http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/ en-us Copyright 2004 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:59:00 -0500 Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:42:12 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.01D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Library strives to offer excellent services. In addition to the quality of the facility and collections, it is equally important that the library staff provide accurate, efficient and friendly interactions with our customers. The Library is committed to continual... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/enhanced_custom.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/enhanced_custom.html Goals1 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:59:00 -0500 The Library proposes to increase hours of operation and provide late night access to the entire first floor to provide study space for students and access to our resources. Currently, Sunday through Thursday, the Library closes at midnight, with access... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/goal_7.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/goal_7.html Goals1 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:58:00 -0500 The Library will advocate for grants and other funding to improve the library environment and facility such that it will be more aesthetically inviting, comfortable and ADA-compliant. Library users have consistently reported that the library is dark, cold, and uninviting.... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/facility_improv.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/facility_improv.html Goals1 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:57:00 -0500 The Library will replace all directional and informational signage throughout the building with a new, consistent system. However, this is a capital expenditure and will require investigation of funding sources. Temporary measures to be implemented would include the following: Create... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/improve_library.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/improve_library.html Goals1 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:56:00 -0500 The Library will create specially equipped spaces for students, faculty and staff in which to meet, develop ideas, collaborate, and practice presentations. Additionally an online room reservation system will be created for the scheduling of these rooms. Surveys indicate that... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/create_speciall.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/create_speciall.html Goals1 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:55:00 -0500 The Library proposes to develop specialized instruction programs for graduate students and graduate assistants to include the following: Specialized Orientations In-depth (half or full day) orientations on doing Library research, given before the start of classes, should be developed for... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/specialized_pro.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/specialized_pro.html Goals2 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:54:00 -0500 The Library proposes to address the unique needs that graduate students have for individual study and research. Reserved graduate study spaces in libraries are the norm in a majority of institutions with graduate programs. The ability to check out a... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/enhanced_servic.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/enhanced_servic.html Goals2 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:53:00 -0500 The Library proposes to provide support through all phases of the research, writing and publication of RIT Masters Theses, Masters Thesis/Capstone Projects and Ph.D. Dissertations. In collaboration with the proposed Library Publishing and Scholarship Center, this service proposes to: Provide... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/increase_thesis.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/increase_thesis.html Goals2 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:52:00 -0500 The Library proposes to provide librarian-mediated literature searching to support RIT graduate students, faculty, and research staff engaged in university-sponsored applied research. This service would also be made available to university administration to more fully support their information needs. Benefits... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/goal_8.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/goal_8.html Goals2 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:51:00 -0500 The Library will work with the American Sign Language Interpreting Education Program at NTID to have student interpreters volunteer to work at points of service within the Library as part of their course study requirements. This would mitigate the communication... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/provide_inhouse.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/provide_inhouse.html Goals3 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:50:00 -0500 The Library proposes to allow circulation of all laptops outside of the building and to increase the loan period to four hours. Students frequently ask for laptops for presentations or general use in classrooms. By making all laptops available for... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/extend_laptop_l.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/extend_laptop_l.html Goals3 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:49:00 -0500 The Library will install vending machines for the sale of common supplies currently being sold by the Library's circulation desk (pens, notebooks, highlighters, computer disks, etc.). This will allow us to expand supplies library users frequently require.... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/expand_supplies.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/expand_supplies.html Goals3 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:48:00 -0500 The primary focus of the Library collection acquisition practice has been on building a teaching collection for undergraduate students. With RIT's strategic focus on applied research and scholarship, the electronic and print collections will need to grow significantly in all... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/strengthen_acce.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/strengthen_acce.html Goals4 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:35:00 -0500 The Library proposes to provide some level of organizational and access services for satellite collections. We are aware that in many departments, there exist in-house, informal collections of books, journals, learning objects, data sets, syllabi, theses, faculty post prints and... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/satellite_colle.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/satellite_colle.html Goals4 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:34:00 -0500 The Library will redesign and overhaul the appearance and components of its current website. Contingent on funding for the purchase of a commercial content management system (CMS), the end result will be a database-driven web site with enhanced and new... http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/updated_library.html http://wally.rit.edu/strategicplan/blog/2004/11/updated_library.html Goals5 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:33:00 -0500