Action Items

Updated:

Project:

21st Century Library Project – 3 Year Plan (Started Winter 2007) Learning Commons

Manager:

Edward Sargent, Associate Dean, Learning Resources

Action

Person Responsible

Date Due

• Tell the story of the 21st century library

Ed, Librarians

Ongoing

• Attend division and departmental meetings

Ed, Librarians

Ongoing

• Further develop the Library Advisory committee

Ed

Ongoing

• Build community awareness through our blog

Staff

Ongoing

• Involving IT in the future direction of the Learning Commons.

Ed and Mike Potter

Ongoing

• Have more student activities in the Learning Commons – Coffee area, informal classes, and training.

Librarians

Ongoing

• Improving Collection Development.

Librarians with Library Advisory Committee

Ongoing

• Hiring additional staff and evaluating current and future staff positions

Ed

Ongoing

• PodCasting

Michael and Annie

Ongoing

• Conference Room/Presentation space – add laptops and other technologies

Annie, Michael

Ongoing

• Student email

Ellen

Summer 2007

Completed

• Online Reference and Circulation desk services 

Librarians

Summer 2007; Ongoing

• STAR Portal and the use of social networking software.

Librarians

Summer 2007

Ongoing

• Off-Campus access to all of the library’s databases

Ed and IT

Summer 2007

Completed

• Setup continuing training program for student workers and staff. We will teach:

  • Blackboard/Angel Basics

  • Books 24x7

  • Catalog OPAC and WorldCat

  • Facts.com

  • Noodlebib

  • Phone skills

  • Proquest

Michael

Summer 2007

Ongoing

• Staff training on current and emerging technologies.

Summer 2007

Ongoing

• All documents and statistics will be placed on the wiki and "google docs" for easy self-service and access.

Staff

Summer 2007

Ongoing

• Evaluate catalog and cataloging. Make it simple or get rid of it.

Summer 2007

Still under consideration

• Sell services, not books.

Staff

Summer 2007

Ongoing

• “Narrowcast” marketing to faculty.

Librarians

Fall 2007

Completed - Librarians are in charge of marketing to program areas

• Change concept/name from library to information learning commons.

Ed

Fall 2007

Still Evaluating

• Move conference room and study room calendars to STAR Center calendars.

Staff

Fall 2007

Completed and adopted new technology

• Have a campus-wide Library Day

Staff

Fall 2007

Modified to sessions during RAPID days and completed

• Develop flyers, handouts and “street” teams to market the library.

Cheyenne

Fall 2007

Ongoing

• Hold publicized college forum on the library.

Ed and Librarians

Fall 2007

Modified to sessions during RAPID days and completed

• Make presentations to the Board of Trustees, Executive Cabinet, and Student Government.

Ed

Fall 2007

Ongoing

• Removing and storing two magazine shelves downstairs.

Staff

Fall 2007

Completed

• Removing and storing two books shelves upstairs.

Staff

Fall 2007

Completed

• Removing map drawer and atlas shelves.

Staff

Fall 2007

Idea Shelved

• Put the library on in-service RAPID day agenda.

Library Advisory Committee

Winter 2008

Completed

• Integrate Library into College Strategies

Winter 2008

Completed

• Add Coffee Shop

Doug?

TBA

• Add Proquest, Books 24x7, and E-books to OPAC

Michael and Ellen

Winter/Spring 2008

Completed

• Involve all departments in collection development.

Librarians and Library Advisory Committee

Spring 2008

Ongoing

• Require faculty to incorporate library for tenure review.

Ed, Sunny, and Deans

Fall 2008

Under Consideration

• Have library involved in all campus planning.

College

Fall 2008

Ongoing

• Introduce program budget restrictions.

Instruction

Fall 2008

• Make sure that the library gets fair share of instructional/college budget.

Ed and Sunny

Fall 2008

Completed and Ongoing

• Helping faculty create course packs.

 Staff

Winter/Spring 2009

Ongoing

• Showing faculty how to use existing/future databases for the readings they assign.

 Staff

Summer 2009

Ongoing

• Improving the reserve system in the library (e-reserves).

Librarians

Summer 2009

Under Consideration

• Consolidate Departmental “libraries.”

Librarians

Summer 2009

Completed and Ongoing

• Hire or develop a grant writer.

Kim? Ed?

Summer 2009

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