Libraries Initiative I/II, Libraries Goal 1: Continue to provide and refine access to collections and services to respond to changes in information delivery and instructional and research needs of the university community.
Group Objective: Improve reference services by enhancing peer training.
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Steps |
Responsibility |
Dates/Status |
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Meet as a group to identify and discuss what specific peer-training classes are needed and what we can offer. |
Bob Garber* & all team members. |
During late fall & mid-summer (i.e., prior to spring and fall semesters). On 2004 retreat agenda. |
Group Objective: Improve public's access to the collections.
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Meet with the new head of Access Services to discuss public service and faculty concerns. |
Barbara Lay* & Gerri Foudy* & all team members. |
During late summer 2004. On retreat agenda. |
Libraries Initiative I/II, Libraries Goal 1A: Address specific needs of faculty and students through cooperative programs with each college.
Group Objective: Improve departmental outreach
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Responsibility |
Dates/Status |
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Provide Ingenta training for team members and faculty. |
Travis* & all team members. |
Fall 2004 |
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Work with Gretchen Hanson to provide ResearchPort training for faculty. |
Zaida* & all team members. |
November 2004 |
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Hold brainstorming session to identify and plan possible interdisciplinary library seminars for faculty and graduate students to be held in Fall 2004 semester. |
Paula* & all team members. |
On 2004 retreat agenda. |
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Continue trying to develop ways to increase library services to CLIS students. |
Paula* & Otis & Lily & all team members.. |
On 2004 retreat agenda. |
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Develop training for TS in BSOS and Allied Professions incorporating research methods |
Gerri* & team members |
On 2004 retreat agenda. |
Libraries Initiative I/II, Library Goal 1(D): Enhance delivery of reference and information services and inform the user population as new technologies are adopted.
Group Objective: Participate in the development of ResearchPort.
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Steps |
Responsibility |
Date/Status |
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Look at redesigning guides for inclusion in ResearchPort. |
Travis* and all team members. |
Ongoing. |
Libraries Initiative I/II, Libraries Goal 3: Ensure that the Libraries have, cultivate and retain the human resources essential to a research library of the first rank.
Group Objective: Continue to explore and implement best practices of self-managed teams.
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Steps |
Responsibility |
Date/Status |
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Meet with Sue Baughman to schedule further team building activities. Focus on facilitation training and team self-assessment. |
Glenn * & all team members. |
Late October or early November 2004. |
| Hold team retreat to brainstorm ideas. |
All team members. |
In June, 2004. |
Group Objective: Increasingly share the work of the team with the Library community.
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Steps |
Responsibility |
Date/Status |
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Increase input to Library Matters. |
Paula* & all team members. |
On retreat agenda. |
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Continue to enhance the Team Web Page |
All team members. |
Ongoing. |
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Incorporate peer training into team meetings. |
Facilitator |
Ongoing. |
Group Objective: Monitor the rotation of team tasks and responsibilities.
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Steps |
Responsibility |
Date/Status |
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Schedule meetings to make team rotation decisions. |
All team members. |
Schedule as needed, depending rotation schedules of functional teams; schedule periodic rotation of membership on committees. Next scheduled meeting: December 2004. |
Library Initiative I/II, Goal 4: Research, develop, evaluate and implement best practices for acquiring, organizing, delivering and preserving information resources in all forms.
Group objective: Participate in Collection Management special projects
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Steps |
Responsibility |
Dates/Status |
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Continue to reassess serials and database holdings pending changes in budget constraints. |
Travis* & all team members |
Ongoing. |
*Designated leader of respective subgroup.