urn:taro:utsa.00214 Inventory of the University of Texas at San Antonio: Library: Public Services Department Records, 1974-1995 March 30, 2009Encoded in XMetal Author by Angela McClendon Ossar. Finding aid is in English Descriptive Summary University of Texas at San Antonio. Library. Public Services Department University of Texas at San Antonio: Library: Public Services Department Records 1974-1995Materials are in English. UA 05.02 3.7 linear feet (5 Boxes) University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Library was established in 1973, the first year students were admitted to the new university. As of 2009, the Library has three locations: the John Peace Library on UTSA's Main Campus, the Downtown Library at UTSA's Downtown Campus, and the Archives unit of the Archives and Special Collections department at the HemisFair Park Campus. The Public Services Department oversaw reference, instruction, outreach, and other functions related to aiding UTSA faculty, staff, and students in library research. The collection spans the 1970s through the 1990s and documents the operations of the Public Services Department of the University of Texas at San Antonio Library. Materials appear to emanate primarily from Margaret Joseph, Assistant Director for Public Services. Materials include annual reports, meeting minutes, correspondence and memoranda, budgets, surveys, statistical reports, policies and procedures, press releases, calendars, brochures, maps, and instructional materials. Historical Note

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Library was established in 1973, the first year students were admitted to the new university.

The Public Services Department oversaw reference, instruction, outreach, and other functions related to aiding UTSA faculty, staff, and students in library research. Public Services staff administered the University's Library Instruction Course (LIB 1001), in which UTSA students were taught how to conduct library research and compile bibliographies.

 Scope and Content Note

The collection spans the 1970s through the 1990s and documents the operations of the Public Services Department of the University of Texas at San Antonio Library. Materials appear to emanate primarily from Margaret Joseph, Assistant Director for Public Services.

Accession 1998-029b includes brochures, maps, instructional materials, correspondence, pathfinders (library subject guides), and question-and-answer forms from the Library's suggestion Box. Instructional materials document the Library Instruction course LIB 1001.

Accession 2002-034 comprises files transferred from the office of Margaret Joseph, Assistant Director for Public Services. Materials include annual reports, meeting minutes, correspondence and memoranda, budgets, surveys, statistical reports, policies and procedures, press releases, calendars, and other materials.

This collection is housed at UTSA's HemisFair Park Campus, though off-site access is also available at UTSA's John Peace Library.

 Organization of Collection Original Deposit of August 1998 (Acc. 1998-029b) Addition of July 2002 (Acc. 2002-034) Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Usage Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the UTSA Library Public Services Department at the date of accessioning.

 Acquisition Information

Transferred from the UTSA Library in August 1998 and July 2002 (Acc. 1998-029b, 2002-034).

 Processing Information

The collection is in 2 accessions, 1998-029b and 2002-034, and has been encoded by Angela McClendon Ossar, University Archivist. More detailed processing is not anticipated at this time.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], UTSA Library: Public Services Department, UA 5.02, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

 Index Terms Personal Names Joseph, Margaret. Organizations University of Texas at San Antonio. Library. Public Services Department. Subjects Public services (Libraries)--History--20th century. Academic libraries--Reference services--Texas--San Antonio. Academic libraries--Reference services--History--20th century.Information services--User education.Library orientation.Academic librarians--Texas. Locations San Antonio (Tex.)--History--20th century. Genres/Formats Correspondence. Minutes.Annual reports. Brochures.Curricula. Maps. Local Subjects UTSA HistoryUTSA Records Inventory of the University of Texas at San Antonio: Library: Public Services Department Records Original Deposit of August 1998 (Acc. 1998-029b)

Includes brochures, maps, instructional materials, correspondence, pathfinders (library subject guides), and question-and-answer forms from the Library's suggestion Box. Instructional materials document the Library Instruction course LIB 1001, in which UTSA students were taught how to conduct library research and compile bibliographies.

Materials appear to have been created by Margaret Joseph, Assistant Director for Public Services.

 1 Miscellaneous Library brochures, maps, and assorted materials 1 Assorted brochures, programs, and other materials 1 Correspondence 1 Procedures Manual for Margaret Joseph, 1973-1975 1 Pathfinders and instructional materials, 1974-1979 and undated 1 Library Instruction (LIB 1001) curriculum, units 1-5 1 Library Instruction (LIB 1001) curriculum, units 6-10 1 Library Instruction (LIB 1001) curriculum, units 11-13 1 Copy 1, Library Instruction (LIB 1001) grading manual, units 5-9, 1977-1978 2 Library Instruction (LIB 1001) signage, undated 2 Suggestion Box questions and answers, 1974-1978 (3 folders) Addition of July 2002 (Acc. 2002-034)

These files of the Public Services Department were transferred from the office of Margaret Joseph, Assistant Director for Public Services. Materials include annual reports, meeting minutes, correspondence and memoranda, budgets, surveys, statistical reports, policies and procedures, press releases, calendars, and other materials.

 11Accreditation Reports 12Agenda Management Group 13Alamo Community College District 14Allocation Formulas 15Budget – UT System 16Budget – FY1994-95 17Classified Staff Salary Survey 18Classified Stff Affairs Committee 19Circulation Statistics Codes 110Coral Statistics 1990- 111Coral Statistics 1972-1990 112Coral 113Coral Circill 114Coral Continuing Education Committee 115Complaints and Suggestions 116Committee Teaching Effectiveness 117Confidentiality of Library Records 118Copyright 119Director – Correspondence, Memos 120Distance Learning 121Disability Awareness 122Exhibit Policy Committee 123Extended Hours Plan 124Feedback Exercise 125Flex Time 126Grantsmanship information 127General correspondence 128Goal Assessment FY91 129Goals FY1993-94 130Goals for 1992-93 131Interviewing Policies 132Learning Community Study Group 133Learning Theory 134Library Focus 135Library Instruction Evaluation Projects 136Librarians Salaries - Studies 137Location codes in Notis 138Loex 139Loex News 140Materials Availability Survey 21Materials Availability Survey 1994 22Materials Availability Survey 1992 23Materials Availability Survey 1998 24Management Group 25Management Group Meeting Minutes 26Memorandum Received 27Memorandum Sent 28Multimedia Center 29New Student Notebook 210Paisano 211Palo Alto – UTSA Courses 212Peace – Pipeline 213Paraprofessionals at Reference 214Permanent Reserve collections: Definition and Scope 215Police 216Policies – Library 217Presence of the University of Texas at San Antonio 218Privacy of Library Records 219Procedures-Publications Review 220Public Services Annual Report, 1975 221Public Services Annual Report, 1977-1978 222Public Services Annual Report, 1978-1979 223Public Services Annual Report, 1979-1980 224Public Services Annual Report,1980-1981 225Public Services Annual Report, 1981-1982 226Public Services Annual Report, 1982-1983 227Public Services Annual Report, 1983-1984 228Public Services Annual Report, 1984-1985 229Public Services Annual Report, 1985-1986 230Public Services Annual Report, 1986-1987 231Public Services Annual Report, 1987-1988 232Public Services Annual Report, 1989 233Public Services Annual Report, 1989-1990 234Public Services Annual Report, 1990-1991 235Public Services Annual Report, 1991-1992 236Public Services Annual Report, 1992-1993 237Public Service Minutes and Memos 238Reference Sampling Survey Fall 1993 239Reference Sampling Survey 1992 240Reference Sampling Week 1991 241Reference Sampling Fall 1990 242Reference Satisfaction Survey Oct 1990 31Public Services Program Goals 32Publicity 33Publicity – Press Releases 34Reciprocal Borrowing 35Reference Sampling Fall 1994 36Reference Assessment Manual 37Reference Desk Schedule Basic Calendars 38Reference Effectiveness 39Reference Sampling Survey Fall 1985 310Reference Sampling Survey Spring 1986 311Reference Sampling Survey Fall 1989 312Reference Sampling Survey Fall 1988 313Reference Sampling Survey 314Reference Sampling Survey Fall 1987 315Reference Sampling Survey Fall 1986 316Reference Sampling Survey 1995 317Reference Sampling Refresher Training 318Reorganization 319Petty Cash Reports 320Self Study Report 321Salary Study Classified Staff 322Sexual Harassment Policy 323Staff Request 1992 324Statistical Methods 325Stopwords 326Student Guide 327Style Manuals 328Miscellaneous correspondence, reports, calendars 329Miscellaneous correspondence, reports, calendars 330Miscellaneous correspondence, reports, calendars