Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan Chapter 4 Needs Assessment 4-47 May 12, 2023 Faculty and Staff The College expects to maintain its current student/faculty ratios for the year 2030. Current and Projected Faculty and Staff Summary Library Volumes Use of Bound Volume Equivalents (BVE) is a generally accepted determinant of need for stack space that houses library collections. The BVE concept provides for conversion of a variety of collections materials such as e-books, audiovisual materials, and electronic reference sources into amounts equal to a typical book. Although the term bound volume equivalent is used to reference the measure of overall library collections, it should not be construed that growth in BVE’s necessarily means a corresponding growth in actual “book” resources. Although gradual acquisition of electronic formats is a goal for libraries and will begin to reduce some storage needs long term, particularly for journals, reference books, and government documents, these new formats will not obviate the need for stack space. The learning landscape is constantly and dramatically changing in terms of the ways by which people learn and the technologies that can facilitate the learning process. Increasing use of technology that facilitates teaching, learning, and accessing and processing information creates demands for library spaces that bring together information resources. Technology also affects other kinds of space needs. Accommodating the added space needed for computer workstations, support systems and other technology often comes at the expense of space for collections or services. Just as the use of static demographics is generally accepted as reliable in macro-level planning for people-driven space requirements, the use of book equivalents is generally accepted methodology for estimating longrange space needs for library collections. At the time of actual programming for future learning commons facilities, as is true for other facilities, more timely consideration can be given to actual planning for design that is contemporary. Full-Timea Part-Time Total FTEF Full-Time Part-Time Total Fall 2020 101 365 466 192 311 205 516 Fall 2030 127 461 588 243 392 259 651 % Change 2020-2030 26.2% 26.2% 26.2% 26.2% 26.2% 26.2% 26.2% Average Annual Growth Rate 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% Data Sources: FCC Capital Planning and Project Management (2020 Actual) and Maryland Higher Education Commission (2030 Projected) aIncludes full-time librarians (five in 2020 and six in 2030) Staff Faculty (Credit & Non-Credit
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