| Goal Number, Name, and Statement,
including Current Priority & Feasibility Ranking |
Goal 2.1 Information Literacy
Provide every SU student with the opportunity to acquire information
literacy skills.
High Priority/Feasibility - specific to each initiative
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| Initiative Number, Text, and Start Date |
Initiative 2.1.1
Redefine the User Education Librarian position to that of Information
Literacy Officer, possessing authority and staffing to develop and
manage library-wide information literacy programs.
Start Date: August 1, 2000
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| Project Manager |
AUL for Public Services; changed to Lisa
Moeckel, Head, RISD |
| Action Team Leader |
none listed; changed to Tasha Cooper |
| Action Team Members |
Suzanne Preate, Pam Thomas |
| Date Action Team Began Work |
2/27/01 |
| Date of Progress Report |
4/6/01 |
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| Actions to date |
The Action Team met almost daily to review similar positions,
discuss job duties, and review drafts of the job description.
Various projects, such as acquiring job descriptions for review,
were distributed and worked on individually as well.
|
| Modifications to the action plan and/or
action team |
Project Manager was changed following retirement of AUL for Public
Services in January 2001.
We recommended a job title change from Information Literacy Officer
to Head of Instructional Programs.
Our initial recommendation was to open the search to candidates
without an MLS, but with experience in higher education. Subsequent
discussion indicates that the person filling this position may
initially be involved in instruction, until additional support
is assigned. Given this change, we are willing to reinstate the
MLS requirement, if desired.
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| Obstacles or barriers to progress |
Various personnel matters made it necessary to delay starting
on this initiative until spring 2001. ACRL and spring break made
finding meeting times difficult.
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| Timetable for completion |
Job description completed and approved by the Library Administrative
Committee on 4/2/01. Job description will be forwarded to the
Library Personnel Office for posting by 4/12/01.
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