the new Discovery search box on the KYVL site, students and faculty of KSU can search for KYVL-purchased full-text articles and ebooks on campus as well as off-campus.

The Library migrated to a new subscription service company WT Cox Information Services, Inc. and purchased a new journal listing service through WT Cox – Journal Finder. Staff are working diligently fine tuning and making proper access available to all current periodical titles as well as updating/renewing licensing agreements to reflect the most up to date information that is now accessible to patrons.

Beginning March 2013, OCLC has released a new Worldshare Interlibrary Loan service which will replace the older WorldCat for Resource Sharing system which Blazer Library has used for about a decade for processing interlibrary loans. Staff will begin using the new service after spring break for testing and training.

The Library compiled and contributed information for reports to support the Division of Fine Arts program review and to support the Kentucky Certified Manager Program.

The Library participates on the University's Luminis Team, and has met throughout this quarter for planning and developmental meetings for the University's Thorobred gateway portal which is currently in development. The Library's test portal has been created on the Luminis site. The Special Collections and Archives Unit continues to perform records inventory for all KSU departments, and continues to answer daily records requests.

In early February 2013, the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) Academic Library Survey for FY 2012 was completed. Library staff are currently completing the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Trends and Statistics Survey for FY 2012.

The Library is currently working on a strategic plan and ideas for the 21st century library.

The Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs (OSP) is developing and implementing strategies that ensure the university is a worthy steward of federal, state, and local investments in research and development efforts at KSU. These efforts also will foster the university's ability to increase the capacity of researchers at KSU to efficiently target resources that address scholarly work in the academy, support STEM initiatives, improve research facilities, and prepare students for the global marketplace.

The mission of the Office of Sponsored Programs is to enhance the environment for research, public service, and outreach activities at KSU, to encourage and facilitate external funding, and to support the University's pursuit of excellence in delivery of high-quality academic services and production of graduates who are global citizens. The Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs assists with pre-award functions to include identification of funding opportunities, proposal development and adherence to submission guidelines dictated by the sponsoring agency.

OSP also supports KSU researchers in post-award grant administration by reviewing and executing award documents and contractual agreement, managing account set-up in BANNER, monitors grant expenditures to ensure adherence to OMB circulars, and ensures the timely submission of required technical and financial reports.

From October 1, 2012 to present, the Office of Sponsored Programs examined the organization, mission, and goals of the Office of Sponsored Programs and their relationship to key university stakeholders, and is drafting revisions to the Sponsored Programs Grants Management Procedures. The