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ERIC Number: ED290490
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Dec
Pages: 23
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Strategic Plan for Indiana State University Libraries: 1987-1992.
Ensor, Pat; And Others
This task force report outlines a five-year strategic plan for the Indiana State University Library. The plan discusses expected changes and provides recommendations as to how to best meet new needs in eight areas: (1) the environment, including financial support, use of library resources, and changes in the composition of the user group; (2) user services, including use of technology to increase access to information, emphasizing the active teaching and advisor roles of the library, and devoting greater attention to promoting and marketing the library's services and collection; (3) collection quality, with emphasis on a quality core collection to support the undergraduate curriculum, purchasing materials to support faculty research, determining an appropriate balance between allocations for various media formats, preserving library materials with an emphasis on unique holdings, and expediting interlibrary loans; (4) collection access, including completion of the entry of cataloging for ISU library materials in the LUIS database and removing the card catalog; (5) retraining and reassignment of personnel as required by the introduction of new services and technologies; (6) facilities, including improvements designed to provide satisfactory working conditions for staff as well as easy user access; (7) equipment, including expansion of computer facilities for NOTIS and evaluation of new technologies to determine their potential usefulness in serving users and staff; and (8) funding, including identification of new funding sources to help meet the escalating costs of library materials and services. (EW)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute. Library.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A