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The Learning Resource Center

The Learning Resource Center aims to enhance the teaching and learning process for the 2009-2010 academic year through improved access to up-to-date equipment and resources. Key priorities include streamlining and improving processes, staff development, and outreach efforts to promote available resources. Initiatives focus on developing efficient media support services, maintaining equipment, and enhancing communication and marketing strategies. Emphasis will be placed on better resource management, training staff, and increasing the accessibility of learning materials to meet the evolving needs of the college and its students.

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The Learning Resource Center

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  1. The Learning Resource Center Planning Priorities for 2009-2010

  2. 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.

  3. Planning Priorities for 2009-2010 • Streamline & Improve Processes • Can we do it better? • Staff Development • Is it free? • Outreach/Communication/Marketing • Spreading the word about what we have/what we do • Resources • Better care & use of what we have • Opportunities for new

  4. Streamline & Improve Processes • 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

  5. Streamline & Improve Processes • 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

  6. Staff Development • 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)

  7. Outreach/Communication/Marketing • 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

  8. Resources • 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

  9. Our “Outside of the Box” Initiative • Greening the Library • Tie-ins with our One Book One Community selection for 2010: Greasy Rider : Two Dudes, One Fry-Oil-Powered Car, and a Cross-Country Search for a Greener Future by Greg Melville Feb.-April 2010. We will be looking for partners!

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