Group Name: Services / Instruction Pathway Group (Chair: Bruce)
Personnel: Bruce, Marcia, Carrie, Liga, Karl, Kathy, Karen, Kris
Purpose: Build on previous work of Reference Group and others to ensure continued
improvement in the Service environment, especially in the context of ongoing facilities
updates. Study and prepare to update instructional offerings. Engage planning for nextgeneration classroom and learning spaces.
Objective 1: Maintain and improve Service Environment
Activities:
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Plan and participate in New Student Orientation (work with Sturm-Smith) (JulyAug)
Plan for new offices, desk, and services arrangement (Fall)
Continue Gov Docs collection draw-down (July-December)
Open Access / eScholarShare promotion (July-December)
Objective 2: Plan for Future of Instructional Environment
Activities:
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Plan for new classroom (August/September)
Continue to expand New Faculty Orientation and Outreach sessions (July-Nov)
Library Instruction Future Planning Group (Commence with Classroom planning,
continue through 2013-2014 AY)
Objective 3: Resource promotion
Activities:
General approaches: Bruce, Kris, Karen
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Research Best Practices
Keep in mind: Special needs of graduate students
Changing nature of our resources and services
Get It Now
Services promotion
Textbook Activity Committee: Bruce, Priya, Marc
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Promote Library’s e-book collections (with special emphasis on SpringerLink)
to faculty as alternatives to “traditional” textbook approach
Methodology:
The group may create sub-groups with membership drawn from outside itself to
undertake particular activities as it deems necessary.
The group will keep a record of its activities and communicate these to all Library faculty
and staff on a regular basis.