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Strategies & Responsibilities, 12/06
Research & Scholarly Communication |
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Develop and publish on the Library web site a collection policy for digital/electronic resources, articulating selection parameters for choosing print and/or electronic versions of resources and including a priority list available to staff |
1 | Leader: Linda Carr Lead: Coll Dev/Top Priority Partners: Circ, E-resources, Pardee Other: Admin |
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Commit to long-term archival access to electronic resources; continue investing in high quality initiatives (such as JSTOR, Project Muse) |
2 | Leader: A bibliographer? Lead: E-resources/Top Priority Partners: ASL, CollDev, RIS, SEL, Web Comm Other: Admin; Systems; Cat |
Tom will figure out who might lead this. |
Incorporate statistics into collection assessment |
3 | Leader: Linda Carr Partners: ASL, Circulation, Collection Development, Electronic Resources, Music, PERL, RIS, SEL, Cataloging Other: All |
BLC program |
Devise policies and guidelines and identify University support for
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4 | Leader: Bob Hudson Partners: ASL, Circulation, Electronic Resources, Music, RIS/ILL Other: Systems; Cataloging |
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Write articles for BU Today and other BU news outlets on library and information topics important to the university community, such as the implications of current copyright law for access to scholarly resources |
5 | Leader: Gretchen Walsh Lead: News Team, Admin/Top Priority Partners: Collection Development, Electronic Resources, Pardee, RIS, Web Committee Other: All |
Director is the executive editor |
Publicize services to the BU community with regular updates on Library web site. Manage news via CMS |
6 | Leader: Gretchen Walsh Lead: News Team, Admin/Top Priority Partners: Circulation, Collection Development, Electronic Resources, Pardee, RIS, SEL Other: All |
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Seek funding opportunities |
7 | Leader: Bob Hudson Lead: Admin/Top Priority Partners: Pardee, Collection Development Other: ASL, RIS, SEL |
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Partnerships in Instruction |
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Establish priorities, re-configure instructional programs based on assessments such as Project SAILS |
8 | Leader: Mary McGowan Lead: IAC & RIS/Top Priority Partners: Pardee Other: All branches that do instruction |
Tom will ask Mary. |
Build a multi-functional eClassroom on first floor of Mugar |
9 | Leader: Bob Hudson Lead: RIS/Top Priority Partners: Circulation Other: Admin, Photocopy, Systems |
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Collaborate with faculty, the Office of Distance Education, and Office of Information Technology to ensure that students in distance education programs have access to needed resources |
10 | Leader: Tom Casserly Lead: RIS & IAC & Web Committee/Top Priority Partners: Circulation, Collection Development, Music, Pardee, PERL, SEL, Cataloging Other: Circulation,Electronic Resources, EZProxy TF, Systems |
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Foster and enhance ongoing partnerships with faculty |
11 | Leader: Mary Nicolini Lead: RIS & IAC/Top Priority Partners: ASL, Circulation, Collection Development, Music, Pardee, PERL Other: All branches that do instruction |
Gretchen will ask. Should Arlyne also be consulted? |
Access |
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Expand usability testing by involving more staff. Promote the adoption of usability testing as appropriate with other products of the Library |
12 | Leader: Linda Plunket Lead: Web Committee/Top Priority Partners: Music, RIS, SEL Other: |
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Articulate a policy to determine what goes into the Catalog |
13 | Leader: Tom Casserly Lead: Electronic Resources & RIS Partners: ASL, Collection Development, Music Other: Admin, Catalog Dept., Electronic Resources, Law/Theology/Medicine, SEL, Systems, Web Committee |
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Devise, publicize, and integrate additional methods of help and instruction, e.g., FAQ. |
14 | Leader: Lead: IAC/Top Priority Partners: ASL, Circulation, RIS, SEL, Web Committee Cataloging Other: |
Added in to wording example of FAQ. Tom will ask and advise. |
| 15 | Leader: Tim Lewontin Lead: Electronic Resources, Web Committee/Top Priority Partners: RIS, Cataloging Other: Systems |
Staffing issue |
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Increase scanning and delivery options |
16 | Leader: Helen Jacoby Lead: Circulation & Systems Partners: ASL, Music, RIS/ILL, SEL Other: |
Wording change from "Increase scanning capability". |
Generate suites of web pages from locally produced databases |
17 | Leader: Tim Lewontin Lead: Electronic Resources Partners: ASL, Pardee, Web Committee Other: |
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Optimize the implementation of Innovative |
18 | Leader: David Snyder |
Broken into two strategies. Originally "Optimize the implementation of Innovative, e.g., expand eReserves to include more user groups". See new wording below. Need a standing group in Mugar to deal with such issues. |
Develop a policy for digital access to copyrighted materials while expanding eReserves |
19 | Leader: Helen Jacoby Lead: Co-Leader- Circulation Partners: PERL, SEL Other: |
Bob will ask Mary. Is Circulation still a co-leader on this? |
Sustain or devise new internal and external working partnerships (e.g., Law, Theology and Medical Libraries; IT; consortia; vendors) For example, cooperation with Law Library in ensuring smooth transition in wake of the merger of RLIN and OCLC. |
20 | Leader: Bob Hudson Lead: Admin/Top Priority Partners: ASL, Circulation, Collection Development, Music, SEL, Cataloging Other: |
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Pursue opportunities for study, testing and integration of new techniques, systems. For example, explore implications of nationwide changes in cataloging and access. |
21 | Co-Leaders: Gretchen Walsh and John Sitkin Partners: ASL, SEL, Cataloging Other: |
Time issue. |
Continue to help users become more self sufficient through improved signage, the creation of additional online forms for user services, and expanding patron-initiated resource sharing. |
22 | Leader: Lead: RIS/Top Priority Partners: ASL, Circulation, Pardee, SEL Other: |
Combined two strategies into one. Tom will ask Meredith. |
Infrastructure |
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Enhance training for all staff |
23 | Leader: Linda Plunket Partners: ASL, Circulation, Music, Cataloging Other: |
Marcia Fishman very interested in this. |
| Allocate staff and space | 24 | Leader: Bob Hudson Lead: Administration/Top Priority Partners: Circulation, Cataloging Other: |
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| Select processes and operations to improve, e.g., storage. | 25 | Leader: Bob Hudson Lead: Administration Partners: ASL, Business Services, Collection Development, Electronic Resources, Music, PERL, SEL, Cataloging Other: All |
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| Gather and make available accurate and usable statistics to improve processes or assess the impact of the Library's work | 26 | Leader: Holly Mockovak Partners: ASL, Business Services, Circulation, IAC, Music, Cataloging Other: Electronic Resources,
Law/Theo/Med, Serials, Systems |
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| Upgrade equipment according to priorities | 27 | Leader: David Snyder Lead: Admin/Top Priority; Systems Partners: Circulation Other: All |
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| Participate in a national research initiative, such as MINES | 28 | Leader: Lead: Web Committee/Tertiary Priority (red flag) Partners: Other: |
Low priority |
| Augment the training, evaluation, and recognition of student employees | 29 | Co-Leader: Cathy Annunciata Partners: Circulation, PERL, SEL Other: All units employing student workers |
Needs a co-leader. |