Maryland History and Culture Team
Charge:
The Maryland History and Culture Team has the following specific duties/functions:- Develop a collection policy that defines the scope of the collection, assesses similar collections in other institutions, identifies needed resources and opportunities for future collection development, and defines criteria for appraising possible acquisitions;
- Assess preservation needs and decide on priorities as needed;
- Decide on individual team members’ reference responsibilities and compile Maryland "subject specialist" list;
- Consider future special initiatives such as collecting web-based state government information and digital library projects;
- Develop programs and instructional materials that promote collections to various potential user groups;
- Cultivate useful interactions with relevant faculty;
- Reach out to special constituencies in the state and local history community;
- Explore grant opportunities and other sources for external funding;
- Develop effective communication within the team via regular meetings, an e-mail reflector, and the distribution of documents on a shared computer drive;
- Produce an annual work plan defining goals and priorities for team;
- Produce an annual self-evaluation of the team’s performance.
