MSCHE/ACOE Self Study

 Open seven days a week, closed on Sundays during the summer. On weekdays, opens at 8:00 am and closes at 9:30 pm. These hours and access to study space is adjusted during midterm and final examination periods. Off-campus access to virtual resources is available via the proxied Web site for members of the SUNY Optometry community. .  Reference, research assistance, and instruction in searching are provided. (See Appendix F-14 for a summary of Library patron assistance and Appendix F-15 for Library circulation data)  Librarian mediated searches from a wide variety of databases  Interlibrary loan service for faculty, researchers, residents, graduate program students, clinicians, and staff  Links to electronic journals and databases  Targeted resources on the Library Web site for optometric professionals including clinicians, students and instructors (Eyesites, Image Bank, Clinical Point of Care)  Up-to-date highlights on relevant topics provided through the College intranet, (e.g., vision science, optometry, ophthalmology): RSS feeds on Web site, Twitter  Group and one-on-one training for accessing electronic journals and databases  Tip sheets for databases available in the Library and online  Assistance with alerting and table-of-contents services  Information for students’ leisure time activities: leisure reading collection, New York City culture and entertainment information in the Library as well as on an extensive Web site: http://www.sunyopt.edu/library/nyc.shtml  Working with SUNY libraries and publishers through SUNY REACH and related mechanisms to develop models of collaboration for the sharing of electronic content across SUNY campuses. This is particularly relevant to the development of the multi-campus SUNY Eye institute (SEI) (page 57). Staff The Library is operated by a staff of five people: Library Director, Assistant Librarian, Serials and Document Delivery Services Manager, Evening Administrative Support, and Administrative Support. The Library Director and Assistant Librarian are members of the Faculty and have M.L.S. degrees from ALA accredited library schools, as well as second master’s degrees. The Library Director is also a Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals. Each of the five staff members have more than ten years of service at SUNY Optometry. Curriculum vitae of the Library Director and Assistant Librarian can be found in Appendices F-16a and F-16b. Responsibilities of staff members can be found at http://www.sunyopt.edu/library/libstaff.shtml.  Reserve Collection to support course work  Copyright Guidelines and Citation Guides

98