall to facilitate active learning and for student and faculty collaborative engagement with diverse content and a range of learning technologies. As part of the Archives Renovation Project, some existing spaces were re-purposed for archival storage, adding more than 13,500 linear feet of archival storage space for future growth of archive collections. The AUC Woodruff Library is the winner of the 2016 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award in the university category from the Association of Collegiate and Research Libraries (ACRL). Library CEO Loretta Parham was named the ACRL 2017 Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. These are the highest honors bestowed in the field of library science. In July 2022, the AUC Woodruff Library became the 127th member of the prestigious Association of Research Libraries - the second only HBCU Library (after Howard University) to earn this distinction.
Mellon Enhancing Institutional DI & Descriptive Practices Grant 2210-13949 Between July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 the following notable activities occurred: 1) Completed metadata analysis of holdings 2) Built a testing sandbox to them and prep for deployment 3) Developed priorities for metadata normalization for 148 archival collections and scholarship 4) Normalization of MCMLK metadata completed - 25 series (11,467 records) 5) Preparation of Theses and Dissertations completed for ingest (9,216 records)
Woodruff Foundation Expanding Capacity for Cultural Preservation and Programming Project Grant Overall Purpose: The Expanding Capacity for Cultural Preservation and Programming Project will complete the expansion of archival storage areas and realize the evolved role of the Exhibition Hall in learning. Once completed, the project will significantly improve and optimize archives storage spaces, and enhance the complementary active learning space for increased functionality and engagement with students, faculty and the broader community. The Expanding Capacity for Cultural Preservation and Programming Project has two major components: (1) expansion and updating of archival storage capacity; and (2) enhancement of the complementary exhibition hall active learning space where programming, scholarship, learning, teaching, and utilizing archival and other Library resources is amplified. Benefits for retrofitting current storage rooms and renovating onsite space include: . Consistent accessibility to all collections and uninterrupted service to patrons and staff . Complete control over the security and environment . Improved safety for archivists working with collections housed in the current storage rooms . Installment of recommended industry-standard shelving materials FY24 Objectives Met: Archival Storage Confirmed goals: . A lower level area in the Library was converted into the new Lower Level (LL) ARC Storage Space in July 2023 . LED lighting installation in the LL ARC Storage Space was completed in July 2023 . Installation of high-density book and collection shelving in the LL ARC Storage Space was completed in July 2023 . Installation of an HVAC system meeting standards for archival spaces in the LL ARC Storage Space was completed in August 2023 . Installation of art storage racks in the LL ARC Storage Space completed in August 2023 . Decommissioning of HALON protection system with a new clean agent fire suppression system completed in the Upper Level (UL) ARC Storage Space, completed September 2023 . Installation of high-density book and collection shelving in the UL ARC Storage Spaces was completed in November 2023 EHTP Confirmed goals: . Final EHTP design documents and hard project pricing was completed July 2023 . Lord Aeck Sargent and DPR completed EHTP Construction Document preparation phase in February 2024 . Demolition activities were completed in June 2024 . Construction starts in July 2024 with estimated completion in November 2024