Contents


Introduction: INTRODUCTION
SECTION I: MAINTAINING & ENHANCING ACADEMIC QUALITY
Theme 1: SPECIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
The Minor in Archival Studies & Community Documentation
Archival Survey of the Records of the Jamaican & Trinidadian Communities in Brooklyn
Theme 2: Incorporating Technology with Teaching
The CUNY Student Technology Fee
Blackboard
Special Projects
Digital Supplemental Instruction (DSI)
Learning Communities
Foundation of Excellence
Department & Faculty Web Sites Handhelds & Wi-Fi
Teaching with Technology: Performance Indicators
Faculty Partners for Teaching with Technology
The Technology Representatives
The Advisory Committee on Academic Computing
The Faculty Fellows
Faculty Development Opportunities for Web-Assisted Teaching
The Digital Media Workshop Series
The Pedagogical Workshop Series
The Blackboard 6 Workshop Series
The Blackboard Institutes
The Web Design & Development Workshop Series
Customized Workshops
Getting the Word Out
One-to-One Faculty Training
Support for Faculty Developers
Academic Information Technology's Facilities for Faculty Training and Development
The Faculty Guide to Computing
Sharing our Expertise with Others
National Survey for Student Engagement
The CUNY Master Plan 2004-2008
Faculty Course Sites
Adaptive Equipment & Software
Theme 3: Electronic Information Resources
Publishers' Packages: The Heart of Our E-Journal Collections
CUNY's E-Journal Funding Models
CUNY Increases Its Investment in Electronic Information
Preservation Issues
A New Approach to Lacating E-Journals: Serials Solutions
Electronic Books
New York State Higher Education Initiative (NYSHEI)
CUNY Electronic Resources Advisory Committee E-Metrics: Measuring the Use of Electronic Information
Theme 4: Library Collections
A Prologue: The Crisis in Scholarly Communication
Levels of Funding
"Enrichment Funds": RIP
The 2003-2004 "Match"
Brooklyn's Flagship Programs
The Future for Library Collections
The CUNY Master Plan
Gifts & Fund-Raising
Growth in the Size of the Collections
Collecting Strengths
Endowed Funds
Gifts to the Collections, 2003-2004
Theme 5: Library Services
Information Services
A "Plan B" for Internet Access
The New Building Introduces New Staffing Patterns
E-Reference
Information Literacy & Library Instruction
Course-Centered Information Literacy
Library Tours
Reserves Reading Room
Periodicals, Government Publications, & Microforms
Music Library
Access, the E-Zine of the Library & Academic Information Technologies
The New Media Center
Theme 6: Information Access
Preservation
Copyright
Book Ordering
Photocopy Services
Library Systems
The Library Network
Worms, Viruses, & Blackouts
Network/Computer Care & Feeding
Programming Projects
Staff Development for Technology
Interlibrary Loan & Document Supply
Enhancing Access to Collections
CUNY+ E-Journals Portal
Section II: ASSURING A STUDENT ORIENTED CAMPUS
Outcomes Assessment: The Spring Student Survey
The Once & Future Library

The Book Sale Room
Library Etiquette
Services for Students with Disabilities
The Use of the New Library Continues to Rise
The New Library Receives Visitors
Commemorating the New Library
The New Library as Star of Stage & Screen
The New Library Celebrates Its First Birthday
Renting Space to Non-Affiliates
Information Technology Services Moves Into the New Building
The New Library: A Work in Progress
Named Spaces in the New Library
Art Acquisitions for the New Library
The Morton & Angela Topfer Library Cafe
Interns, 2003-2004

Section III: BECOMING A MODEL CITIZEN IN THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN
Brooklyn College Campus Constituencies
The City University of New York
The Borough of Brooklyn
The Greater New York Metropolitan Area
The General Public
The New Library as a Cultural Center
The Plasma Screens: New Public Relations Tool
Calendar for Library Programs & Events
Lending Materials From Our Collections to Other Institutions
Special Collections & the Brooklyn College Archives
The Special Collections/Archives Web Page
The Digitization Project
Location, Location, Location!
Oral History
Collections of Particular Interest, 2003-2004
The William Alfred Collection
The Dershowitz Collection
The Robert L. Hess Collection on Ethopia & the Horn of Africa
Archives of Brooklyn Politicians
The Records of the President's Office
Collections Processed
Cataloging Rare Books
Exhibits
The Library Community
International Networking
Section IV: STAFFING
New Faculty & Professional Staff
Employee of the Month
Leaves of Absence
Promotions, Tenure, & Position Upgrades
Retirements
Departures
Non-Reappointments
Recruiting: The Future
Retreats
Section V: STAFFING BY UNIT, 2002-2003
Section VI: TRENDS, 2003-2004
Section VII: PLANNING EFFORTS, 2004-2005
Section VIII: THE FUTURE
Section IX: PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Committee Memberships
Professional Reassignment Leaves
Professional Activities
Section X: TABLES, 2002-2003
Table 1: Library Materials
Table 2: Library Hours
Table 3: Circulation
Table 4: Reserve Collection
Table 5: Collection Growth
Table 6: Library Instruction
Table 7: Interlending
Table 8: Cataloging