Social Sciences and Allied Professions Team

2003 Work Plan 

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.

Steps

Responsibility

Dates/Status

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).  Next meeting on June 25, 2003 retreat agenda.

Group Objective: Review all team database pages and add annotations as necessary.

Steps

Responsibility

Date/Status

Review respective web pages and make appropriate changes and check for broken links as Metalib is activated.

Subgroup: Zaida Diaz, Gerri Foudy*, Glenn Moreton

Ongoing after installation of Metalib.

Group Objective: Keep users informed of all changes to our e-resources.

Steps

Responsibility

Date/Status

Contact respective subject departments to inform them of changes. 

All members.

Ongoing.

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

Steps

Responsibility

Dates/Status

Provide Ingenta training for faculty.  

Travis* & all team members.

Fall 2003

Provide Metalib training for faculty. 

Zaida* & all team members.

November 2003

Hold brainstorming session to identify and plan possible interdisciplinary library seminars for faculty and graduate students to be held in Fall 2003 semester.

Paula* & all team members.

On June 25, 2003 retreat agenda.

Again sponsor meeting of all subject teams to share ideas, suggestions, and experiences of reference librarians.  

Glenn* &  team members.

Fall 2003.  Prior to that time have meeting (e.g. June 25, 2003 retreat), to decide on topic.

*Designated leader of respective subgroup.

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 Metalib.

Steps

Responsibility

Date/Status

Provide data and testing as needed.

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.

Steps

Responsibility

Date/Status

Meet with Sue Baughman schedule further team building activities.  Focus on developing skills in assertiveness, advocacy and effectiveness both as individuals and as a team.

Glenn * & all team members.

Late October or early November 2003.

As issues arise, seek and read pertinent professional literature.

All team members.

Ongoing.

Consider scholarly/creative projects that the team can develop.

Gerri* & all team members

On June 25, 2003 retreat agenda.

Group Objective: Develop plan for team evaluation.

Steps

Responsibility

Date/Status

Do background reading and evaluation, consult with Management Information Systems as needed, and coordinate with Performance Review Task Force.

Subgroup:  Lily Griner, Paula Hayes, Travis Johnson*, Barbara Lay

Postponed pending decisions by Performance Review Task Force.

Group Objective: Increasingly share the work of the team with the Library community.

Steps

Responsibility

Date/Status

Increase input to Library Matters.

Paula* & all team members.

On June 25, 2003 retreat agenda.

Continue to enhance the Team Web Page

All team members.

Ongoing.

*Designated leader of respective subgroup.

Group Objective: Monitor the rotation of team tasks and responsibilities.

Steps

Responsibility

Date/Status

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 2003.

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

Steps

Responsibility

Dates/Status

Continue to reassess serials and database holdings pending changes in budget constraints.

Barbara* & all team members

Ongoing.

*Designated leader of respective subgroup.