Geisler Library Operational Plan 2002-2003



GEISLER LIBRARY

CENTRAL COLLEGE

PELLA, IOWA

OPERATIONAL PLAN 2007-08

April 2007

By Library Faculty: Robin Martin

Rachel Fleming

Arthur Mask

Elizabeth McMahon

Christine Peery

And Library Staff: Sue Van Vark

Jane Friedman

Ronda Redman

Lana Goodrich

Tim Hoekstra

Debbie Phipps

Geisler Library Central College

Operational Plan 2007-08

April 2007

Table of Contents

Section I: Context Page Number

Vision……………………………………………………………………….. 1

Mission……………………………………………………………………… 1

Departmental Values………………………………………………………... 1

Library Values and College Goals………………………………………….. 1

Factors Influencing Library Future Outlook………………………………… 2

Section II: Goals and Performance

Library Goals for Student Learning 2007-08..……………………………… 6

Comprehensive Information Literacy Program

Improved Journal Search Outcomes

Stronger Library Web Presence

Faculty and Staff Outreach

Transitioning From Print to Electronic Journals

Interim Steps to Improve Library User Environment

Staffing and Workflow

Technology Upgrades

Section III: Linkage to College Strategic Plan & Academic Strategic Goals

Library as Linked to Central College Strategies…………………………….. 11

Goals for Faculty and Staff Development 2007-08 ………………………… 13

Progress on Last Year’s Library Goals 2006-07 ……..…………………….. 13

Library Faculty Individual Plans 2007-08…………………………………… 19

Attachments:

Geisler Library Long Range Goals 2005-2009

Library Annual Statistics 2002-06

Geisler Library Ranking Among 10 Similar Iowa Academic Libraries 2005-06

GEISLER LIBRARY OPERATONAL PLAN 2007-08

Central College, Pella, Iowa

April, 2007

SECTION I: CONTEXT

LIBRARY VISION

The Library leads the Central College community in ensuring access to knowledge and information and in promoting its creative use by students, faculty and staff.

MISSION

The mission of the Geisler Library is: to provide Central College students with the information they need to achieve their highest academic potential and to help them acquire research skills necessary to lifelong learning; to support faculty and staff teaching and inquiry; and to participate in cooperative information exchange within the wider library and educational community. Professional librarians and library staff strive to fulfill this mission by providing library collections in a wide variety of formats, access and instruction services, and well-equipped facilities.

DEPARTMENTAL VALUES

Geisler librarians and staff place the highest value on providing access, both now and in the long-term future, to quality information collections in all formats that support the curricular and cultural learning of students and faculty and of the larger campus community of employees and friends who work and contribute to the College’s educational mission. We are dedicated to helping all students who come to Central become information literate persons who focus on content, communication, analysis, problem solving, information searching and evaluation. Library policies are developed to ensure fairness, equal access to materials and services, and privacy for students, faculty and staff. Services are provided in an informed, efficient, timely, and courteous manner. Our purpose also extends beyond the immediate campus to local, regional, national and international communities of learners.

LIBRARY VALUES AND COLLEGE GOALS

The Library’s goals reflect our values, and they contribute directly to the realization of the Central College Mission (Revised and Adopted by the Faculty and Board of Trustees Fall 2005):

To help students discover and develop their greatest potential.

To support vigorous, free, open inquiry in pursuit of academic excellence.

To nurture the development of the mind.

To help students prepare for careers.

To help students develop values essential to responsible citizenship, empowering them for effective service in local, national and international communities.

Likewise, Library goals and values help Central meet the following:

Goals for Students (Revised and Adopted the Faculty Spring 2006)

• Acquire integrated knowledge from a variety of academic, philosophical, and cultural perspectives as well as the in-depth knowledge of a chosen major.

• Develop skills and habits of mind that lead to lifelong learning: effective communication open inquiry, critical reasoning, creativity, and the ability to solve problems.

• Develop moral character that is evident in ethical behavior, intercultural effectiveness, environmental stewardship, and service to humanity.

• Develop increasing maturity that is reflected in intellectual, spiritual, social and physical well-being.

Goals for Faculty

To develop a community of scholars in which teaching and learning are the activities with highest priority.

To be models and mentors who support the development of students as independent learners, responsible citizens, and morally responsive persons.

To participate in governing the college, developing its academic programs and enriching its cultural environment.

To grow professionally, spiritually, and personally while contributing to the college and the larger academic community through research, creative expression, innovative teaching and interdisciplinary dialogue.

Goals for the Central College Community

• To promote and model appreciation of our natural environment and stewardship of its limited resources

To foster examination and understanding of the Christian heritage and its implications for faith and learning.

To provide leadership and support for reform through dialogue with the broader communities of society, sustaining values while encouraging critical analysis of ideas and institutions.

To experience an appreciation of the diversity of cultures present in the United States and the world, and to relate knowledgeably and sensitively to persons of diverse cultural perspectives.

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE LIBRARY’S FUTURE OUTLOOK

External Environment

Social

• The 2005 Pew Internet and American Life Project reports that 84% of Internet users have used search engines and 92% express confidence in their search skills. These percentages are even higher for users under 30 years. It will become increasingly challenging to draw students’ attention to information that exists beyond that retrieved by Internet search engines and to the value of library-owned resources.

OCLC’s 2005 Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (a survey of English-speaking library users 14 years and older in the U.S., Canada, Australia, the U.K., India, & Singapore) reports that of all users surveyed, college students have the highest rate of library use and broadest use of library resources both physical and electronic. Within this group:

2. 61% percent use their libraries web site.

3. 72% percent completely agree or agree that library Web sites provide worthwhile information. The online library catalog, online reference materials, the library web site and electronic magazines/journals all rate highly.

4. 45% rely first on their teachers and professors as trusted sources to validate information.

5. But 72% still rank search engines as their “first choice” for information sources (24% rank the physical and online library first) and 64% say search engines fit perfectly with their lifestyles.

Librarians and faculty can build on the value that college students place on libraries by collaborating to redesign libraries services so that the rich resources—print and digital—are available, accessible, and used.

• There are generational changes in learning styles. Younger students prefer collaborative learning and group study rather than the solitary pursuit of knowledge. They enjoy interactivity. They mix learning, work, and play.

• Social networking tools such as Wikis, Flickr, blogging, YouTube, Facebook, etc. enable Web users to be participatory and interactive. There is a “new focus on innovation, creation, and collaboration, and an emphasis on collective knowledge over static information delivery, knowledge management over content management, and social interaction over isolated surfing.,” (See Edward Maloney’s “What Web 2.0 Can Teach Us About Learning” Chronicle of Higher Education 5 January 2007:B26)

• In America’s consumer culture, people expect services that are instant, convenient, customized and ubiquitous.

The quick adoption of smart phones and entertainment devices is an indicator of “a new era in ambient connectivity, where people can increasingly interact with other people and information content providers from wherever they are, whenever they want.” (See OCLC’s 2004 Information Format Trends: Content, Not Containers. p.3.)

Economic

• The information environment is driven by the market rather than by non-profit educational and social needs.

There is a proliferation of costly commercial digital information services with uncertain economic models and licensing restrictions. The publishing market place remains chaotic. The costs of mergers and acquisitions are ultimately passed on to libraries.

The cost of library materials has fluctuated dramatically over the last 10 years. Journal prices continue to rise significantly faster than inflation and library budgets. According to EBSCO Information Services, journals purchased by college and university libraries saw prices increase by 38.5% between 2002 and 2006. During this same period the Consumer Price Index rose only by 13.7%. For a five-year price comparison see .

To counter the high cost of journals, some scholarly information is being published and distributed for free on the “open” web

Libraries are purchasing fewer books in order to maintain access to core journals and electronic resources necessary for their users’ learning and teaching. Ten years ago, the percentage of Geisler collection funds was 60% for books and 40% for serials. Today our ratio is 35/65 (books/serials).

Technology

• New protocols and standards are emerging to enhance electronic resource management, making research simpler and faster for searchers (i.e., open URL resolvers, federated searching, and A-Z serials lists.). Link resolvers in particular are becoming a standard technology in academic libraries. One commercial vendor’s utility “Serials Solutions,” has already been implemented at Buena Vista, Coe, Drake, Grinnell, Loras, and the University of Dubuque.

• A promising new one-step searching technology will enable users to “harvest” text, data, media and images and to seamlessly integrate that information into their creative work.

• Libraries, business and government are working to make searching the vast amount of unstructured information on Internet easier and more relevant to user needs. The popular search engine technologies used today are still in their early stages of development. Commercial players such as Google and Yahoo, are attempting to collect and deliver Internet content. Google is contracting with libraries and commercial content providers to make their resources “findable” on the Web.

• As research is made easier by new technologies, systems management gets harder; making the disparate pieces work together is a challenge.

Traditional publishing is slowing, while the numbers of “born digital” resources are increasing.

Wireless technologies and portals are commonplace and enable users to customize when and where they use information.

Higher Education

• Accrediting agencies and governing boards expect educational institutions to use outcomes-based assessment of student learning. All facets of academe including libraries are being asked to demonstrate how their processes and programs change students’ lives.

• New copyright laws, such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, favor owners of content (intellectual property) rather than society at large. They threaten the concept of educational “fair use” and access to information in all formats.

• A May/June 2006 study “The Impact of Facilities of Recruitment and Retention of Students” sponsored by the Association of Higher Education Facilities identified the extent to which students are concerned about campus facilities and their upkeep. 73.6% of respondents named facilities in their majors as “extremely important” or “very important” in their decision to enroll and stay at their chosen institutions. 53.6% ranked libraries (second) in this list of 16 areas. Other academic facilities including technology and classrooms were also identified by about half of the respondents.

Nationally, there has been no decrease in the construction of new or expanded and remodeled libraries. Since the mid-1990’s more than 455 (29 in 2006) academic institutions constructed new libraries or expanded, renovated or reconfigured existing library facilities. Research data in the OCLC’s Perception of Libraries and Information Resources confirm again that users see the library’s role in the community/university as “a physical place” to learn, as a place to read, as a place to make needed information freely available, and as a place to provide research support.

Internal Environment

• After 20 years of leadership, Robin Martin is retiring as Geisler Library Director August 1, 2007. The new Director has the opportunity to work closely with three talented young librarians, a seasoned and capable support staff, faculty colleagues, and administrators to continue developing library services, collections and facilities that meet students’ and faculty needs in the emerging digital environment.

• The College has made a commitment in the Campus Master Plan to expand and remodel the library’s 33-year old facility.

• In its fall 2004 meeting, the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees added a study of the Library to the then Strategic Plan’s issues for “Enhancing the Pursuit of Academic Distinction.” They noted that “re-imagining and transforming ‘library as place’ is of the utmost urgency if we are to continue to attract the brightest students and adequately support the academic mission of the College: students, faculty and community partners.”

• Over the last several years, important interim steps have improved user learning spaces including a new, accessible library entrance and security system, new circulation and reference desks, new study chairs, and carpet; improved lighting and the implementation of wireless Internet capabilities throughout the Geisler building.

• However, Geisler Library ranks 9th in facility size among 10 similar Iowa academic libraries. Challenges facing our library include:

o library collections, services, technologies, and learning programs that have filled every space available

o physical collections that are scattered, divided and sometimes inaccessible to users

o space configurations that do not support changes in learning styles

o insufficient classroom space for library instruction sessions that have increased by 70% over the last five years

o creating enlarged and reconfigured space to fully utilize audio, video and digital technologies

o artificial separation of the Media Center from the library that prevents the creation of a “learning commons” where instructional technologies and digital information projects are effectively integrated

There continues to be competition for financial resources campus-wide.

Commitment to the course management system, Blackboard, and development of myCentral, the campus’s portal, offer opportunities for librarians to collaborate with faculty and academic computing staff to integrate library electronic resources, electronic reserves, and other services more fully into the web learning environment.

There is competition for student and faculty time for teaching and learning. Students and faculty have many options for their information needs.

In the 2003 librarians selected the LibQUAL+™ survey tool developed by the Association of Research Libraries to help us evaluate how students and faculty perceive library services and to identify areas for improvement. One area that emerged was their desire for more personal control as they access library resources on site or remotely from residences or offices. We need to continue to develop strong library “web presence” where users can independently navigate, explore and create new knowledge in an evolving digital environment.

Central students arrive under-prepared to use college level resources. In Geisler Library’s 2006 Information Literacy Pre-assessment, 82% of Central’s first year students ranked the Internet first as their most often-used research resource. This is up from the 2003 respondents when 65% said the Internet is their first stop. While students are comfortable searching the Web, our pre-assessment shows that they are unfamiliar with the language and tools of academic scholarship. They struggle with what constitutes a primary source. Only 42% seem to understand the concept of “peer reviewed information.” Although 84% report that they have used citation formats, less than one-half can correctly identify citations to books, chapters or scholarly articles.

Faculty have adopted four new “Goals for Students” and are identifying “Outcomes” for every major and academic program. Goal 2 states that students will “Develop skills and habits of mind which lead to life-long learning: effective communication, open inquiry, critical reasoning, creativity, and the ability to solve problems.” The library’s information literacy program speaks directly to this goal. Librarians and faculty have an unprecedented opportunity to codify and implement a comprehensive program with information literacy competency standards and outcomes within each major. All our students should graduate with sophisticated skills necessary for their chosen careers and lifelong learning in this rapidly changing, global environment.

SECTION II: GOALS AND PERFORMANCE

Overarching goals from the Library’s 1997 Strategic Plan continue to provide the larger framework for the set of objectives for student learning in this Operational Plan. See Attachment 1 for Library Long Range Goals.

LIBRARY GOALS FOR STUDENT LEARNING 2007-08

1. Ensure that all Central students become information literate persons who focus on content, communication, analysis, problem solving, information searching and evaluation necessary to their college success, chosen careers and lifelong learning.

A. Intersections

• Continue strengthening Intersections project, teaching information literacy components in all Intersections sections, fall 2007. Assign librarians to faculty partners for all 2007 sections.

• Compile sample assignments that achieve information literacy outcomes and relate to the theme “Perceptions of Human Nature.”

• Administer pre-test to first year students during summer orientation 2007 via Blackboard and post-test at the end of Intersections course; share results with Intersections faculty; adjust library experiences to increase students’ skills.

• Use case study developed by Reference Librarian at the 2007 ACRL Information Literacy Institute August 2007, to evaluate the Intersections library experience; consult with faculty and the Intersections Council spring 2008; revise learning goals and library components accordingly.

• Facilitate library sessions in the Intersections Faculty Workshop May and August 2007.

B. Information Literacy Program Review

• Thoroughly evaluate the information literacy program goals and content including Intersections, discipline specific sessions, and the credit courses COLL 116 Introduction to the Web and Web Research and COLL 210 Research Strategies. Include student and faculty feedback.

• Review each department’s “Outcomes for Majors” to identify opportunities to strengthen information literacy outcomes particularly at more advanced levels such as capstone experiences.

• Work with the Dean’s Council to design and document information literacy outcomes in the new Core.

• Propose to departments, Assessment and Curriculum Committees the adoption of an information literacy competency graduation requirement to augment existing skills endorsement.

• Pursue with the newly formed Institutional Assessment Committee a proposal for Central to assess students’ information literacy skills using tools such as Project SAILS, ETS’s Information & Communication Technology proficiency, or TRAILS free assessment tool developed by the Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education, Kent State and IMLS. Results can help to determine whether students have the ability to use digital information and technologies “to solve problems in academe or in the workplace.” Promote gathering baseline data and testing again in at 3 year intervals.

C. Faculty Workshop

• Prepare for 3-Day Information Literacy Faculty Workshop May 2007 for 12 faculty members; propose same Workshop for May 2008.

Measure: Establish a comprehensive library information literacy program that introduces all students to college level research and that develops their increasingly sophisticated use of information. Establish information literacy assessment tools.

Target: All first year students are tested upon entry to Central to establish baseline library skills; FY students become familiar with a core of library resources and services; all students complete information literacy curriculum by the end of their junior year. Identified assessment tools are administered before graduation.

Resources Needed: Access to First Year Orientation schedule for library skills pre-test; Help from V Rippentrop and S Sanchez; Librarians’ and faculty collaboration time. Funding for Project SAILS assessment is $2000; for ETS Information & Communication Technology Literacy proficiency is $22/ test with a minimum of $5600; TRAILS is freely available on the Web; $4,200 for Faculty Workshop May 2008.

2. Increase user efficiency and information search outcomes.

• Purchase and implement “Serials Solutions Article Linker” or similar commercial service (URL link resolver) that provides simplified access to the full range of Geisler Library’s electronic and print journal collections.

o Begin subscription with Serials Solutions or equivalent product summer 2007

o Move current digital “knowledge base” from EBSCO’s A-Z to new service if not EBSCO’s product

o Customize website interface and instructions for best efficiency by Geisler Library users

• Investigate OCLC’s ILLiad Resource Sharing Management software, a tool that automates routine interlibrary loan functions, frees staff from re-keying, reduces paperwork, and improves service to end users.

o Get price quotes and installation options

o Obtain information on technical requirements; collaborate with OCLC and ITS

o Arrange demonstrations or site visits to libraries in Iowa that use ILLiad

o Outline impact on workflow and draw up potential timeline for smooth transition from existing ARIEL software to ILLIAD, if purchase is recommended

o Share results with Provost to describe project and its potential costs and benefits

Measures: Use of electronic collections; Recommendation on new library’s interlibrary loan software

Target:. Link resolver “knowledge base” moved from EBSCO to Serials Solutions or other product by July 1, 2007; use of electronic articles increases by 20%; fewer interlibrary loan requests for items the library holds in print or in electronic format; less time spent locating library owned or licensed resources. Investigation of ILLiad, demonstrations, and cost analysis completed fall 2007; recommendation and timeline completed, shared with Provost

Resources Needed: $5200 annually to subscribe to Serials Solution or similar product; Technical Services Librarian time to set up and maintain; Librarians’ time to develop training tools for users; Interlibrary Loan Assistant and Technical Services Librarian’s time.

3. Strengthen the Library’s Web presence

• With Jacob Oyen, review current web site design; make enhancements where appropriate

• Examine, recommend and implement access to critical digital reference publications, committing funds to replace paper editions when electronic versions become available.

• Continue adding collection level catalog records for Archives historical collections; link existing finding aids to the online catalog.

• Continue Library’s “Said and Read Blog” where student employees discuss things they find interesting in the library with their peers.

• Add Read @ Geisler Library poster archive to the Website

• Market online library resources available to students who will need scholarly articles and documents for their research in study abroad programs; work with OCPC to distribute library information in “Pre-departure Course.”

• Modernize and redesign the Library Online Catalog, integrating it within the library’s homepage.

Measure: Use of library’s Website and collections.

Target: Increased use of resources and services; 50 collection level catalog records and finding aids for Archives historical collections are added to the catalog. (The total collection has 751 items.) All students going abroad understand how to access library e-resources;

Resources Needed: Time from Website Manager Oyen, Director, Reference and Technical Services librarians; Collection Development and Reference librarians’ analysis and recommendations for transition from print to electronic reference publications. Technical Services librarian and Archivist’s time for special collections records. Library Intern’s time for Blog and Read @ Geisler web projects; Librarian’s time with OCPC and Central Abroad Staff. and students.

4. Increase outreach to faculty and staff.

• Activate librarian liaison program, assigning each librarian to several academic departments

• Meet with departments to discuss collections, teaching and needs in remodeled library spaces

• Collaborate to integrate Library resources and services into Blackboard courses

• Host student and faculty research presentations in the Library

• Give a “Lunch & Learn” program on library resources for staff

• Expand library orientation program for new faculty to include a mid-winter “Lunch & Learn” session

• Work with HR to include library resources in new staff orientation programs.

• Plan and promote the 21st season of Geisler Library Writers Reading Series

Measure: Use of library’s resources; attendance at presentations/orientations

Target: Each librarian meets at least once with assigned departments; Library hosts at least one R&D program and one faculty lunch & learn program; librarians collaborate with HR to give one presentation at a staff professional development session;

Resources Needed: Staff, faculty, HR and librarians’ time; appropriate teaching spaces for staff programs;

5. Transition print journal and index collection to electronic only formats to improve access and use

• Analyze and report results of the journal survey administered to faculty spring 2007

• Use faculty input to identify gaps in current collection and to discontinue titles no longer needed to support student learning in their programs

• Re-write serials acquisition policy to reflect emphasis on access over ownership.

• With faculty and librarians, develop a list of core titles.

• Cancel print subscriptions where electronic access is available; retain print only if identified as “core.”

• As funds permit, purchase additional JSTOR and Project MUSE electronic journal collections for permanent access to journal articles in all disciplines.

Measure: Policies written; essential journals identified; meetings/communication with each department; subscriptions canceled or added as appropriate; students find and use needed journal articles easily.

Target: increased use of journal collection; reduced size of paper journal collection.

Resources: Flexible management of existing serials budget; 10% increase for inflation; one-time funds for large archival electronic journals collections in JSTOR plus annual fees; annual fee for MUSE; time of faculty and Librarians.

6. Take interim steps to improve the library user environment and increase library space until Geisler facility expansion and remodeling becomes a reality.

A. Weed Collections

• Draw up a 3-year plan to reduce the overall book collection by 10-15% to open up space for users and make it easier to find needed books.

o Run Innovative Interfaces management reports on age and use of collections

o Complete a comprehensive inventory shelf list assessment

o Use WorldCat Collection Analysis profile to compare Geisler collection to other Iowa benchmark libraries pending IPAL (Iowa Private Academic Libraries) consortial agreement

• De-accession at least 7,500 dated and little used volumes during the current year

• De-accession periodical volumes replaced by electronic subscriptions identified in Goal 5 above.

• De-accession print reference publications replaced by electronic editions identified in Goal 3 above.

B. Upgrade Facilities

• Identify cost and seek funding from the Budget Committee for:

o Completing the upgrade of the Reference Librarian’s office; use furnishing plan developed by Facilities Management November 2006

o Sound-proofing study rooms on Geisler 3rd floor and wall between men’s restroom and Reading Room on the 2nd floor

o Making restrooms completely accessible to the disabled

o Sound-proofing study rooms on Geisler 3rd floor

o Replacing 33 year-old lounge chairs in 2nd floor entrance, Reading Room and on 3rd floor.

o Improved lighting above video/DVD shelves in the Media Center so that call number labels and titles can be easily read and items retrieved for users.

C. Stewardship

• With Mike Lubberden, prepare an environmental foot print of the library

• Take small steps to conserve energy and resources such as using recycled paper in library networked printers; adding duplexers to current staff networked printers

• Use information gathered by Collection Development Librarian from April 2007 conference “Libraries Inspiring spaces…functional places.”

Measure: Inventory & collection analysis completed; shelf space opened up. Facilities team modifies spaces; replacement furniture ordered and installed; less paper consumed; initial plans for reducing library environmental footprint laid out.

Target: 7,500 books de-accessioned and withdrawn by spring 2008. Sound proofing completed by December 2007; environmental study written by spring 2008;

Resources needed: $1000 for WorldCat analysis if IPAL does not receive grant; funds for additional student employees summer 2008 for weeding projects; funds for interim remodeling and furniture to be determined; funds for duplex printers to be determined; Librarians, Technical Services staff and student employees’ time for inventory, de-accessioning and weeding; Facilities Management staff time for discussions and documentation on greening the library.

7. Enhance staffing and workflow management.

• Monitor impact of minimum wage increase on student employees assigned to the library; create incentives to keep high quality student employees returning to key positions in technical public service areas.

• Address issues of student staffing in technical services

• Continue examination and re-assignment of librarians’ duties related to increasing access to library collections; take into account expertise and talents to accomplish the following:

o Managing the electronic article linking project (EBSCO A-Z or Article Linker by Serials Solutions. See Goal #2 above)

o Managing the Website

o Overseeing Blackboard Electronic Reserves; Assessing results of pilot project

o Streamlining cataloging and acquisitions procedures

• Recruit a junior or senior for an Internship or Practicum spring 2008; base description and experience on models used with Jacob Rohde spring 2006: COLL 497 Interdisciplinary Internship (Library) 2hrs, or Lisa Goodell spring 2007 COMM 292: Communication Studies Practicum (Library) 1 hr.

• Expand participation on “Student Advisory Council” by appointing 2 non-library student employees who will join the Library’s Student Evening/Weekend Coordinators in this role. Library Director, Reference Librarian, Circulation Supervisor and students devote quarterly meetings to discussing student issues and ideas to improve the library.

Measure: Greater communication and collaboration on information technology projects among staff and student employees; more flexibility and efficiency; reliable access to library resources; identification and completion of special projects.

Target: Teams complete special projects; staff retreat to review results January 2008; Internship successfully completed spring 2008; monthly meetings with Advisory Council held.

Resources Needed: Time from student employees, intern, librarians and library staff.

8. Support teaching and learning with state-of-the-art computing, AV and multimedia equipment and software in Geisler Library, the Media Center and other learning spaces.

• Work with ITS to replace outdated public access computer equipment; swap out current system printers for duplexers

• Complete Media Center portable sound and projection system by adding bright video/data projector.

• Update classroom VCRs with DVD capable units.

• Inventory and test all classroom AV and digital projection equipment

• Propose upgrades to AV systems in Douwstra Auditorium.

Measure: Library funds are secured; equipment purchased and installed; training is provided to students and staff; classroom equipment is better maintained and ready for use.

Target: Media Center users, faculty, students and staff begin using new equipment by September 2007; audiences in Douwstra experience quality performances and programs; staff manage technology more easily.

Resources Needed: Funds for equipment, software; estimates to be worked out with ITS and Facilities Management

SECTION III: LINKAGE TO STRATEGIC PLAN & ACADEMIC PLAN

Our goals for 2007-08 relate directly to achieving goals and strategies of “Keeping Students First” The Central College Strategic Plan 2006-2009 and the Academic Plan & Strategic Goals 2007-08. Our teaching program, enhanced Website, outreach to constituents, transitioning collections to electronic access, improving spaces for users, keeping technologies at state-of- the-art levels and improved workflows all contribute.

Identity

Library staff, programs, collections and services play a critical role in helping the College distinguish itself as a liberal arts college whose mission is “dedicated to helping students discover and develop their greatest potential…engag[ing] in vigorous, open inquiry in pursuit of academic excellence.” Library collections and teaching programs reflect Central’s “intellectual heritage yield[ing] a climate of respect for and active pursuit of truth in which faith and reason are complementary.” Librarians teach students to effectively find, evaluate, ethically use, synthesize and communicate information in their professional and personal lives; they develop an understanding and respect intellectual property. The Library’s newspapers, literary and opinion magazines, web resources, exhibits, cultural programs and learning spaces provide opportunities for “active civic engagement.” Librarians manage technologies that organize and deliver digital collections making them available 24/7 to students on campus, at home, or abroad ensure access to essential research articles and documents for learning and work experiences.

Continuous Improvement

Library staff model continuous improvement daily. Open communication among staff, student employees and library users has created an atmosphere where suggestions for new ideas and changes to improve operations and working conditions can flourish. Keeping students’ learning at the center drives policies and services. We are known for working collaboratively with faculty, ITS, the Business Office, Human Resources, Student Life, Facilities Management, and other key campus departments to make a difference in the lives of our users. We collect, analyze, and use data on every aspect of library operations. We benchmark our library with other Iowa college libraries annually. (See Attachments: Library Annual Statistics 2002-2006 and Ranking Among 10 Similar Iowa Academic Libraries 2005-06.)

ISP Goal 1: Enhance Academic Quality. Academic Strategic Goal 1: Review the Curriculum & Academic Strategic Goal 2: Create an Integrated Cultural Affairs Program.

The Library is recognized by faculty, students and staff as an essential intellectual and cultural center. Long hours open, expert staff, and quality services and collections foster student learning outside the classroom. Library collections are continuously developed in all formats to provide high quality, in-depth information and knowledge for every major and program, supporting the richness of the curriculum.

ISP Strategies

• The following Library goals help create “a learning environment and curriculum that maximizes experiences for students, effectively meeting their personal needs and the requirements of employers and graduate schools.”

o Goal 1 plans information literacy outcomes and assessments in Intersections, the Core, and for all majors/programs

o Goals 2 & 3 add electronic resources and make finding web-based information easier for all students

o Goals 4 includes planning the 21st season of Geisler Library Writers Reading Series; this program along with exhibits of archival and special collections enrich “the educational environment through [contributing to] an integrated cultural affairs program.”

o Goal 5 focuses on improving access to journal articles critical to each major and program.

o Goals 6 & 8 improve learning spaces and technology resources for students in the library

ISP Goal 2: Advance a Purposeful Co-Curricular Residential Community.

Strategies

• Library spaces and collections provide opportunities for student learning and socializing 7 days each week (92 hours) and access during holiday breaks; welcoming policies enable individual or group work and permit food and drink throughout the facility. (SEE Library Goals 6 and 8 above.)

o The Geisler Café provides a place for socializing and building community

o The Media Center provides students and faculty one of the best collections of American and international feature films in the region.

• Library student employees become “ambassadors” for the library with their peers; they build close relationships with one another and their supervisors while maturing intellectually and emotionally; library staff instill a work ethic and give students career building experiences. (See Library Goal 7 above)

• We successfully recruit a diverse student employment staff, seeking out minority and international students to work in very public library venues to promote “community, openness, civility and respect” among all who use library resources.

• Top student and faculty library users and student authors are celebrated during National Library Week and in Writers Reading programs; Library Student Advisory Council promotes social processes and mutual support. (Library Goal 7 above)

ISP Goal 3: Encourage a Welcoming, Fiscally Responsive Learning Community.

Strategies:

• Library programs, services and policies are exceptionally responsive to clientele needs, reflecting Central values and its mission; regular formal and informal review processes hold us accountable for our responsibilities. (See Library Goal 7 above and Goals for Faculty and Staff Development below.)

• Long hours, a collection that belongs to and circulates freely to students and faculty, and expert staff welcome all students, staff, faculty and friends of the College.

• Library Operational Plans have been praised as “very thorough and well integrated with the strategic plan.”

• Our processes and budgets for acquiring materials are transparent and shared with faculty and staff through monthly financial reports to Department Chairs.

• We have a strong reputation for fiscal responsibility that has built trust with administrators on the Budget Committee, in the Business Office and in other funding agencies beyond campus. An associate in the Controller’s Office values “the Library's timeliness in processing their large volume of expenditures, while at the same time, staying within budget year after year. This can be attributed to the competent and caring Library staff...”

ISP Goal 4: Create a Culture of Shared Values

Strategies

• Library Archives and Media Center staff preserve, organize and make accessible Central’s legacy; documents and A/V recordings help tell the College’s story now and well into the future.

• Interlibrary lending is based on shared resources and support.

• The online library system shared with the Pella Public Library is a model of cooperation benefiting Central students and the larger community of Pella.

• New materials constantly enrich collections; new technologies such as our electronic reserves and proposed “article linking” service connect users to information and ideas quickly and more easily. (SEE Library Goals 2, 3 and 5 above.)

• Librarians’ collaboration with faculty colleagues on the Intersections course demonstrates to students the shared values we hold for inquiry-based learning. (See Library Goals 1 and 4 above.)

GOALS FOR FACULTY AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT 2007-08

Each library faculty member will attend and report on at least two appropriate conferences or workshops, which further develop her/his knowledge of libraries. At least one of these should be at the national level. See Attachments from Rachel Fleming, Beth McMahon, Arthur Mask and Christine Peery for detailed Faculty Individual Plans for AY 2007-2008; the new director will develop his/her plan after arriving fall 2007.

Each member of the Library staff will attend at least one appropriate conference or workshop to further develop his/her knowledge of libraries.

Measure: 2 development opportunities for faculty; at least 1 for library staff

Target: 100% participation

Resources: IPD, R&D funds, and Central College Professional Development Funds

PROGRESS ON LAST YEAR’S GOALS FOR STUDENT LEARNING (2006-07)

1. Ensure that all Central students become information literate persons who focus on content, communication, analysis, problem solving, information searching and evaluation necessary to their college success, chosen careers and lifelong learning.

A. Intersections

• Three new librarians arrived July 2006 and were oriented to the Intersections project and library’s information literacy goals; examples of library components were reviewed and revised to address new theme “Perceptions of Human Nature.”

• Librarians partnered with faculty to teach components to 399 students in 22 sections fall 2006. At the end of the course, students rated their improvement in the category “Applying basic methods of research and source citation” at 3.57 on a scale of 1-5; this (tied with Reflecting on ideas) was the highest improvement rating students gave themselves on the official Intersections course survey.

• Revised and administered library skills survey (pre-assessment) to first year students fall 2006 via Blackboard; 197 students responded (49%); results to be shared at the Intersections faculty workshop May 2007; no post-assessment was administered this report year due to lack of class time.

B. Information Literacy Program Review

• Thoroughly evaluate the information literacy program goals and content including Intersections, discipline specific sessions, and the credit courses COLL 116 Introduction to the Web and Web Research and COLL 210 Research Strategies. Adjust program to strengthen discipline specific classes at more advanced levels such as capstone courses. Carrying over to 2007-08 so that new librarians can gain perspective on existing program.

• Developed position papers and suggestions for faculty adoption of information literacy outcomes for the new Core and for Majors and Programs; alerted faculty to information literacy standards emerging from professions.

• Pursue proposal that Central administer the information literacy assessment tool available via Project SAILS to all Central College students to determine whether they have the ability to use digital information and technologies “to solve problems in academe or in the workplace.” Promote gathering baseline data and testing again in at 3-year intervals. Carrying over to 2007-08

C. Faculty Workshop

• Offer 3-Day Information Literacy Faculty Workshop May 2006 for 12 faculty members. Did not offer due to retirement or resignations of 3 library faculty. Workshop now scheduled for this May 29-31, 2007.

2. Enhance staffing and workflow management in library services.

• Held in-service training and orientation sessions throughout the year for three new librarians who joined the staff July 2006; sessions were facilitated by the Director, Archivist and all library support staff along with key faculty members and staff on campus.

• Successfully completed national search for permanent appointment of new Collection Development to tenure track position in the faculty.

• Improved communication among all staff and with students; January 2007 staff retreat enabled time to assess progress on goals and new librarians’ acclimation to Geisler and Central College.

• Examined and reassigned technical and public services duties related to enhancing access to library collections and services as follows:

o Managing the electronic journal list (EBSCO A-Z)-- A. Mask

o Managing the Website-- E. McMahon

o Implementing Electronic Reserves (new) --A. Mask; Lana Goodrich

o Investigating and implementing a trial for a URL link resolver (new) -- A. Mask

o Streamlining cataloging and acquisitions procedures -- A Mask; R. Fleming; Ronda Redman

▪ All new books and videos go directly to cataloging assistant, speeding up process; only difficult items go to TS Librarian

▪ Returned to standard vendors Baker & Taylor, Blackwells and Midwest (instead of Amazon) for more reliable delivery, control over ordering, and efficiencies; reduced arrival times for new materials; better managed acquisitions budget.

• Increased number of students assigned and trained for Interlibrary Loan from 3 to 6; there is more flexibility and efficiency now; number of ILL requests continued to increase over past years; retained 4 students in Acquisitions, 1 in Serials and 2 in Cataloging.

• Added second student employee workstation to speed up access to work assignments

• Recruited junior Lisa Goodell for a Library/Communications Practicum spring 2007; projects completed included implementing an creative library “Said and Read Blog,” where students post exchanges about the library; Goodell also created the Read @ Geisler Library Poster Web Archive collecting some 75 poster images celebrating Geisler library users and books.

• Created the Library Student Advisory Council with representation from our Student Weekend Coordinators; Library Director, Reference Librarian, Circulation Supervisor and students met quarterly instead of monthly to discuss student issues and ideas for the library. Students identified things the library does well and ways to improve the library; they created a vision of technology and the library in 2010.

3. Strengthen the Library’s Web presence in the teaching and learning process.

Use of the Website continues to increase. Compared to last year, Library online catalog searches increased by 10%; subscription database searches increased by almost 20%; and 10% more fulltext articles were used. To accomplish this we:

• Set up and publicized on campus trial subscriptions the following digital reference publications:

o Literary Resource Center

o ABC Clio History

o Science Direct

o Access Science

o Alexander Street Press’s American Music online

o Grove Music and Art Online

• Purchased ongoing access to Literary Resource Center, replacing print versions of Contemporary Authors and the Dictionary of Literary Biography, now included in the database.

• Prioritized a list of desirable reference databases for purchase when funds become available

• Upgraded the Library’s proxy server to ensure reliable access to electronic subscriptions and the Geisler Library Journal List (EBSCO’s A-Z product).

• Purchased the digital journal archive JSTOR Arts & Sciences collections I-IV, providing access to over 400 titles in humanities, social sciences, mathematics, economics and the fine arts.

• Collaborated with members of the Portal Advisory Group to give a higher profile to Library resources in the campus portal myCentral. The library’s site now opens in a new window enabling students to access multiple library resources at the same time; the Library’s tab now appears as a selection both before and after users log in.

• Implemented a trial for Blackboard’s Electronic Reserves module; the Circulation Supervisor and Technical Services reviewed procedures with Deb Bruxvoort of ITS; the Supervisor scanned (or created links from Geisler Library databases) 332 articles into courses folders for seven faculty members (Freed, Chia Ning, Ratzlaff, Zehner, Patzia, Green and Dolezal); students gained easy access to their required readings 24/7. These items would have been housed as photocopies in the Library under the traditional Reserves system. This trial project was very well received by faculty members and will carry over to our 2007-08 Plan.

• Added 40 collection level catalog records to the online catalog for Archives collections, so that the wider scholarly community learns in great depth about documents related to the College’s history and the settlement of the Dutch in Pella.

• Implemented the library “Said and Read Blog” where student employees and their peers discuss things they find interesting in the library; Blog was designed and managed by student intern Lisa Goodell in collaboration with Jacob Oyen and librarians.

4. Implemented a discipline-based review of the print journal and index collection; began transitioning to electronic only format to improve access and use.

• Collection Development Librarian designed a web-based survey and asked each faculty member to identify the core journals and databases needed to support student learning in their programs.

• Essential journals have been identified and survey results sent to all Department Chairs along with annual data on print journal subscription cost and usage.

• In consultation with Departments, are preparing a list of print subscriptions that may be canceled when these titles are duplicated in fulltext databases or have low use.

5. Supported teaching and learning with state-of-the-art computing, AV and multimedia equipment and software in Geisler Library, the Media Center and other learning spaces.

• Did not pursue proposal to provide 2 “accessible” and portable workstations for physically disabled library users; there has been no student demand for this service; greater use of laptops in the library’s wireless environment helps provide some help to special needs population.

• Worked with IT Services to replace outdated equipment:

o 2 circulation workstations

o Mac Public Workstation in Media Center

o 2 online catalog “dumb” terminals replaced by workstations

• Added new equipment and software to scan and deliver Electronic Reserves; integrated service through library online catalog and Blackboard.

• Added 2nd PC workstation with scanner for students and faculty working on multimedia projects in the Media Center.

• Update classroom VCRs with DVD capable units.

• Did not receive funding for proposed upgrades to AV systems in Douwstra Auditorium or for the addition of bright video/data projector, laptop computer, and wireless microphone to the Media Center portable sound and projection system. Will carry over to 2007-08

6. Took interim steps to improve the library user environment and increase library space until Geisler facility expansion and remodeling becomes a reality.

A. Upgraded Facilities

• Worked with Facilities Management to enclose top of Reference Librarian’s office with glass for more privacy and quiet. Identified costs and plans to upgrade office furnishing, project not funded this report year. Will carry request over to 2007-08

• Added some used shelving for video collection in Media Center

• Met with Provost to discuss progress on new Education/Psychology building; began to identify short term goals for space to be available when the Education Department moves into their new building.

• Some requests not funded this year and to carry over to 2007-08 are:

o Sound-proofing study rooms on Geisler 3rd floor and wall between men’s restroom and Reading Room on the 2nd floor

o Making restrooms completely accessible to the disabled

o Sound-proofing study rooms on Geisler 3rd floor

o Replacing 33 year-old lounge chairs in 2nd floor entrance, Reading Room and on 3rd floor.

B. Weeded Collections to meet goal of withdrawing 5000 items.

• De-accessioned 4,154 dated and little used books from the general and reference collections and videos from the Media Center

• De-accessioned 1,242 periodical volumes replaced by subscription to JSTOR archive; shifted entire bound collection to open up space between titles.

• Removed 1 section of periodical shelving in Reading Room, freeing up space for more comfortable seating.

PROGRESS ON GOALS FOR FACULTY AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT 2006-07

Target was met with 100% participation:

Rachel Fleming

• Presenter “Studies in Missouri Library History” at the Missouri Library Association Annual Conference, October 4-6, 2006

• 24/7 Collection Management Workshop. Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL 19 October 19, 2006

• Lampert, Lynn D. “The Role of the Librarian in Combating Student Plagiarism.” ACRL E-Learning Webinar October 26, 2006

• Conference “Libraries Inspiring spaces…functional places.” School of Library & Information Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI April 23-25, 2007.

Robin Martin

• ACRL’s Intellectual Property in Academia: E-Reserves and Copyright, a Web-based course with Lolly Gassaway, October 2-18, 2006.

• Iowa Library Association Annual Conference: “Libraries, Literacy and Learning in the 21st Century,” October 12-13, 2006 Council Bluffs, IA; Won ILA’s highest award, Member of the Year 2006, for “extraordinary service and leadership to the Iowa library community.”

• Serving a second term on the Iowa Center for Book Advisory Council, an Affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

• Named to the American Library Association’s College Libraries Directors’ Mentor Program to enhance leadership capabilities of new college library directors in Iowa and the Midwest.

• With Susan Canfield, wrote and received a $6,800 grant from Humanities Iowa, an Affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, for Geisler Library’s Writers Reading Series spring 2007. The project was deemed particularly meritorious by the select Humanities Iowa committee.

• Iowa Private Academic Libraries Annual Meeting, Mt. Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA March 22, 2007

• ILA/ACRL Spring Conference “Work Worth Doing: The Value of Academic Libraries for the 21st Century,” Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA March 23, 2007

Elizabeth McMahon

• Iowa Library Association Annual Conference: ““Libraries, Literacy and Learning in the 21st Century,” Council Bluffs, IA October 12-13, 2006

• Lampert, Lynn D. “The Role of the Librarian in Combating Student Plagiarism.” ACRL E-Learning Webinar October 26, 2006

• ILA/ACRL Spring Conference “Work Worth Doing: The Value of Academic Libraries for the 21st Century,” Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA March 23, 2007

Arthur Mask, Lana Goodrich, Ronda Redman, Sue Van Vark

• 14th Annual Innovative Users Group Annual Conference Denver, CO May 19-22, 2006

Debbie Phipps, Tim Hoekstra, Sue Van Vark

• “Cybersecurity” October 26, 2006 Central College, Pella IA

Jane Friedman

• Midwest Interlibrary Loan Conference, Loras College, Dubuque, IA April 13, 2007

Lana Goodrich Debbie Phipps, Sue Van Vark, Ronda Redman, Jane Friedman

• “Don’t Shoot Skinny Rabbits” March 29, 2007, Central College, Pella, IA

Lana Goodrich

• Advanced Connections Team Leader

• Support Staff Advisory Council

• “The Admission Process” October 26, 2006, Central College, Pella IA

• KINA/KRLS Big Red Radio Promotion for “What’s New at Central College” December 2006, Pella ,IA

• National Library Week Poster Series Coordinator February-April 2007, Geisler Library, Pella, IA

Tim Hoekstra

• Iowa Association of Communication Technology Annual Conference, Des Moines University October 25, 2006

Library Annual Statistics 2002-2006 and Comparative Data

See attached statistical reports for further information on library targets and results over the last five years as well as come comparative data showing Geisler Library’s ranking among 10 similar Iowa Academic Libraries.

Respectfully submitted,

Robin E. Martin

Geisler Library Director

Rachel Fleming

Collection Development Librarian

Individual Plan for 2007-2008

Instruction and Information Literacy

• Work with assigned faculty partners to successfully integrate information literacy component into Intersections

• Collaborate with other librarians to compile sample Intersections assignments that achieve information literacy outcomes

• Assist in evaluation of information literacy pre- and post-test results and dissemination of these results to Intersections faculty

• Collaborate with Librarians in review and revision of courses offered through the Library (COLL 116 Introduction to the Web and Web Research and COLL 210 Research Strategies)

• Teach COLL210 Research Strategies Spring Semester 2008

• Facilitate sessions at Intersections Faculty Workshop May 2007, Information Literacy Faculty Workshop May 2007

Make it easier for library users to find articles in the Library’s electronic collections

Strengthen the Library’s Web presence

• Assist in implementation of URL Link Resolver by migrating “knowledge base” to new system in collaboration with Technical Services Librarian

• Assist Technical Services Librarian in customizing features of Link Resolver

• Collaborate with Reference Librarian to migrate reference collections to digital resources

• Develop training techniques and modules to introduce users to URL Link Resolver

• Develop training module for online resources suitable for study abroad programs and students in “Pre-departure Course.”

• Continue to enhance library online catalog with links to electronic collections

• Continue to provide timely updates of serial holdings in online utilities and library catalog

Increase outreach to faculty and staff.

• Meet with departments to discuss results of 2007 periodical survey and adjust periodical holdings to better meet student needs

• Engage in liaison program with faculty and other librarians

• Participate in library orientation program for new faculty, “Lunch & Learn” for Central staff, and library hosting of research presentations

Transition print journal and index collection to electronic only formats

• Develop list of core titles to hold in print with input from faculty and librarians

• Update Library acquisitions policy to improve clarity with regards to formats and decision-making procedures. Strive to create a transparent environment for library acquisitions and de-acquisitions.

• Assess subscriptions to print journals and identify titles to cancel

Take interim steps to improve user environment and increase space

• Develop 3-year plan to reduce overall book collection by 10-15%

• Weed the book collection of 7,500 dated and little used volumes

• Identify periodical volumes replaced by online access to de-accession

• Identify print reference publications replaced by online access or out-of-date and little used volumes to de-accession

• Complete review of Standing Orders with Librarians; cancel

• Use information obtained at April 2006 Library Design Conference to aid in facilities and stewardship upgrades outlined in Library Goals 6.A. and 6.B.

Enhance staffing and workflow management.

• Develop policies and handbook for making adjustments to serials holdings.

• Update acquisitions and serials manuals in accordance with new systems and new policies and procedures.

• Develop handbook for student workers in acquisitions and serials.

• Train students for acquisition duties. Monitor and evaluate their performance.

• Create forms for student training to ensure complete and uniform training of new students.

• Create a uniform evaluation form for student workers in acquisitions

• Collaborate with Library Director and other Librarians to identify workflow and distribution of responsibilities for electronic resources management and technical services duties.

Professional Development and Service

• Serve as Webmaster for Faculty Committee Minutes

• Attend two library conferences during the year, one focusing of technical services or collection development

• Submit proposals for sessions at regional conferences

• Continue to be engaged in campus life through involvement such as music ensembles and Service Day.

• Serve as Judge for History Day 2008

Goals 2007-2008

Arthur Mask

Technical Services Librarian

Cataloging

➢ Examine and improve cataloging standards and processes

o increase efficiency and productivity by streaming lining processes with acquisitions and circulation (Goal #7)

➢ Evaluate and revamp (collaborating with collection development librarian) the acquisition and cataloging relationship. (Goal #7)

➢ Continue maintenance and support of the Pella Public Library

o Liaison with III and perform other system administrative needs

➢ Obtain new label printers for cataloging assistant and circulation supervisor.

➢ Continue original cataloging within the music and the Enescu collections.

o Goal is to add 20-30 items per month until collection is complete

o Enlist the help of music faculty with difficult pieces

➢ Highlight importance of the library’s WebOPAC (Goal #3)

o Highlight specific collections such as Enescu Collection, Central College/Pella Archives, Milly Vande Kieft Children's Literature Collection, Dedicated WebPages connected to catalog

▪ Dedicated WebPages

▪ Digital photos

o New acquisitions list/Feature lists

▪ Create lists that are more usable and useful to the patron

➢ Perform comprehensive inventory assessment (Goal #6)

o Assist acquisitions and Reference librarian in developing a weeding policy to reduce collection due to dated materials and spatial concerns.

Library Systems

➢ Provide continued technical support with basic desktop computing needs, such as set-up, printing, and troubleshooting; library-related technologies, OCLC; and library automated system (III), Millennium and Anzio (III character-based system); online databases and proxy server maintenance

➢ Continue working with Central College’s IT department and Innovative Interfaced, Inc, and online databases and subscriptions services

➢ Provide backup to Circulation Supervisor for supporting electronic reserves posted on Blackboard (Goal #4)

➢ Encourage the used of Millennium versus the character-based system (Anzio).

o Requires staff training sessions

➢ System Components and Future Modules/technologies to explore:

o URLresolver (Goal #2)

▪ Implement and Maintain Serial Solutions’ Article Linker.

▪ Liaison with Serial Solutions

▪ Train staff

▪ Incorporated new techniques in patron instruction sessions

o Internet Presence (Goal #3)

▪ Begin steps for a comprehensive WebOPAC re-design.

▪ Compile lists of sites worth studying

▪ Focus discussions with PPL to address their needs and vision

▪ Work with Reference Librarian and other library staff to provide future vision of library’s website and WebOPAC

▪ Decide what impact Millennium 2006 and introduction of WebPac Pro (new OPAC component) will have on our current system (and Pella Public Library) and on any future design and integration with library site

▪ Attend trainings and workshops to increase skills (May 2007)

▪ Highlight special collections (AV, Archives)

o Examine Future System Enhancements

▪ EDIfact (electronic ordering)

▪ III Modules and Products

▪ Investigate new ILL software (ILLIAD) (Goal #2)

Media Center (Goal #3)

➢ Examine cataloging practices to optimize retrieval of AV materials

➢ Explore alternative ways to search and locate various AV materials on proposes AV Foreign Language website addition to Geisler Library’s homepage that links to catalog and highlights the collection

Reference

➢ Continue providing effect reference services to Central College

➢ Acquaint myself with collection development to help add insight to new additions to the collection

Instruction (Goal #1)

➢ Instruct students in the use of library resources within the Intersections course (Fall 2007) and other stand-alone courses.

➢ Participate in the Information Literacy Workshop, Central College, May 2007

Staff Training

➢ Train staff to use Millennium system

o Cataloging assistant with Cataloging Module

o Circulation coordinator with statistics/reports/create lists

o General Create Lists training

➢ Continue to work with the Archivist with her goal to catalog 50 items per month

o Began consultations in Mar 2007

College Service Community

➢ Provide department Liaison services (Goal #4)

➢ Continue administrative III support for PPL

o Develop plan to redesign WebPac

Cataloging Assistant

➢ Continue supervising Geisler Library’s cataloging assistant

o Train to use Millennium

Professional Goals

➢ Workshops and conferences

o Attend the Innovative Users’ Group Conference (2008).

o Attend III WebOPAC workshop (Fall 2007)

o Present at next IUG conference?

➢ Continue membership and participation in ILA and ACRL (IA)

➢ Help reform and participate in Iowa chapter of the Innovative Users’ Group

➢ Continue work as a Functionality Expert for Innovative Users’ Group (IUG)

Elizabeth McMahon

Reference and Instruction Librarian

Individual Plan 2007-08

Instruction and Information Literacy

• Teach the information literacy component for one-third to one-half of the total number of sections of COLL 110: Intersections in fall, 2007.

• Collaborate effectively with faculty to incorporate information literacy objectives throughout the curriculum and design effective research assignments.

• Deliver relevant course-integrated library instruction for 20-30 courses (based on averages from 2003-6).

• Actively promote course-integrated library and information literacy instruction among faculty.

• Teach at least one for-credit class in the COLL division in spring, 2008 e.g. COLL 116: Introduction to the Web and Web Research, either independently or in collaboration with other librarians.

• Seek out opportunities for collaboration in teaching.

• In collaboration with other librarians, continue to review and revise the content and structure of COLL 116: Introduction to the Web and Web Research and COLL 210: Research Strategies.

• Contribute to the development of a Blackboard-based content collection for Intersections in collaboration with Rachel Fleming, Collection Development Librarian.

• Enhance opportunities for students to access library information and research resources through Blackboard eg., links to Subjects Guides, course- or assignment-specific research guides integrated in the course management system.

• Incorporate learning outcomes from ACRL Institute for Information Literacy Immersion ’07 program to assess and enhance the information literacy component of Intersections and our instruction program as a whole.

• Plan, implement, and facilitate Information Literacy Workshop for Faculty in spring 2008.

• Pursue opportunities for comprehensive assessment of students’ information literacy skills in cooperation with other librarians, Institutional Assessment Council, and Intersections Council as appropriate.

Reference Services

• Provide minimum of 20 hours per week of reference service and individual research assistance to students in accordance with the library and college’s Goals for Students and ACRL Standards for Information Literacy.

• Create opportunities for all librarians to expand knowledge and enhance reference skills through information-sharing and peer-mentoring.

• Seek advanced training and “trainer the trainer” opportunities to enhance our collective expertise in key information resources.

• Collect and evaluate statistics on Reference Desk transactions and electronic resource usage.

Reference Collection Development

• Collaborate with Rachel, Collection Development Librarian, to assess the print reference collection and identify materials to withdraw or replace.

• Select high-quality reference sources with the goal of maintaining a current and balanced collection closely keyed to curricular needs.

• Identify opportunities for integrating electronic reference resources.

Interlibrary Loan

• Gain further experience and expand my knowledge of ILL procedures and systems.

• Effectively support Jane and ILL work-study students during periods of high workload, days off, etc.

Website Management and Development

• In collaboration with Jacob Oyen and ITS, plan for and implement substantial revisions and updates to the library’s web presence to improve access to resources and stronger adherence to principles of accessible web design.

• Manage ongoing updates and additions to the library’s webpages in a timely and responsive manner.

• Seek out additional content for the library’s online research resources and Subject Guides.

• Solicit feedback from users and strategize ways that the library’s web page can become increasingly user-friendly and resource-rich.

Service to the College

• Represent the library as coordinator of the Portal Working Group.

• Participate in the Library Director Search Committee.

• Participate in standing committee or council, if elected.

• Seek other occasional or non-continuing opportunities to participate in campus life activities, such as Move-In Day, Service Day, History Day, or others.

Professional Development and Service

• Complete ACRL’s Institute for Information Literacy Immersion 2007 program, “Program” track in August, 2007.

• Complete and submit literature review portion of a research study conducted at the University of Dayton in collaboration with former UD colleague Erica Coe.

o In conjunction with this project, participate in portal: Libraries and the Academy’s mentoring program for first-time authors.

• Participate in state or regional professional associations to expand my familiarity with other Iowa libraries, librarians, and the state-wide community.

• Participate in at least on professional conference or workshop, such as Iowa Library Association ACRL Conference.

• Expand my web-authoring skills through participation in COSC 106, other relevant COSC or COLL course, or ACRL’s online course in web design for academic libraries toward the specific goal of becoming proficient in using Java Script for webpage design.

Christine Peery

Archivist

Geisler Library, Central College Archives

Goals for 2007-2008

Goal 1: Continue to teach the Public History course.

Goal 2: Enter at least 50 processed collections onto Innovative.

Researchers will be able to begin seeing the wealth of historical information available through original Central College Archives collections. With the availability of the Internet to off-campus researchers, our valuable collection of materials will be available for the first time to anyone regardless of location.

Goal 3: Catalog the collections in hanging file folders in the Archives Reading

Room.

These collections will be cataloged directly into Millennium making them accessible to researchers everywhere. The added advantage is the opportunity to safely house these irreplaceable documents in containers that will protect them physically from harm.

Goal 4: Re-organize Committee collections.

Now that the Programs collection is completed, the committee meeting minutes need to be gone through again with all minutes older than two years foldered, boxed and moved into the Archives Storage Room. The Curriculum Committee is especially heavy with duplicates as many people have sent their copies of this committee’s minutes over the years. It appears that all donations were kept resulting in up to four copies of the same minutes in some cases.

Goal 5: Make a more concerted effort to solicit new collections from Central College alumni.

During the sesquicentennial we had an amazing response from alumni sending in new personal collections to the archives. I believe this was mainly due to the letter soliciting donations that I wrote which Don Morrison had sent to every Central College alum and friend on the College’s mailing list and the results spoke for themselves. We were inundated with dozens of valuable pieces of College memorabilia made up of rare clothing, photographs, written memoirs, diaries, letters, and dozens of other items. Ads soliciting collections have already been placed in the upcoming issue of the Central College Bulletin and in the online bulletin.

Believing that most of our response came from the dedicated mailing from the Alumni Office, I would like to again send out another mass mailing to each alum and friend on the College’s mailing list directly from the Central College Archives instead of from the Alumni Office.

Goal 6: Participate in Information Literacy Faculty Workshop in May, 2007.

Goal 7: Participate in “Grant Writing for Advanced Conservation Projects” in St.

Paul, MN, April 19-20, 2007.

This workshop will greatly help my efforts to get the collection of President portraits restored for which we need to find approximately $15,000.

Goal 8: Finish the History of Central College Libraries paper.

Last year I did not create any dedicated time for research on this topic. This year I will devote two hours a week to this research and writing process in an effort to complete this paper by the end of the Spring 2007 semester. The purpose of this goal is to further the growing stock of Central College history for the benefit of researchers.

Attachment 1

Geisler Library Long Range Goals 2005-2009

1. Maintain the Library as the primary resource which provides access to the knowledge and information necessary to Central College's success and which promotes its creative use by students, faculty and staff.

2. Invest in human resources.

3. Ensure that all students become information literate persons who focus on content, communication, analysis, problem solving, information searching and evaluation necessary to their college success, chosen careers and life-long learning.

4. Provide integrated, high-quality services including reference, instruction, circulation, interlibrary loan, technical processing and media services.

5. Collaborate with faculty in their teaching and learning.

6. Continuously provide access to quality, well-balanced collections in all formats to support student learning and faculty teaching.

7. Preserve the historical record of Central College, local history and the Library’s special collections.

8. Ensure intellectual freedom.

9. Promote reading and culture through exhibits and programs.

10. Provide state-of-the art information technologies and networking that enhance teaching and learning.

11. Comply with library, research, and communications standards.

12. Expand and remodel Library and Media Center facilities to meet 21st century student needs and expectations.

13. Ensure funding.

1997; Rev 2006

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