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NMSU College of EngineeringProfessional Master’s Degree in Information TechnologyNew Program Proposal 2018NMSU LIBRARY COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES ASSESSMENTLIBRARY STATEMENTNMSU Library’s ongoing fiscal constraints present a challenge for providing resources to supportscholarly and professional work. Nationwide, academic research libraries are struggling to offset annualinflation costs associated with the acquisition of library research materials. NMSU Library hasexperienced sustained budget compression over the past decade, a trend that shows no indication ofslowing down or reversing. Since 2003, the Library has had extremely limited funding to establish basic,core collections for established academic programs as well as new programs that have been formallyapproved. Information on a broad range of NMSU Library resources including building hours andcollections can be found online at http://lib.nmsu.edu.I. SCOPE OF ASSESSMENTThis report provides an assessment of NMSU Library collections, services, and programs and an analysisof the Library’s ability to support the information needs of a proposed Professional Master’s Degree inInformation Technology. This assessment examines library expenditures and use of collections andservices from 2014 through 2017, when data is available.II. ASSESSMENT OF COLLECTIONS SUPPORTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYA new program has been proposed by the College of Engineering. Materials that will be used bystudents and faculty in this new program cover several different areas in the OCLC subject conspectusand in the Library of Congress classification system. NMSU Library holdings in subject areas relevant toInformation Technology are listed in Table 1 on the next page.1

Table 1NMSU Library Holdings for Information Technology -Related SubjectsDivisionCategoryComputer ScienceNMSU HoldingsComputer Networks1,806Computer Programming & Programming Languages2,595Computer Science – General1,121Computer Software2,095Computers, General1,120Machine Theory, Abstract Automata371Management Information Systems214Modeling & Simulation42Online Data Processing141Optical Data Processing478Special Computers & Systems567Special Topics in Computer ScienceEngineering &Technology3,364Electrical Engineering10,800TOTAL24,714Data from OCLC WORLDSHARE*Note: The OCLC WorldShare analysis above includes all cataloged NMSU Library holdingsincluding e-books, DVDs, images, journals, kits, maps, etc.2

Comparisons of Master of Science degree programs in Information Technology for NMSU and SelectedInstitutionsThis assessment provides a comparison of NMSU Library collections to collections at selected peerinstitutions with degree programs similar to the Master of Science in Information Technology proposedat NMSU. The purpose of this assessment is to determine how existing NMSU Library monographcollections holdings in related subject areas are comparable to other institutions. Dr. Rolfe Sassenfeld,Director of Engineering Master’s Program helped identify the comparison institutions utilized in thisassessment.The University of Texas at El Paso offers a Master of Science in Information Technology. The Universityof Denver offers an online Master of Science program in Information and Communications Technologywith a concentration in Technology Management degree Program. The University of Massachusetts atLowell also offers an online Master of Science degree in Information Technology.Table 2Monograph Collection Comparisons for Information Technology Holdings for NMSU and selectedInstitutionsInstitutionTotal HoldingsIT HoldingsIT as Percentof TotalHoldingsIT HoldingsUnique toNMSUNMSU1,289,41024,7141.88 %---U. of Texas at El Paso2,020,63139,9861.98 %17,890U. of Denver2,488,67747,9381.93 %15,609U. of Massachusetts -Lowell1,771,40113,9140.77 %10,994Data from OCLC WORLDSHARETable 2 illustrates that NMSU is ranked the third lowest of our chosen peers in the categories as apercentage of the Total Holdings related to the Information Technology Holdings. The average holdingsfor Information Technology is 31,638 for all of the institutions’ holdings listed.Government Document CollectionsThe NMSU Library is one of three libraries which combined are a U.S. Shared Regional FederalDepository Library for the State of New Mexico. The Government Documents unit of NMSU Library’sReference & Research Services Department provides research support and access to the followinggovernmental databases.NMSU Government Documents Engineering DatabasesHomeland Security Digital LibraryTechnical Reports Archive and Image LibraryBielefeld Academic Search Engine3

U.S. Patent and Trademark Resource Center for the State of New MexicoThe NMSU Library also supports the U.S. Patent and Trademark Resource Center which offers access topatent and trademark information for New Mexico and other PTRC Resource Centers in the UnitedStates.NMSU Library Patent and Trademark Resource Center DatabasesPubEAST (examiner-based search systems)PubWEST(examiner-based search system)Research Database CollectionsEngineering information is available through a variety of specialized databases that NMSU Librarycurrently offers access to resource via subscribed databases as indicated in Table 3.Table 3NMSU Library Database UsageDatabase Name2015 Searches2016 Searches2017 *N/A*42,19527,36526,524Gale Virtual Research Library2,2772,2011,814IEEE/IET Electronic 18,243Web of Science (with MEDLINE)JSTOR Arts & Sciences I, II, III, & Biological SciencesAcademic Search PremierComputers & Applied Sciences CompleteScience Reference CenterAcademic OneFileNote: *Breakdown data not available from vendor.Usage of Web of Science has decreased significantly since 2014. This could be in part to the redesign ofthe NMSU Library website. Database usage may increase with the introduction of NMSU Library’s newintegrated library system (Ex Libris Alma/Primo) in December 2017.4

Serial Holdings AssessmentSCImago Journal Rank Indicator—SCImago Journal Rank Indicator is “a measure of a journal’simpact, influence or prestige. It expresses the average number of weighted citations received inthe selected year by the documents published in the journal in the three previous years.”1Most of our access to both current and archival journal information is provided through databases withfull text journal content. The following titles are from the top quartile of SCImago Journal Rank Indicatorare available through the NMSU Library holdings via print and/or electronic access.Table 4SCIMAGO RANKINGS: Highly ranked journals in Engineering select subject areasJournal Title2015Use2016Use2017UseSCImago JournalRankSCImago le 1Quartile 1Quartile 1Journal of Parallel and Distributed 02118.2522.9511.7903.1211.124.502Quartile 1Quartile 1Quartile 1Quartile 1Quartile 1Quartile 2Artificial Intelligence214841.880Quartile 1Computers & Industrial EngineeringBiosystems EngineeringCommunications in Nonlinear Science andNumerical SimulationNature BiotechnologyOperations ResearchOptics LettersRemote sensing of environmentTechnical Communication QuarterlyNote: * “It expresses the average number of weighted citations received in the selected year by thedocuments published in the selected journal in the three previous years, --i.e. weighted citationsreceived in year X to documents published in the journal in years X-1, X-2 and X-3.” Source: SCImago.Note:** “Journals ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 the second highest values, Q3 the thirdhighest values and Q4 the lowest values.” Source: SCimago.1Description of SCImago Journal Rank available from http://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php.5

III. FISCAL TRENDSSince FY15, the NMSU Library has spent 994,054 for monograph and serials subscriptions purchases tosupport the College of Engineering.Table 5NMSU Library Engineering Monographs and Serials Expenditures 2015-2017College of Engineering Monographs and SerialsExpenditures 2015-2018 350,000 285,046 300,000 250,000 225,227 241,056 229,160 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 3,820 833 8,912 0 020152016Monographs (all Engineering)20172018Serials (all Engineering)Given the unacceptably low expenditure level for monographs, this is an area that needs to bediscussed.IV.Library FacilitiesThe NMSU Library has two libraries: Zuhl Library and Branson Library. The spaces inBranson and Zuhl are developed to foster academic success at every level. Sunday through ThursdayZuhl Library is open until 2 am; NMSU Library is open 111.5 hours during a normal academic week.Physical spaces offer a supportive learning and research environment that includes: Two library instruction labs100 desktop computers available for student useTechnology lending, including laptops, iPads, and calculators1 reference desk and a consultation room7 group study rooms (3 rooms are equipped with collaborative learning technology)A presentation room.Docking stations for personal laptopsInformation Delivery Services (IDS)Information Delivery Services (IDS) provides online and mobile access to needed research informationwhether owned by the University, another NMSU campus, or another library/organization. We provideglobal access to other research libraries. Specific services include Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery,and courier services to and from faculty and doctoral candidates’ offices. Information Delivery Servicesalso provides electronic or home delivery of materials to distance education students and faculty. We6

also offer RapidILL which offers desktop delivery in under twenty-four hours with response time being aslittle as three hours.Below are aggregate usage data for Document Delivery/InterLibrary loan for Industrial Engineering andEngineering Technology.Table 6Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Usage forENGINEERING – ALL USERSDocument DeliveryFiscal Year20132014201520162017CUMInterlibrary LoanUndergraduate Graduate Faculty %38%53%40%Undergraduate Graduate Faculty %166244252917631228521910114110584338181326138CUM Total68%61%61%62%41%59%5436284602234772331The majority of the usage for Document Delivery is by Graduate Students at 60% while for InterLibraryLoan the majority of the usage is by Graduate Students at 77%. This is indicative of information needs byGraduate Students being met by utilization of this service.Research ServicesIndividualized research assistance is available to all students and all faculty in the College of Engineering.Anyone may seek face to face reference assistance from the Reference Desk in Zuhl Library, throughonline chat or text message, email/mail or by phone. The Library’s subject specialist for engineeringmaintains regular office hours and is available for individualized research consultations.The NMSU Library offers a program of hands-on instruction that promotes information literacy skills andcritical thinking skills. Library instruction gives students the skills to locate, use, and evaluateInformation. These skills lead to increased academic success, better papers, and higher quality researchprojects while reducing library anxiety and, the incidence rate of plagiarism cases. NMSU faculty canschedule level customized vs generic instruction sessions with librarians. The NMSU Library also offersonline hybrid face to face credit courses including LIB 101 Introduction to Research (1 cr.) and LIB 311VInformation Literacy (3 cr.).7