C&RL News December 2020 526 N e w s f r o m t h e F i e l dDavid Free Purdue acquires Dorothy Kilgallen collection Purdue University’s Archives and Special Collec- tions, home to the largest collection of papers that once belonged to Amelia Earhart, is now home to the collection of another 20th-century female icon, Dorothy Kilgallen. An intrepid investigative reporter, journalist, and television star, Kilgallen’s probe into the JFK assassination is essential to our understand- ing of U.S. history. She climbed to the top of the journalistic world when her New York Journal A m e r i c a n c o l u m n s were syndi- cated across America, and she gained fame as a star panelist on the CBS program “What’s My Line.” A reporter known for her integrity and pur- suit of the truth, Kilgallen covered such high- profile cases as the Dr. Sam Sheppard trial and Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial, the former of which became the movie The Fugi- tive. She died under mysterious circumstances in 1965. The collection, which includes Kilgallen’s columns and articles about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the plot to kill him, is made possible by Purdue alum- nus and bestselling author Mark Shaw. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3oOn1qp. MLS funds five pandemic response, professional development, digital inclusion projects The Institute of Museum and Library Servic- es recently announced five FY 2020 out of cycle awards totaling more than $2.4 million that will help libraries to build diversity and inclusion programs and provide resources for their commu- nities in the wake of the pandemic. The University of Arizona, New York University, and their partners received Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian awards that will facilitate professional development for Native American and other underrepresented communities in the library, archives, and museum fields. The Salt Lake City Public Library, LYRASIS, and the Califa Gr oup r e- ceived grants to fund the e x p a n s i o n of digital and health-related p r o g r a m s in response to the pan- demic. More information is available a t w w w . i m l s . g o v /news/imls- funds-five-pandemic-response-professional-de- velopment-digital-inclusion-library-projects. ANSS seeks feedback on draft Framework for Information Literacy in Sociology The Instruction and Information Literacy Com- mittee of the ACRL Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS) is seeking input on a draft soci- ology companion document to the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Please consider providing feedback on the draft by completing the ANSS IIL Framework for In- formation Literacy in Sociology Feedback sur- vey at https://depaul.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ b7a54RiEFmBsriZ between December 1, 2020, and January 31, 2021. This study has been ap- proved by the California State University-San Bernardino Institutional Review Board. Contact ANSS-IIL Co-Chairs Gina Schlesselman-Tarango at gschlesselman@csusb.edu or Krystal Lewis at klewis48@depaul.edu with questions. Dorothy Kilgallen surrounded by admiring fellow journalists at the Dr. Sam Sheppard trial. 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The one-volume title includes data from associate of arts colleges, baccalaureate, master’s colleges and universi- ties, and research/doctoral-granting institu- tions. The 2019 survey data is available through ACRL Metrics, an online subscription service that provides access to the ACRL survey data from 1999 to 2019. Survey respondents can access the summary data on the ACRL Metrics website. The 2019 data show that library expenditures for collection materials averaged $5.6 million for doctoral degree-granting institutions; $724,124 for comprehensive degree- granting institutions; $486,972 for baccalaureate schools; and $134,364 for associate-degree granting insti- tutions. On average, doctoral degree granting institutions spent 79.2% of their materials budgets on ongoing commitments to subscrip- tions in 2019; comprehensive schools spent an average of 82.6%; baccalaureate schools spent an average 79.9%; and associate degree-granting institutions spent an average of 63.6%. The 2019 data show that expenditures for salaries and wages accounted for 61% of the total library expenditures on average. Salaries and wages constituted 80.3% of total library expenditures for associate-degree granting institutions, 57.6% for baccalaureates, 58.4% for comprehensive schools, and 47.9% for doctoral/research institutions. Spending per FTE student averaged $66 for associate-degree granting institutions, $401 for baccalaureate schools, $255 for comprehensive universities, and $577 for doctoral/research institutions. Staffing at associate-degree grant- ing institutions averaged 4.6 FTE librarians, 5.4 FTE librarians at baccalaureate schools, 7.9 FTE librarians at comprehensive universities, and 30.5 FTE librarians at doctoral/research institutions. Nearly half of 1,516 libraries in the United States reported an OER initiative at their institu- tion, with 12 estimating that OER had saved stu- dents at their institution more than $1 million the previous fiscal year. Com- munity colleges reported the highest percentage of OER initiatives with 62%, followed by doc- toral-granting institutions at 55%, master’s colleges and institutions at 42%, and baccalaureate col- leges at 31%. The 2019 survey in- cludes data from 1,642 academic libraries in five major categories: • collections (including titles held, volumes, and electronic books), • expenditures (library materials, salaries and wages, etc.), • library services, • staffing, and • OER initiatives The survey also provides analysis of se- lected variables and summary data (high, low, mean, and median) for all elements. The 2019 data can be used for self-studies, budgeting, strategic planning, annual reports, grant ap- plications, and benchmarking. 2019 Academic Library Trends and Statistics is available for purchase through the ALA Online Store and by telephone order at (866) 746-7252 in the United States or (770) 442-8633 for inter- national customers. C&RL News December 2020 528 Student Wellness and Academic Libraries: Case Studies and Activities for Promoting Health and Success ACRL announces the publication of Student Wellness and Academic Libraries, edited by Sara Holder and Amber Lannon. Postsecondary institutions are high stress environments for many students: Under- graduates may be living on their own for the first time, coping with demanding academic requirements, experiment- ing with drugs and alcohol, and for ming new social relationships and identities. Advanced degree stu- dents tend to have a high level of job insecurity and are also more likely than other students to be juggling family obligations on top of their studies, research, and teaching. Mental health disorders have their peak onset during the university and college years, and severe anxiety is on the rise. Many university libraries across North America are expanding their service offer- ings to include student wellness initiatives or are making their space available to other campus entities to provide wellness support, as mental health issues and awareness of mental health challenges on campus have increased. Student Wellness and Academic Libraries gathers multiple perspectives on wellness programming and discussions of current activities. Some chapters explore one initiative in detail, and others look at a variety of activities and how they fit within a strategy. Some focus on a particular aspect of wellness and others on a particular at-risk group. For college and university students, learning to live well and attend to their mental health are life skills they can and should develop dur- ing this time, and academic libraries are increasingly playing a role in this part of the student experience. Stu- dent Wellness and Academic Libraries can help those charged with leading these efforts gain valuable insight into ideas and directions the library can take in pursuit of that goal. Student Wellness and Academic Libraries is available for purchase in print and as an ebook through the ALA Online Store, in print through Amazon.com, and by telephone order at (866) 746-7252 in the United States or (770) 442-8633 for international customers. Law Library of Congress becomes GPO preservation steward The Law Library of Congress has signed an agreement with the U.S. Government Pub- lishing Office (GPO) to become a preserva- tion steward. Through the agreement, the Law Library of Congress will preserve its collection of the daily Congressional Record and Federal Register, which are produced by GPO. This agreement comes in addition to the Library of Congress’ 2017 Preservation Steward agreement with GPO to preserve Congressional Hearings. The Library of Con- gress and GPO also have a digital access partnership to provide permanent public ac- cess to digital publications within the scope of the Federal Depository Library Program available through the Library of Congress website. Project MUSE announces new books collections Project MUSE will offer five new subject col- lections, along with titles from eight addi- tional publishers, in its book collections for the 2021 calendar year. The 2021 Complete December 2020 529 C&RL News Tech Bits . . . Brought to you by the ACRL ULS Technology in University Libraries Committee Looking for a new polling and sur- veying tool, but don’t want to pay for one? Crowdsignal, which integrates with existing WordPress.com ac- counts, may be your answer. Try the free plan, which includes unlimited polls, surveys, questions, and ratings for up to 2,500 signals, or responses, and the ability to see results in real- time. 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