Fifteen faculty members make up the Libraries' Outreach, Engagement and Collections unit. Headed by Dave Vose, Senior Director for Outreach, Engagement & Collections and Matthew Gallagher, Director of Collection Development, the group ensures that all of the Libraries’ forward facing resources are of the highest possible quality. The Libraries' long standing reputation for excellence in the realm of Collections and Instruction are a contributing factor to Binghamton University’s place with other elite institutions labeled “R1 — very high research activity” by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.