Technical Services Division Program Review

Membership:
The Blue Ribbon Committee members are Robert Bratton, Yvonne Carignan, Patti Cossard, Margaret Cullings, Karla Hahn, Heidi Hanson, Christine McCarthy, Carlen Ruschoff, Janet Siar, and Loretta Tatum.

Charge:
The Blue Ribbon Committee is charged to recommend an overall organizational design for Technical Services that 1) streamlines functions and eliminates duplication of effort, (2) ensures cost-effectiveness, (3) is flexible and evolves with changes in division goals, new technologies, and enhanced procedures, (4) incorporates the principles of teams, and (5) expresses an integrated relationship with the overall library organization.

The Committee is further charged with recommending changes in practices and procedures to eliminate redundancy as well as identify areas that require a process improvement study or new work initiatives.

Notes and updates from Committee meetings:

• BRC Meeting, Jan. 22, 2001
• Update on April 2, 2001
• Update on April 13, 2001
• Update on May 11, 2001
• Update on June 7, 2001
• Update on July 9, 2001
• Update on July 16, 2001
• Update on August 7, 2001

• Cataloging Revisits, Feb. 1, 2001
• Ordering, Feb. 2, 2001

Focus groups:

• Cataloging Jan. 18, 2001
• Catalog Management, Jan. 23, 2001
• Acquisitions and Gifts, Jan. 25, 2001
• CCC, Jan. 26, 2001
• Preservation and Bindery, Jan. 30, 2001

Recommendations:

• Category 1: What can be done now?
• Category 2: Which recommendations should be considered in long term planning?
• Category 3: What library policies have been identified which need to be discussed beyond TSD?
• Category 4: What activities are well suited for process improvement?
• Category 5: What new activities must be incorporated in the new structure/workflow?
• Category 6: Are there topics that would be candidates for continuing education programs, both inside TSD and library-wide?
• Category 7: What issues will affect staffing and the organization of work?
• Category 8: What additional data is needed?

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