THE LEARNING RESOURCE
CENTER
Planning Priorities for 2009-2010
Goal #4
Enhance the teaching and learning process through the
provision of adequate, up-to-date equipment and
learning resources that are accessible to users and
in formats consistent with prevailing technologies
suitable to the college’s needs and goals.
Planning Priorities for 2009-2010
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Streamline & Improve Processes
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Staff Development
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we do it better?
it free?
Outreach/Communication/Marketing
 Spreading
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the word about what we have/what we do
Resources
 Better
care & use of what we have
 Opportunities for new
Streamline & Improve Processes
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Develop a plan for streamlining media support
services while improving efficiency and
effectiveness of services
 Review
and update Media Services Procedures Manual
 Promote staff and faculty use of the Media Equipment
Maintenance, Repair, & Trouble Form on the Intranet
 Investigate use of R-25 software for tracking Media
Equipment Maintenance and Repair
 Establish a process and timeline for the annual
recommendation of classroom media equipment set-up
and purchases
Streamline & Improve Processes
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Implement expanded use of Access order card
database (among all librarian selectors)
Update various LRC Procedure Manuals, including
Circ, Tech Services, North Campus, and Media
Investigate methods for enhancing collection
inventory process
Implement scheduling software (funds permitting)
for service desk staffing
Barcoding all Media and Studio equipment that
circulates or may potentially circulate
Staff Development
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Focused Reading Alternative for staff development
Promote free and reduced cost development
opportunities (Training wiki)
Training new part-time Studio staff
Seek grants for staff development (Tech Services,
Studio, Public Services)
Outreach/Communication/Marketing
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Promote staff & faculty use of the Media Equipment
Maintenance, Repair, & Trouble Form on the Intranet
Ambassador Connections
Outreach to under-represented departments
Direct-to-Student training
Create & promote virtual tour of the Library
Promote resources to DL faculty & students
Research Guides – Review, Revise, Create (new),
Enhance, Assess
TV Studio projects
Resources
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Relocate Cosmetology resources to North Campus
Research and trial newer audio formats that are
supplanting audio cassettes & CDs in other libraries
Apply for State Library Academic Libraries
Collection Grant; seek other collection grants
Promote & Expand Reserve Textbook Collection
Evaluate space utilization; carve clearer quiet and
group study spaces
Promote and assess Interlibrary Loan services
Our “Outside of the Box” Initiative
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Greening the Library
Tie-ins with our One Book One Community selection
for 2010: Greasy Rider : Two Dudes, One Fry-OilPowered Car, and a Cross-Country Search for a
Greener Future by Greg Melville
Feb.-April 2010. We will be looking for partners!