Plans/Timeline for next five years Chart

These goals are based on the LibQual+ survey results discussed in section 6 and on areas in need of improvement discussed in section 8 above

Goals Action Plan Steps To Be Taken Date

Library Staffing 1. Work to increase number of library faculty 2. Address decline in number of student workers

1. Continued Benchmarking of WCU Library Staffing 2. Increase number of staff to offset the decline

3. Review all library positions to increase service, efficiency and productivity

Ongoing

Improve Library Technology Investigate upgrade or replacement of Voyager ILS

Director on PALINET Board – currently investigating OpenSource Alternatives to Voyager and working with PALINET

Spring 2008 and ongoing

Major Website Redesign (New university standard and improved access for students and faculty

Electronic Resources Librarian Collaborates with Information Services Staff. Pages redesigned and reviewed by Librarians (Fall 2007)

Spring Semester 2008

Integration of Library Services and Resources into BlackBoard CMS January 2008

1. Blackboard presentation revised by Information Services Staff (Fall 2007) 2. Blackboard presentation

reviewed by Electronic Resources Library (Fall 2007)

3. Blackboard presentation reviewed by Librarians (Fall 2007)

Early

Spring Semester 2008

Increase digital collections Cooperate with KLN and PALINET

1 Jean Burton sabbatical in spring 2008 devoted to creating metadata for important materials in the Philips Autographed Collection

2 Support PALINET digitization grant. If grant funded, participate in Internet Archive digitization project. Begin with Darlington books in Special Collections. 3 Work with Chester Country

Historical Society on LSTA grant to digitize Chester County Newspapers. - LSTA Planning Grant to

work with West Chester 1. Spring 2008 and ongoing. 2. November 2007 and ongoing 3. First meeting November 2007, ongoing. -submit LSTA planning grant in Fall 2008 -if planning grant awarded

Daily Local on use of Olive software for managing and displaying the digitized images.

- LSTA grant to fund purchase of Olive and digitize newspapers

complete grant and apply for grant funding for digitization in Fall 2009

Complete revision of new Library strategic plan And implement ongoing assessment and revision.

1. Library Strategic Plan Committee completes draft

2. Library Faculty and Staff Approval 3. Library Advisory

Committee Approval 4. Academic Affairs

Approval

5. Each Library operation include tasks in annual evaluation.

1. First draft complete. Faculty have reviewed

To be completed in Spring 2008

Once Strategic Plan is complete all library operations should be involved in adapting their annual report to dovetail strategies and tasks to comply with the Plan.

Important Tasks Include 1. Revise Collection Development Policy

2. Review thoroughly library information literacy activities and assessment

1. 2009

2. 2008-09

Library Physical Plant Complete renovation of FHG Library reference area

1. Compact shelves changed to stationary.

2. New furniture and carpeting

1. summer 2007 2. 2008 Complete renovation of

FHG Library Entrance

1. Remove old security guard station and re-carpet area. 2. Install new security guard desk, literature racks, etc.

1. Completed 7/12/ 2007 2. Spring semester 2008 Upgrade of FHG Library

HVAC as part of WCU’s conversion to geothermal energy

1. Planning

2. Construction – the plenum ceiling FHG Library Phase I should be replaced by a dropped ceiling. But this will probably not be done because of the expense. 1. First planning meeting held. 11/31/2007 2. Construction to begin late Spring 2008 Library Security 1. Install working local alarms

on all library fire exit doors. 2. Upgrade all external doors to be part of the campus security network

3. Install security cameras at all external doors.

1. Spring 2008 2. 2009 3. 2009

Fire Suppression System for the Special Collections Vault

1. Investigate alternative methods of funding

2. Continue to try to fund this through the university budget

Ongoing

Complete plan for reordering shelving of circulating books and increasing available shelf space

shelves mapped

2. Shelving from old Music Library erected in FHG Library to house expanding collections. 3. Shelving plan completed after geothermal HVAC upgrade plans complete.

4. Investigate use of compact shelving 11/2007. 2. 30 ranges erected. Additional ranges to be erected in Spring 2008. 3. spring 2008 4. 2008-09 Review shelving of bound

periodicals.

1. Reconfigure shelving once Starbucks complete

2. Devise a plan to reconfigure all bound periodical shelving, investigate compact shelving and the withdrawal of the outdated Pharmaceutical collection.

1. Spring 2008 2. 2009

Remote Storage 1. Work to create on campus remote storage locations for library materials

2. Investigate off-campus remote storage facilities 1. Request submitted in fall 2007 for space in new student housing. No response as of December 2007. 2. Ongoing discussions at PALINET. Next Meeting to be held in January 2008

Library Equipment and Hours

Ensure equipment used to access library and information materials (computers, microform readers, A/V equipment, etc.) is up-to-date

1. Initiate a formal replacement cycle for equipment.

1. Technology Fee proposal submitted in November 2007

Increase library hours 1. Use new Starbucks for extended hours study area. Facility was planned with this in mind.

2.Investigate staffing for security during extended study hours.

1. Construction complete Dec. 2007

Appendix 1

New Library Strategic Plan: Mission, Vision, Values, Goals, and Objectives

The entire strategic plan should be completed and approved by the end of academic year 2007-08. After review by the Library staff and faculty, they will be submitted to the Library Advisory Committee, and finally to Academic Affairs for approval.

Draft WCU Library Services Strategic Plan WCU Library Strategic Planning Committee

ƒ A. Bane, Associate Director of Libraries; A. Brooks, Instructional Materials Technician; A. Cain, Humanities and Information Literacy Librarian; W. Cressler, Science Librarian; G. Gomez, Music Library Technician; J. Hutton, Electronic Resources Librarian; N. Mortenson, Acquisitions Technician; S. Marvin, Business and Social Sciences Librarian; R. Swain, Director of Library Services.