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The challenge to help undergraduates assimilate and embark on a college career is daunting. The one-year retention rate for full-time undergraduates is about 60 percent and the six-year graduation rate, though it has risen somewhat in recent years, is only 27 percent. More than 75 percent of IUPUI students are undergraduates, many of whom are first-generation college attendees. These employees have a working relationship with the University Information Technology Services (UITS). A total of 21 full-time employees work in the library’s technology group. The library administration has its own programming staff who are well paid and dedicated, and who appreciate the opportunities provided by working with the library. The former university librarian was willing to invest heavily in electronic information and to address numerous local and remote-access issues to compensate for the lack of strong print collections. Because the university is only 25 years old, the library did not yet have the print collections of many comparable institutions. The library has a history of significant in-house technical capability. According to the summary of the 1997 IUPUI Performance Report, the university views student learning as its highest priority and is committed to creating a learning-centered environment. A distinct feature of IUPUI is its relatively decentralized organizational structure, which gives schools a great deal of financial and curricular autonomy. It sees itself as an urban university having much in common with institutions such as Wayne State University in Detroit and Temple University in Philadelphia. IUPUI is home to the only dental and medical schools in the state of Indiana, as well as the largest law and nursing programs. Courses offered reflect the diversity that joint governance of Indiana University and Purdue University brings.

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The university provides more than 180 academic programs, from associate degrees to doctoral and professional degrees. Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) serves a student population of 27,000 from its location on the west side of downtown Indianapolis. Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis Librarian-Scholar Collaboration in Learning Communities

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