CRMM+Staff+&+Profile

__**CRMM Staff & Profile:**__

Charlie Walsh Rachel Crowe Margaret Plong Max Gudmunson

__**Profile and FAQ:**__

The CRMM Art Museum Library at the NYC School of Art located in New York City

We serve NYC college students and faculty. Individuals coming from outside the school, such as art historians and scholars, may visit by appointment.

__**Challenges:**__ We anticipate that as projects are assigned throughout the school year, large groups of students will tend to seek information on similar subjects. This may put a strain on library resources, and as such the library should be prepared and work with faculty to make sure educational needs are being met.

__**Budget:**__

The NYC School of Art is presumably a mid-size liberal arts college. We envision the budget to be constructed from a combination of tuition, technology fees, fund-raising efforts, grants and any possible donations from alumni, local museums or artists.

__**Who besides instructors has to sign off on this instruction?**__

Instruction is the result of collaboration and agreement between librarians and faculty.

__**With whom might you collaborate on these lessons?**__

Faculty, local artists, other local institutions (SVA, Pratt Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, etc.)

__**What are the greatest needs of the population you serve, in your view? in their view?**__

In the library's view: for the population to be able to access enriching information resources which can enable them to pursue superior academic work. In the population's view: to access information resources in a simple, engaging and timely manner.

__**What kind of staff does the library have?**__

Director and librarians/curatorial staff; graduate student interns.

__**What kind of facilities (i.e., where will the classes take place? in a separate room, at odd hours, etc?)**__ Three classrooms for about 20 students each, which would be available by appointment during library hours.

__**How will the classes be promoted?**__ Through outreach to the learning community (professors, student groups, class visits), website, emails from library, signs in museum, info desk

__**What kind of technology does your library possess? how available is it?**__ Approximately 20 computers (6-8 in each classroom and 4-6 in library) with access to databases and OPAC; one smartboard per classroom; digital projectors; two large all-in-one photocopier/scanner/fax/printers.

__**How technologically savvy are your patrons?**__ Since we are working within a higher learning institution, it is generally assumed that most of the students and faculty are familiar with the technology found in the library.

__**What is the mission statement of your library?**__

The mission of the CRMM Art Museum Library is to create an enriching learning environment for the NYC School of Art and its community through collaboration, support and dialogue.

__**What is your group's working definition of media and/or information literacy?**__

Information Literacy translates in our working environment to: the ability to access, select and critically examine works in a variety of media.