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SUNYLA 2009: Using Strategic Planning & User Feedback to Reestablish Your Library

Thursday, June 18, 2009

(New) Clarkson University Library Director (Michelle L. Young) Director .. dont offer tenure for that position .. she has an “Evergreen contract” Director Goal: To set in motion the University Libraries’ transformation towards excelling academic excellence through the implementation of programs, policies and strategies geared towards the innovative vision of libraries in the 20th century. [...]

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SUNYLA 2009: Using Resources Wisely

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Using Resources Wisely – Rich Dreifuss (Geneseo) OCLC Report on Online Catalogs Catalog Reconstruction (Aleph 500 Cat) large team good management support took 6 months (met every 3 or weeks) – subcommittees did work used U Albany usability study book “Benchmarking for Best Practices” borrowed from U Albany (search options) Notre Dame (search forms) Duke (tabs) [...]

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SUNYLA 2009: LibGuides Suggestions

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Flexibility or Standards: Template or Not -  can use own language Pictures – students identify Access? Assigned or Everyone (Potsdam) Documents / Pdfs / ppts Useful to have a basic research guide Faculty training .. ESF Citation Refworks (Endnote?) Springshare Community – see other people guides (can copy) Link .. Don’t duplicate content on web [...]

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SUNYLA 09 Keynote – David Lankes: Einstein Goes to a Party

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Keynote:  R. David Lankes – Syracuse The Mission of Librarians:  To Improve Society Through Facilitating Knowledge Creation in their Communities Screencast: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/?p=760 See Join the Mission – http://www.DavidLankes.org Serve Innovate – bring about change Lead – Librarians are trusted 3rd party source, lead on campus, obligation to say “you can be better” … global mission [...]

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